Poet Rahat Indori, who had Tested COVID-19 Positive, Passes Away

Noted Urdu poet Rahat Indori, who had tested positive for coronavirus, passed away at an Indore hospital on Tuesday after suffering two heart attacks, said doctors treating him.

Shivani Arora
Published on: 11 Aug 2020 12:52 PM GMT
Poet Rahat Indori, who had Tested COVID-19 Positive, Passes Away
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Rahat Indori who had Tested COVID-19 Positive Passes Away

Noted Urdu poet Rahat Indori, who had tested positive for coronavirus, passed away at an Indore hospital on Tuesday after suffering two heart attacks, said doctors treating him.

“He suffered two heart attacks today and could not be saved. He was admitted to hospital on Sunday, after testing positive for Covid-19. Also, he had 60% pneumonia,” said Dr Vinod Bhandari of Sri Aurobindo Hospital.

Before he checked himself into a hospital for treatment, the poet had tweeted about him being coronavirus positive, asking people to pray for his quick recovery. He further asked people to not call up either him or his home to know about his health. He had said they will be getting updates through Twitter.

https://twitter.com/rahatindori/status/1293005711090180096

Among the poet’s most powerful lines are “Sabhi ka khoon hai shamil yahan ki mitti mein; Kisi ke baap ka Hindustan thodi hai (Everybody’s blood mingles in the soil; Hindustan does not belong solely to one)”.

Rahat Indori:

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi mourned the passing of “Indori Sahab” with a couplet.

Indori’s Twitter bio describes him as “Indian Poet, Painter, Bollywood Lyricist”.

A couple of months back, the noted poet had composed a couplet spotlighting the plight of the times we are living in.

Indori was a well-known Urdu poet. Also known to express his views on socio-political scenarios in the country.

May his soul Rest in Peace.

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Shivani Arora

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