Renowned Poet Rahat Indori Passes Away
Mumbai: Well known and renowned Urdu poet Rahat Indori died on Tuesday. He had tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to Aurobindo hospital in Madhya Pradesh.
Urdu poet Rahat Indori (file pic) passes away at the hospital. He suffered two heart attacks today and could not be saved. He was admitted to hospital on Sunday, after testing positive for #COVID19. He had 60% pneumonia: Dr Vinod Bhandari, Sri Aurobindo Hospital pic.twitter.com/EIKZhPp702
— ANI (@ANI) August 11, 2020
According to the COO of Shri Aurobindo Hospital Rajeev Singh, Indori was admitted to the hospital on Monday night. “He was shifted to Aurobindo from a private hospital and his condition was critical. He breathed his last between 4.15 pm to 4.30 pm,” Singh said. The hospital staff informed his family members about his demise.
Indori had gone through the COVID test after experiencing initial symptoms of the disease. In his last tweet, he had appealed to the people to pray for his health so that he wins over the disease. His fans were in shock after learning about him being infected and admitted to the hospital.
Indori had penned down many poems and was a well-known Urdu poet. Recently, his poem titled ‘Bulati Hai Magar Jaane Ka Nahi..’ became the inspiration for many meme makers amid the pandemic and social distancing.
Who was Rahat Indori?
The 70-year-old poet was born on January 1, 1950, in Indore. He did his schooling in Nutan School and graduated from Islamia Karimia College, Indore. He also did his Ph.D. in Urdu Literature from Bhoj University of Madhya Pradesh. Indori had also featured in Kapil Sharma’s show twice and was famous for his Urdu poems and mushairas, globally. Rahat Indori was a well-known figure in the genre of Urdu poetry and had also penned lyrics for several Bollywood songs. He had written the songs for the movies ‘Munna Bhai M.B.B.S’, ‘Murder’, and others.
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