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Rahat Indori Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Rahat Indori Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Age: 70 Years

Education: Ph.D. In Urdu Literature

Wife: Seema Rahat

Bio
Profession Poet, Lyricist, Pedagogist
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters- 170 cm
in meters- 1.70 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 7”
Eye Colour Dark Brown
Hair Colour Salt & Pepper (semi-bald)
Personal Life
Date of Birth 1 January 1950 (Sunday)
Birthplace Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Date of Death 11 August 2020 (Tuesday)
Time of Death 5.00 pm check sources
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Place of Death Aurobindo Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Death Cause Cardiac Arrest (after being tested positive for the novel coronavirus) check sources
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Age (at the time of death) 70 Years
Zodiac sign Capricorn
Nationality Indian
Hometown Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
School Nutan School Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
College/University Islamia Karimia College (ikdc) Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Bhoj university, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Educational Qualification MA in Urdu Literature from Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh in 1975
Ph.D. in Urdu Literature from the Bhoj University of Madhya Pradesh in 1985
Family Father- Rafatullah Qureshi (a cloth mill worker)
Mother- Maqbool Un Nisa Begum
Siblings- 3
Religion Islam
Hobbies Painting, Traveling
Favourite Things
Favourite Sports Hockey, Football
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status Married
Wife/Spouse Seema Rahat
Children Sons- Faisal Rahat,
Satlaj Rahat


Daughter- Shibli Irfan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rahat Indori

  • Did Rahat Indori smoke:? Yes

  • Did Rahat Indori drink alcohol:? Yes

  • He was born to a cloth mill worker in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

  • He was the 4th child of his parents.

  • He recited his first poetry at the age of 19 in 1972.

  • He was brilliant in both studies and sports. He was the captain of Hockey and Football teams in both school and college.

  • After completing graduation in 1973, he spent 10 years in a confused state. He did nothing during that period and used to wander hither and thither. However, after being convinced by his friends, he pursued his post-graduation in Urdu Literature and passed out with Gold Medal.

  • He was given an offer to teach at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. Since the prerequisite to teaching there was to have a Ph.D. degree, he pursued a Ph.D. in Urdu Literature and started teaching there as Professor of Urdu Literature. He taught there for 16 years. Later, more than hundreds of students did a Ph.D. under his guidance.

  • Before coming to poetry, he used to be a painter and even started painting on a commercial scale. He used to paint Bollywood Film’s posters and banners. He designed the cover of books even during the fag end of his life.

  • His lyrics were used in more than 11 Bollywood films including the Blockbuster Munna Bhai MBBS.

  • He wrote poetry in a simple & lucid language.

  • He was known to recite his couplets in a very expressive style.

  • He was considered a celebrated poet in India and worldwide and had traveled globally to recite poetry.

  • On 11 August 2020, Mr. Indori died of COVID-19-related complications at Indore’s Aurobindo Hospital. After his death, many of his couplets become relevant:

    ये हादसा तो किसी दिन गुजरने वाला था, मैं बच भी जाता तो इक रोज मरने वाला था।”

  • After his death, he was heavily trolled on social media for one of his couplets that he had used against the former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in a derogatory manner. The lines of his couplet read,

    निकाह किया नहीं, तो फिर यह मर्द कैसा ? घुटनों से काम लिया ही नहीं, तो फिर दर्द कैसा?”

2001: AB Vajpayee underwent a knee rplcmnt surgery.

Ever since ths GREAT Urdu poet @rahatindori claiming his shaayri 2b worth CRORES kept reciting ths disgusting couplet abt Vajpayee's manhood jst bcz he was a Hindu bachelor for life.

DON'T MISS the hyena laughter & garlanding! https://t.co/LY47TjodFR pic.twitter.com/x9vCVpbhCS

— Neta Ji (@AapGhumaKeLeLo_) August 11, 2020

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