Mirza Ghalib's Haveli Let Out For A Marriage Function!, Candlelight March for keeping the flame burning Options

[Bhavita]

Could not find any other forum to post this, hence posting this on what I thought was the most appropriate forum since Gulzarji has been actively involved with the candle light walk

The news is that Mirza Ghalib's haveli was let out as a venue to host marriage parties. Apparently the caretaker of the haveli was later suspended.

Gulzar, director Vishal Bharadwaj and his wife and singer Rekha Bharadwaj were a part of the candlelight vigil to commemorate Mirza Ghalib's 212 birthday, and the movement against misuse of the haveli for such commercial activities

More details on this article.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/de...how/5383040.cms

[simplefable]

This mean-spirited bigotry and lack of respect for our ancestry is really very depressing.

Lack of respect apart, this is nothing short of vandalism.

Faraaj, Suresh..i totally agree with you. Art / Culture /Heritage are above religion and region. The art at Vatican moved me as much as i see else where, the oldest temples or our own Charminar !
Charminar is in the center of a road, acting more like a traffic island !! with the kind of pollution around it, am sure that this work of art wont last for long ..posting a pic of it..