Celebrated Urdu poet and Bollywood lyricist Rahat Indori dies aged 70


By AGENCY

Rahat passed away of cardiac arrest on Aug 11 in Indore, India after being tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Photo: Handout

Lovers of the Urdu language mourned the passing away of renowned Indian poet Rahat Indori, who was for more than four decades a major attraction at poetic symposiums.

The 70-year-old poet died of a heart attack on Tuesday at a hospital where he was being treated for Covid-19.

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