This Tuesday, India woke up to another tragic news of the year. The legendary Urdu poet, Rahat Indori, who was being treated for Covid-19, died from a heart attack.
Hours before his sad demise, the 70-year-old poet cum lyricist had informed his fans on Twitter that he was tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing some initial symptoms. Dr. Indori was admitted to Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore where he breathed his last.
कोविड के शरुआती लक्षण दिखाई देने पर कल मेरा कोरोना टेस्ट किया गया, जिसकी रिपोर्ट पॉज़िटिव आयी है.ऑरबिंदो हॉस्पिटल में एडमिट हूँ
दुआ कीजिये जल्द से जल्द इस बीमारी को हरा दूँएक और इल्तेजा है, मुझे या घर के लोगों को फ़ोन ना करें, मेरी ख़ैरियत ट्विटर और फेसबुक पर आपको मिलती रहेगी.
— Dr. Rahat Indori (@rahatindori) August 11, 2020
He suffered from two heart attacks and had 60 percent pneumonia.
Rahat Indori, the gem we lost
He was born in Indore on January 1, 1950. Rahat Indori was a former professor of Urdu language and a painter. Besides this, he was a pedagogist of Urdu literature at Devi Ahilya University, Indore.
Indori was awarded a Ph.D. in Urdu literature from the Bhoj University of Madhya Pradesh in 1985 for his thesis titled Urdu Main Mushaira.
He has performed in Mushaira and Kavi Sammelan from the last 40 – 45 Years. For this, Rahat Indori has traveled widely attending poetic symposiums in almost all the districts of India and countries like the USA, UK, UAE, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Mauritius, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, etc.
Iconic creations by Dr. Rahat Indori
His poem Bulati Hai Magar Jaane Ka Nahi got viral in TikTok and started trending on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram in February 2020. People started using this phrase in memes.
Here are some of the noted couplets by him.
Dr. Rahat has also penned lyrics for several Bollywood movies including “Khuddar”, “Munna Bhai M.B.B.S” and “Murder” among others. He has a total of 29 songs to his credit.
Here are some of his iconic songs.
Bumbro – Mission Kashmir
Chori Chori – Kareeb
Dekho Dekho Janam – Ishq
You and your poetry will be greatly missed.