Ghalib's poems, his letters, his witticism is obviously much talked about, but have you heard of Ghalib's pencil?
On the occasion of Ghalib's centenary in 1969, the Idaara-e-Yaadgar-e-Ghalib, Karachi, planned to set up a library and released a special pencil selection with Ghalib’s photo on it, for fundraising. These pencils were marked at Rs. 5, but Ghalib-lovers bought them for a staggering five thousand rupees each! The pencils went sold-out and are nowhere to be found today, except for the museum of Ghalib Academy, Delhi, where its two specimen pieces are preserved. Ghalib’s mausoleum is also near the Ghalib Academy building in Basti Nizamuddin in Delhi. The academy was found on 22nd February, 1969.

Jaun Eliya adored his native land Amroha. He had migrated to Pakistan at a very young age. When he first came to India in 1972, a gathering of relatives, friends, and his admirers was present at the small railway station in Amroha to welcome him. There, he passionately bowed at his homeland. When he returned at his long-parted home, he started crying uncontrollably at its sight. He met all his friends, relatives, and elders, individually. The children who were born after Jaun had migrated to Pakistan, were recognized by him owning to their resemblance with their grandparents. Jaun also revisited the Baan river of Amroha where he used to stroll along with his friends as a child, and which can be seen flowing incessently in his poetry:
is samundar pe tishna-kām huuñ maiñ 
baan tum ab bhī bah rahī ho kyā 

Also, Jaun eagerly touched upon the tomb of his ancestor Amjad Shahuddin Shah Wilayat, which is near his house, and which is oft-mentioned in his poetry. Strangely, this tomb abounds in scorpions which don't bite!

Josh Malihabadi (1898-1982) was hailed as ‘Shayar-e-Shabab’ and ‘Shayar-e-Inqilab’. For some time, he was also associated with the film industry in Poona and Bombay. He wrote songs for the movie "Man Ki Jeet" and a few others, but writing songs to the tune of music composers did not side well with him. Eventually, Bombay’s film-world did not suit him.
Josh was also quite famous for his quick-wittedness, mischievousness, and forthrightness. Numerous anecdotes are ascribed to him. In Bombay, he lived in a house where an actress lived upstairs. The house was built in such a way that Josh could just never get a glimpse of her. Therefore, he penned this Rubai:
mere kamre kī chhat pe hai us but kā makān
jalve kā nahīñ phir bhī koī imkān
goyā ai 'josh' maiñ huuñ aisā mazdūr
jo bhuuk meñ ho sar pe uThā.e hue ḳhvān