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Watch | Munawwar Rana Remembers Old Friend And Celebrated Poet Rahat Indori

Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Aug 13, 2020
The noted Urdu poet passed away on Tuesday, hours after announcing that he tested positive for COVID-19.

Veteran poet Rahat Indori passed away on Tuesday. The poet was struggling with poor health for a long time and was recently found to have COVID-19. Indori was a celebrated poet who authored more than half a dozen collections of poetry. He was popular at mushairas and had a fan base not just in India but beyond.

Speaking to The Wire‘s Arfa Khanum Sherwani, renowned poet Munawwar Rana recalls his friend Rahat Indori and recollects the old days.

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