Ghalib today remains popular amongst Urdu speakers not only in India and Pakistan but also amongst diaspora communities around the world and "Ghalib-e-azam" is a tribute to such a magnificent poet. The play is a rare portrait of Ghalib as one of the most thoughtful writers and a man of his own values who was carefree, unconventional, and arguably, not very religious in the strict sense of the word
It shows the humane side of Ghalib and tough circumstances with which he was engulfed throughout his life. His pain echoes in many of his Ghazals, pain of witnessing the death of all his seven children, his mentally not so sound brother Yusuf , his tormented wife Umrao besides the financial crisis caused by his relatives.
Ghalib has been one poet who has always thought ahead of his times and who stood for a learning society where the mind is free and the head is held high.
Collegiate Drama Society Presents 'Ghalib-E-Azam'. Directed by: Ravi Taneja
Date: Jan 28-29, 2010 Time: 6:30 pm, Event occurs daily Event duration: 2:00 hrs
Venue: 4, Safdar Hashmi MargNew Delhi
Price: Tickets @ Rs.200/-,100/- and 50/-
Contact No: 9811211096
