City Monument – Ghalib’s Tomb, Nizamuddin Basti

The poet’s place. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Opened from sunrise to sunset, the mausoleum of Urdu poet Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan Ghalib usually remains empty. His rectangular tomb chamber is in Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti, a central Delhi village named after a Sufi saint who lived here in the 14th century and whose … Continue reading City Monument – Ghalib’s Tomb, Nizamuddin Basti