"माती" took me back all the way to school... These are stories for four posts - so much, wow... and i could relate to all ... i have lived the characters, content, and the zabaan ... but, but, but, where does this come from ..."ग़ालिब ख़ुद मीर को कश्मीर कह गए थे।" help
"माती" took me back all the way to school... These are stories for four posts - so much, wow... and i could relate to all ... i have lived the characters, content, and the zabaan ... but, but, but, where does this come from ..."ग़ालिब ख़ुद मीर को कश्मीर कह गए थे।" help
I am so glad that the story resonated with you, thank you for reading!
This comes from the preface of a collection of Mir's poetry, where Ghalib is quoted to have said this:
'mīr' ke sher kā ahvāl kahūñ kyā 'ġhālib'
jis kā dīvān kam-az-gulshan-e-kashmīr nahīñ
(https://www.rekhta.org/ghazals/maana-e-dasht-navardii-koii-tadbiir-nahiin-mirza-ghalib-ghazals)
Nidhi, thank you for this! So precious. I spent a full afternoon reading, slowing down the world around me.
Thank you Natasha! For giving it your afternoon and your love.