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Mirza Ghalib: The Delhi Poet Who Never Fit In
Mirza Ghalib, the great Urdu poet of Delhi: his troubled life, his ghazals and his letters, with tips on where to start.
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The Ghazal and Urdu Poetry: A Primer for New Readers
A plain-spoken guide to the ghazal: how it works, the terms to know, and the four poets, Mir, Ghalib, Iqbal and Faiz, who shaped it.
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Allama Iqbal: Poet, Philosopher and Voice of Selfhood
A guide to Allama Iqbal: his education, his Urdu and Persian poetry, the idea of khudi and where new readers should begin.