were our poets ...homosexual?

Re: were our poets ...homosexual?

So were they gays too?

Re: were our poets ...homosexual?

Now I remember that one of our teacher has a same perception about Shakespeare when he taught us his 'come hither come hither' poem in 1st Year. he was also suspicious of founder of scouting. Knowing all these theories, the first sentence we all students say to each other after attending his lectures was "Jo Kehta hai wohi hota hai'.

Re: were our poets …homosexual?

Not sure about Ghalib, but reading Mir’s poetry, his biography suggests that he probably was.