Poetry intersecting with painting. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] He seems so far from the world of today, but Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan Ghalib died only 155 years ago, aged 72. This being the great poet’s death anniversary, it is sweet and proper to perform a haziri (pilgrimage) to his marble mazar (tomb) in central Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti. A panoramic view of the dainty monument can be glimpsed from an adjacent building. That multi-storey came into existence on Ghalib’s 100th death anniversary, and is devoted to his life and works. The singular thing, however, that makes Ghalib Academy one of Delhi’s most exclusive destinations is its rarely visited top-floor corridor, crammed with original Ghalib-inspired artworks painted by eminent artists