Maaz Bin BilalOct 8, 20221 min‘Temple Lamp’: Mirza Ghalib’s poem on Banaras is an ode to the ancient city’s cosmopolitan heritageOriginally titled ‘Chirag-e-Dair’, this long poem written by Mirza Ghalib has been translated from the Persian into English in its...
Maaz Bin BilalOct 8, 20221 minA Translation of Ghalib's Persian Ode to Banaras Reminds Us of What Makes Us HindustaniThe Ghalib we encounter in 'Temple Lamp' – Maaz Bin Bilal’s translation of 'Chirag-e-Dair' – is not the Ghalib we know from his ghazals....
Maaz Bin BilalOct 8, 20221 minBenaras through the eyes of GhalibA review of Temple Lamp by Anwesh Satpathy for The Orissa Post, September 19, 2022