Urdu Poet Rahat Indori Dies During COVID-19 Treatment :   Indore: Celebrated Urdu poet Rahat Indori, whose simple and lucid couplets attract...

Urdu Poet Rahat Indori Dies During COVID-19 Treatment :

 

Indore: Celebrated Urdu poet Rahat Indori, whose simple and lucid couplets attracted a huge fan following in India and abroad, died on Tuesday, his son said.

The 70-year-old teacher-turned-poet, who was being treated for COVID-19, died of a heart attack at a hospital in Indore, said Satlaj Indori, also a poet.

Among Rahat Indori’s most powerful lines were, “Sabhi ka khoon hai shamil yahan ki mitti mein; Kisi ke baap ka Hindustan thodi hai (Everybody”s blood mingles in the soil here; Hindustan is not any one’s ancestral property)”.

Indori, who recited couplets in a very expressive style, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday morning after he tested positive for the disease.

He was admitted for coronavirus treatment but died after suffering a heart attack,” Satlaj Indori told PTI.

In the morning, the lyricist-poet tweeted about his confirmed COVID-19 report and said he will keep everyone updated through social media.

After initial symptoms of COVID-19, my coronavirus test was done yesterday which came out positive. Pray that I defeat this disease as soon as possible,” Indori said in his last post.

Earlier this year, his poem “Bulati hai magar jane ka nahi” went viral on social media, rendering him a sensation among the youth. Memes using the poem”s opening lines flooded the internet on Valentine”s Day.

With a 50-year career in poetry, Indori was known for the lyrics of songs like “M Bole toh” from Munnabhai MBBS (2003), Chori Chori Jab Nazrein Mili from Kareeb (1998), Koi jaye to le aye from Ghatak (1996), and “Neend Churai Meri” from Ishq (1997). His lyrics were used in 11 Bollywood films.