New Delhi’s LTG Auditorium was jam-packed on 5 January, with middle-aged and older people making up most of the audience.

Published by HarperCollins India, 'The Essential Ghalib' will be released on 6 January on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.

Excerpted with permission from The Essential Ghalib, translated from the Urdu by, HarperCollins India.

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