Mirza Ghalib: Selected Lyrics and Letters

Each of the 104 ghazals, 7 miscellaneous nazms, and 68 selected letters are presented in the original Urdu text, with a parallel translation in simple, lucid English, and a transliteration in Roman script for readers who are not familiar with the Urdu script.

A critical introduction to Ghalib’s work, chronology of important events in his life, and bibliography are also provided.

Kishan Chand Kanda has had a long and illustrious tenure as a Reader in English at Delhi University. He completed his Ph.D. in English from Delhi University, Master’s degrees in English from Punjab University and Nottingham University, and a Master’s degree in Urdu from Delhi University. He has published several works of Urdu poetry translations. Dr. Kanda has been honoured with the Urdu Academy Award for excellence in translation for his works.  He has published a critical study of Tennyson: The Two Worlds of Tennyson, and an anthology of English poems.