Prior to this he was a pedagogist
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of Urdu literature
Urdu literature ( ur, , ) is literature in the Urdu language. While it tends to be dominated by poetry, especially the verse forms of the ''ghazal '' غزل and '' nazm '' نظم, it has expanded into other styles of writing, including that of ...
at DAVV
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It was named after ' Ahilya Bai Holkar', the 18th century Queen and ruler of Indore, which was part of the Hindu Maratha Empire. Its jurisdi ...
.
Biography
Indori was born on 1 January 1950, in Indore
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to Rafatullah Qureshi (a cloth mill worker), and his wife Maqbool Un Nisa Begum. He was their fourth child. Rahat Indori did his schooling from Nutan School Indore from where he completed his Higher Secondary.
He completed his graduation from Islamia Karimia College, Indore in 1973 and has passed his MA in Urdu literature from
Barkatullah University
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with a gold medal. (Bhopal,
Madhya Pradesh
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) in 1975. Rahat was awarded a PhD in
Urdu literature
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from the Bhoj University of Madhya Pradesh in 1985 for his thesis titled ''Urdu Main Mushaira''.
Indori performed in
Mushaira
''Mushaira'' ( ur, , Mušā'ira) is a poetic symposium. It is an event (called ''mehfil'', Mushairi) where poets gather to perform their works. A mushaira is part of the Culture of North India, Pakistan and the Deccan, particularly among the Hy ...
and
Kavi Sammelan for 40 – 45 years. He traveled widely internationally to recite poetry. He attended poetic symposiums in almost all the districts of India and has traveled multiple times to the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal etc.
He tested positive for
COVID-19
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during the
COVID-19 pandemic in India
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on 10 August 2020, and was admitted to
Aurobindo Hospital in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He died from
cardiac arrest
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a day later on 11 August 2020.
Media appearances
Indori was invited as a guest in ''
The Kapil Sharma Show
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'' twice. First, on 1 July 2017 episode of Season 1 along with
Kumar Vishwas
Kumar Vishwas (born Vishwas Kumar Sharma; 10 February 1970) is an Indian Hindi poet, politician, and a lecturer. He was a founding member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and a former member of its National Executive.
Life and career
Vishwas was ...
and Shabinaji; and second time with
Ashok Chakradhar
Born on February 8, 1951 in Ahirpada Mohalla of Khurja (Uttar Pradesh)Ashok Chakradhar is an Indian author, poet and former head of the department of Hindi at Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University). After serving for 29 years, he took volun ...
on 21 July 2019 episode of Season 2. Indori was also invited in the show ''
Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai!
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'' on
SAB TV
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History
Sony SAB was launched as SAB TV by Gautam Adhikari and Markand Adhikari under their company Sri Adhikari Brothers (thus the acronym) on ...
.
His couplet ''Bulati Hai Magar Jaane Ka Nahi'' became viral and started trending on
Facebook
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,
Twitter
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and
Instagram
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during 2020
Valentines week. People started using this phrase as a meme. Another popular couplet, ''Kisi Ke Baap Ka Hindustan Thodi Hai'', became viral on social media.
In 2016, a book on Rahat Indori 'Mere Baad' was released at the Oxford Bookstore in Connaught Place, Delhi. This book is a compilation of his
Ghazal
The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...
s and
Shayari
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.
On 1 January 2021, his 71st birthday, songdew.com unveiled a unique tribute titled Dr Rahat Indori - Ek Alag Pehchaan.
As part of this unique tribute 9 famous artists of India and ( Indie musicians came together to compose 9 of the famous ghazals written by Dr Indori and create paintings inspired by his writing.
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1950 births
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Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India
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