Rahat Indori Dies

"If you want to compare him with a western star, then in that sense, he was a Rockstar," said Swanand Kirkire for Rahat Indori

Led by Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, leaders across political spectrum on Tuesday condoled the death of noted Urdu poet Rahat Indori and paid rich tributes to him.

"Rahat Saheb's demise is an irreparable loss for contemporary Urdu poetry and our society at large," tweeted Javed Akhtar

Famous Urdu poet Rahat Indori, whose powerful and lucid poetry filled halls and connected with the young and old alike, died of a heart attack at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Tuesday while being treated for COVID-19, his son said. He was 70.

"If you want to compare him with a western star, then in that sense, he was a Rockstar," said Swanand Kirkire for Rahat Indori

Led by Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, leaders across political spectrum on Tuesday condoled the death of noted Urdu poet Rahat Indori and paid rich tributes to him.

"Rahat Saheb's demise is an irreparable loss for contemporary Urdu poetry and our society at large," tweeted Javed Akhtar

Famous Urdu poet Rahat Indori, whose powerful and lucid poetry filled halls and connected with the young and old alike, died of a heart attack at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Tuesday while being treated for COVID-19, his son said. He was 70.