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Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797-1869) is undoubtedly one of the greatest Indian poets. His poetry, like that of Amir Khusro, has a universal appeal and is equally popular with the serious academic and the man on the street. A master of Persian, Ghalib wrote both in Persian and Urdu; but it is through his Urdu Diwan that he rules the hearts and minds of people even today. Playful yet complex, simple and yet erudite, Ghalib’s poetry mixes metaphors, ignores the ...
The Asiatic Society of Bengal, which was founded in 1784 by William Jones, is of immense importance for its pioneering work in laying the foundations of indological studies. Within the space of fifty years, through the patient collection and study of manuscripts, coins, inscriptions and monuments, the members of the society laid bare the broad outlines of ancient Indian history, and re-discovered the great classics of Sanskrit literature and its epics. Amongst ...
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai was founded by Sir James Mackintosh in November 1804 and started its journal, the Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1841. This makes it the second oldest surviving institution, and the Journal, the second oldest surviving periodical of oriental studies, being preceded only by its parent Society in Kolkata, which was founded by Sir William Jones in 1784 and its journal, the Asiatic Researches, which started ...