Rahat Indori, the writer of these iconic lines who was known as one of the most talented contemporary Urdu poets, died of a heart attack at a hospital in Indore in Madhya Pradesh after Testing Positive for Coronavirus at the age of 70 years.
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Rahat Indori was an Indian Bollywood lyricist and Urdu language poet.
A former professor of Urdu language, he had taken part in numerous poetry meets in India and abroad.
Known for his unique delivery of Urdu poetry, Indori was also a maverick who used to wear his heart on his sleeves and never hesitated in expressing his views on socio-political situations in the country.
Born on January 1, 1950, the poet completed his schooling from Nutan School in Indore where he also played football and hockey.
He studied Urdu at Barkatullah University in Bhopal. Locals claimed his family wasn’t well off in his early childhood, so he had to take up a job as a sign painter at the age of 10.
After completing his studies, Indori joined the Islamia Karimia College as an Urdu teacher in Indore and due to his love for poetry started engaging in Mushairas from across the country. He recited his first ‘sher’ when he was 19.
For Urdu poetry, he was conferred various awards and citation in India and abroad. He was conferred a Ph.D degree by Bhoj University in 1985 for his research ‘Urdu mein Mushaira’.
He also penned songs for Hindi films like Munnabhai MBBS, Mission Kashmir, Ishq, Ghatak, among others.
