Rahat Indori
| Rahat Indori | |
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Rahat 1 January 1950 Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Urdu Poet, lyricist |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | MA, PhD |
| Genre | Ghazal, Nazm, Geet |
| Spouse | Seema |
| Children | Shibli, Faisal, Satlaj |
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Rahat Indori (Urdu: ڈاکٹر راحت اندوری ) (Hindi: डॉ. राहत इन्दोरी ) (born 1 January 1950) is an eminent Urdu language poet and a bollywood lyricist.[1] Prior to this he was a pedagogist of Urdu literature at Indore University.
Early life and education
He was born on 1 January 1950 in Indore to Rafatullah Qureshi, a cloth mill worker, and his wife Maqbool Un Nisa Begum. He was their fourth child. He did his schooling from Nutan School Indore from where he completed his Higher Secondary. He completed his graduation from Islamia Karimia College (ikdc) Indore[2] in 1973 and has passed his MA in Urdu literature from Barkatullah University[3] Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) in 1975. Equally competent in prose and poetry, Rahat was awarded a PhD in Urdu literature from the Bhoj University of Madhya Pradesh in 1985 for his thesis titled Urdu Main Mushaira.[4]
Performance
He has travelled widely internationally to recite poetry.
| Amongst the countless honors, some of the awards presented to Dr Rahat Indori are, |
| Honour from Houston City Council, Houston USA |
| Honour from Embassy of India, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Honour from Jung News Paper Publications, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Honour from Gehwara E Adab, Atlanta, USA |
| Farogh E Urdu Adab Award – Kuwait |
| Shayar E Mehfil Award – Anjuman Farogh E Urdu Adab, Kuwait |
| Mohd. Ali Taj Award, MP Urdu Academy, Bhopal |
| Honour - Rajasthan Urdu Academy, Jaipur |
| Honour - Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy, Bhopal |
| Maulana Mohd Ali Johar Award – Jamia Old Boys Association, New Delhi |
| Adeeb International Award – Sahir Cultural Academy, Ludhiana |
| Haq Banarasi Award – Anjuman Nawa e Haq, Banaras |
| Sahitya Saraswat, Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag |
| Indira Gandhi Award, National Federation, Haldwani |
| Pradesh Ratna, Hindi Sahitya Parishad, Bhopal |
| National Integration Award, Indian Cultural Society, New Delhi |
| UP Hindi Urdu Sahitya Award, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow |
| Rajiv Gandhi Literary Award, Hum sab Ek Hain, Bhopal |
| Award of Excellence in Urdu Poetry, Social Educational & Welfare Association (SEWA), Mumbai |
| Sadbhaawna Award, Bazm E Gango Jaman, Ujjain |
| Aafaq Haider Award, Shamim Memon Memorial Foundation, Varanai |
| Faani o Shakil Award, Dr. Urmilesh Jan Chetna Samiti, Badaun |
| Nishwar Wahidi Award, National Book Fare Trust, Kanpur |
| Netaji Subhash Alankaran, Subhash Manch, Indore |
| Dr. Zakir Hussain Award, New Delhi |
| Nishan E Aijaz, Dr. Shakil Welfare Educational Society, Bareilly |
| Kaifi Aazmi Award, Bhartiya Rashtriya Ekta Parishad, Varanasi |
| Urdu Award, Jhansi |
| Ishrat Award, Varanasi |
| Kabeer Samman – Vaadiz Hindi Shiksha Samiti, Jammu Kashmir |
| Jagjit Singh Award, Nirmala Devi Foundation |
| Indore Ratna – Dainik Dabang Duniya, Indore |
| Rashtriya Ekta Wa Maanavta Samman, Young Indian Social Society, Amrawati |
| Kamal Madrasi Memorial Award – Punjab Association & Kamal Urdu Academy, Chennai |
| Mirza Ghalib Award, Jhansi |
Filmography
As a lyricist
Further reading
References
- ↑ "MP's Bollywood connection grows behind the camera". India Today. 12 September 2008.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20101012080445/http://www.ikcollegeindore.org/aboutus.html. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Barkatullah University Bhopal
- ↑ "14 Exceptional Shayris By Rahat Indori That Are Full Of Wisdom". 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ Official website of Dr Rahat Indori http://rahatindori.com/
External links
- Official website of Rahat Indori
- Rahat Indori at the Internet Movie Database
- Rahat Indori at Kavita Kosh Hindi