excerpts that make me feel like I've been punched in the face, in no particular order:
Mirza Asadullah Khan Galib, ‘No, I wasn’t meant to love and be loved’
Semler, Bethlehem
Elisabeth Hewer / @elisabethhewer, Unbecoming
Louise Glück, The Myth of Innocence
@angelcommunist (x)
Emma Hunsinger, How to Draw a Horse
Suzanne Rivecca, Ugly, Bitter, and True
Colum McCann, Let the Great World Spin
Hannah Green / @unspokengrief, A Conversation with My Doctor
Salma Deera, Letters from Medea
Nicole Homer, Underbelly
Penelope Scott, Cigarette Ahegao
Elisabeth Hewer / @elisabethhewer, Village Green
Adonis, Celebrating Childhood
Kaveh Akbar, I Wouldn’t Even Know What To Do With A Third Chance
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what do you think death is like? [ 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 ] // cosmo ft. arc i, season 1.
no i wasn't meant to love and be loved, mirza asadullah khan galib // bullet, hollywood undead // sun goes down, lil nas x // high road (2011), matt walsh // boot theory (crush), richard siken // dead girls don’t lie, @/heavensghost // it: chapter two, andy muschietti // mad world, tears for fears // norwegian wood, haruki murakami // bojack horseman, S02E01
trigger warnings: blood, implied suicide, suicidal tendencies and self harm .
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john green
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Mirza Asadullah Khan Galib
what wanting to die feels like for me part two
part one
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8 unknown facts about Mirza Galib
Priyamvada dixit
Post on: poet’s outlook
Even if you're not a passionate follower of Urdu shayari, there's no chance that you've not heard of Mirza Ghalib Saheb. Mirza Ghalib is a name that is synonymous with Urdu poetry. born in the Kala Mahal area of Agra on 27 December, 1797 as Mirza Asadullah Khan.
Here are few unknown things about Mirza Galib
1. Ghalib’s grandfather, Mirza Qoqan Baig Khan, was a Turk who had immigrated from Uzbekistan. Later his father Mirza Abdullah Baig Khan, worked for the Nawab of Lucknow and for the Nizam of Hyderabad. At the age of 5 years Ghalib lost his father then he was raised by his uncle Mirza Nasrullah Baig Khan.
2. Ghalib had 7 children but none survived more than 15 months. He expressed the loss of his 7 children in many of his works. He later adopted his wife’s nephew, Arif, who too succumbed to tuberculosis at 35.
3. At the age of 11 to distinguish himself from others writers. He keep his pen name as “ Galib” which means superior, excellent and one who conquers all.
4. Galib was great found of gambling and drinking.
5. There are no exact facts about his education but he is excelled at Persian, philosophy, Arabic and was also educated in logic.
6. Ghalib was a Muslim but he never fasted during Ramzaan. When asked about his identity, he once said: “I am half Muslim because I drink wine, but I don’t eat pork”.
7. Ghalib at one time had a debt of Rs. 40,000.
8. He breathed his last in his famous haveli, Gali Qasim Jaan at Chandni Chowk, in 1869. It is also known as Ghalib ki Haveli. This 300-year old haveli has been turned into 'Ghalib Memorial'.
In the words of Gulzar Sahab, “You should know about him even if you are not familiar with his language. His poems, his lifestyle, his behaviour everything is a great inspiration. At a time when people used to carry their religion on their shoulders, Ghalib talked about humanity. The man lost seven children and carried a huge sadness inside him but despite that he was known for his sense of humour.”
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ONE NIGHT THE IDOL OF GHALIB LOOKED LIKE THE TRICOLOUR OF NATIONAL FLAG 🇮🇳 . . . Gham-e-Hasti Ka Asad kis se ho juz-marg ilaaj Shama har Rang mein jalti hai, Sahar hone tak -Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan (Gham-e-Hasti miseries of life juz-marg=except death, Shama- candle, Sahar = morning, Asad= ghalib Ka asli naam) Location: Gulistan-e-Galib, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. . Tag us to get featured on this page 🔥 Use #jmientrance or #jamia to get featured... ©️blog.jmientrance.com #jamia #jamiamilliaislamia #JMIEntrance #jamiamilliaislamiauniversity #jmi #statue #indiaflag #flag #delhinight #galib #mirzagalib #mobilephotography #photography #beautifuljamia #instagram #centraluniversity #instalove #india #newdelhi Clicked by: @chaudhary_hashim_007 (at Gulistan-E Galib Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5VZ-sLHqJr/?igshid=1m9u1aczqyzff
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#Mirza #Galib The Greta #Poet #Indias One of #Best and #Great #Poet Ghalib born Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, on 27 December 1797 – died 15 February 1869. (at Aman Masjid)
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