Of Ghalib's poetry and the making of meaning

India, March 15 -- There have been more modern interpretations and studies of Mirza Ghalib than of any other poet in Urdu. A report a few years ago in The Indian Express mentioned that the poetry most frequently quoted in the Indian Parliament was Urdu poetry, and the poet most often mentioned was Mirza Ghalib. For the same reason, perhaps, he also remains the most misquoted poet....