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Kolkata: Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim paid tribute to doyen of Urdu poetry Mirza Ghalib at Bayaad-e-Ghalib, a five-day-long programme commemorating the poet's visit to Kolkata that saw its inauguration on Friday. Starting from Rabindranath Tagore to Ghalib or Kazi Nazrul Islam, all have kept their feet in the City of Joy. Earlier, Urdu language was deprived of respect. "From the land of Tagore, we are offering rich tributes to Mirza Ghalib, one of the greatest Urdu poets of all time," said Haque. During his stay in a North Kolkata neighbourhood as a tenant, he participated in several mushairas (soirees) in the city..