Rahat Indori
Rahat Indori, born Rahat Qureshi (1 January 1950 – 11 August 2020) was an Indian Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet.[1] He was also a former professor of Urdu language and a painter.[2] He was a language professor at Devi Ahilya University, Indore. As a movie score composer, his best known works were Khuddar, Mission Kashmir and Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities. Indori was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
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| Born | Rahat Qureshi 1 January 1950 Indore, Madhya Bharat, Dominion of India (in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 11 August 2020 (aged 70) Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
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| Education | MA, PhD in Urdu literature |
| Alma mater | Islamia Karimia College, Indore Barkatullah University, Bhopal |
| Genre | Ghazal, Nazm, Geet |
| Spouse | Seema Rahat Anjum Rehbar (m. 1988; div. 1993) |
| Children | 4 |
Indori died on 11 August 2020 at a hospital in Indore from COVID-19, aged 70.[3] He was tested positive for the infection the night before.[4]
References
- "MP's Bollywood connection grows behind the camera". India Today. 12 September 2008.
- Joshi, Sopan (20 May 2019). "Urdu poetry's shape-shifter". India Today. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- Tiwari, Tarun (11 August 2020). "Indore: Legendary poet Rahat Indori dies of COVID-19". Free Press Journal India. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- "Noted Urdu Poet Rahat Indori Tests Positive for Covid-19, Admitted to Hospital". News18. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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