Overview
Ghalib ki Haveli ( ALA-LC: , ) is a haveli in Gali Qasim Jan (), Ballimaran, in the Chandni Chowk neighbourhood of Old Delhi. It was the residence of the 19th-century Indian poet Ghalib and is now a heritage site. Its Mughal architecture reflects the period when the Mughal era was on the decline in India. The house was given to him by Hakim, a physician who is believed was an enthusiast of his poetry. After the poet's death in 1869, Hakim used to sit there every evening, not allowing anyone enter the building.
History
Ghalib lived in this haveli for a long period of his life after he came from Agra. While staying at this haveli, he wrote his Urdu and Persian 'diwans' (Diwan-e-Ghalib). Years after Ghalib's death the place housed shops inside it until the year 1999 after which the government acquired a portion of it and renovated it. It was given a special touch with the use of Mughal lakhori bricks, sandstone and a wooden entrance gate to recreate the 19th-century period. A portrait of Ghalib commissioned by the former president of India Dr. Zakir Husain served as the blue print for the sculpture. The walls are adorned with the huge portrait of the poet and his couplets which are hung around the side walls.
Architecture
Mirza Ghalib's Haveli is located in the Old Delhi and is a heritage site declared by the Archaeological Survey of India. It offers an insight into the Mirza Ghalib's lifestyle and architecture of the Mughal era. The large compound of the haveli with columns and bricks are the reminiscence of the Mughal Empire in Delhi. It is built using traditional material including lakhori bricks and lime mortar.
Information
Located near Chawri Bazar metro station and Delhi Junction railway station it is open to all, with free entry and no photography charges, from 11 am till 6 pm on all days except Monday.
Gallery
File:Genealogy of Ghalib.jpg Genealogy of Ghalib as displayed at the Ghalib ki Haveli, Old Delhi File:Renovated roof Ghalib ki Haveli.JPG Renovated roof Ghalib ki Haveli File:A closeup of a page from Ghalib's Diwan.JPG A page from Ghalib's Diwan reading "Ye na thi hamari qismat..." File:Postal stamp in memory of Ghalib.JPG Postal stamp in memory of Ghalib, Government of Pakistan File:A book that belonged to Ghalib.JPG At Ghalib ki Haveli File:Ghalib's favourite pastime.jpg Game of "Chaupar" (similar to ludo) Ghalib's favourite pastime File:A visual projection of Ghalib.JPG A visual projection of Ghalib during his leisure time File:A couplet on the walls.JPG A couplet on the wall
See also
*Ghalib Museum, New Delhi *Ghalib Academy, New Delhi * Chandni Chowk * Chunnamal Haveli * Dharampura Haveli * Nangal Sirohi havelis