Ghalib ki Haveli

Ghalib ki Haveli
Bust of Mirza Ghalib.JPG
Bust of Ghalib at the Haveli
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Established27 December 2000[1]
LocationGali Qasim Jan, Ballimaran, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, India
TypeMemorial museum, Biographical museum
AccreditationArchaeological Survey of India
Key holdingsHandwritten poems of Ghalib
OwnerGovernment of Delhi
Public transit accessChawri Bazaar Metro Station

28°39′16″N 77°13′32″E / 28.6543099°N 77.2255774°E / 28.6543099; 77.2255774 Ghalib ki Haveli (ALA-LC: G̱ẖālib kī Ḥawelī IPA: [ˈɣɑːlɪb kiː ɦəˈʋeːliː], lit.'Ghalib's Mansion') is a haveli in Gali Qasim Jan (lit.'Qasim Jan Street'), 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.[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Ghalib ki Haveli". Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Ghalib ki Haveli". Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Lost in the Chaos of Chandni Chowk, Mirza Ghalib's 300-Year-Old Haveli is a Forgotten Treasure". The Better India. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2020.