Following Mir and Ghalib's Individuality: The Perils of Imitation and Creative Innovation
The failure of later poets (such as Zauq, Firaq, and Nasir Kazmi) to imitate Mir Taqi Mir, and the creative strategy that made Ghalib his true successor.
aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
The failure of later poets (such as Zauq, Firaq, and Nasir Kazmi) to imitate Mir Taqi Mir, and the creative strategy that made Ghalib his true successor.
