So far in this series, we have explored various facets of Ghalib — Ghalib the lover, Ghalib the mischievous, Ghalib the belligerent. Yet, the question has always lingered after reciting his verses: Was Ghalib being a deliberately difficult poet? Did his poetry demand grappling with the intellect in an effort to understand it? Or, was it trite and meaningless and merely designed to confound? If you want to view him with a postmodern lens, Ghalib’s discourse does not limit his meaning, says host Amit Basole. So, what was Ghalib driving at — what was his philosophy? Discover the nuances and twists of Ghalib’s poetry in this episode. You will be left romancing a phrase that was used to describe the poet — Mushkil Pasand, one who favours difficulty. Listen to delve deeper. Acknowledgements: Bharat Ek Khoj opening - सृष्टी से पहले सत् नहीं था. असत् भी नहीं. अन्तरिक्ष भी नहीं. 𝙏𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛"𝘽𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙩 𝙀𝙠 𝙆𝙝𝙤𝙟"𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡~ 𝗡𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗸𝘁𝗮~ नासदीय सूक्त【𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗺𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻】 Bharat ek khoj end credits Bharat Ek Khoj | End Title | Credits |Mantra 🕉 Website- A Desertful of Roses The Urdu Ghazals of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib By Francis W. Pritchett Columbia University http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00ghalib/ Credits: Akshay Ramuhalli, Beej, Bruce Lee Mani, Narayan Krishnaswamy, Prashant Vasudevan, Shraddha Gautam, Supriya Joshi and Velu Shankar