OdishaPlus Bureau
Renowned poet Rahat Indori breathed his last on Tuesday. He had tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to Aurobindo hospital, Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.
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
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.
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.
CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan had also tweeted about his health and wished him early recovery from the disease.
प्रसिद्ध शायर श्री @rahatindori जी के अस्वस्थ होने का समाचार मिला।
ईश्वर से उनके शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की प्रार्थना करता हूं।
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) August 11, 2020
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.
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.