The 152nd death anniversary of classical Urdu poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib was observed on Monday.

Ghalib was born on December 27, 1796 in the city of Akbarabad.

Mirza Ghalib is considered one of the most popular and influential poets of the Urdu language in South Asia.

He died on this day at the age of 71 in New Delhi in 1869.