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The Mirza Ghalib Haveli is located at Gali Qasim Jaan near Ballimaran in Chandi Chowk, the old Mughal quarters of the capital.
Ghalib, who was born in Agra in 1797 into a family of Aibak Turks, wrote in Urdu. He witnessed the decline of the Mughal empire and the independence war of 1857, about which he wrote extensively. He penned hundreds of ghazals that have been sung by exponents in the last 200 years. After losing his father early, he was raised by his uncle. Ghalib spent his adult life in the capital.
The mansion, which had degenerated into a dilapidated home, was restored to a memorial with the help of the Delhi government and a citizens’ initiative led by noted Kathak exponent Uma Sharma in 2001.
The bust, commissioned by Oscar-winning lyricist Gulzar, has been sculpted by Bhagwan Rampure, a well-known artist from Sholapur in Maharashtra.
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(Thanks to Pritam Rohila)