Biography of Rahat Indori

Rahat Indori (Urdu: ڈاکٹر راحت اندوری ‎) (Hindi: डॉ. राहत इन्दोरी ) (born 1 January 1950) is one of the most acclaimed celebrity Urdu poet and a bollywood lyricist. Prior to this he was a pedagogist of Urdu literature at Indore University. Rahat Indori is very well known and loved amongst his millions of fans worldwide for his poetic brilliance and a very peculiar style of rendering ash'aars.





Early life and education



Rahat Qureshi, later known as Rahat Indori, was born on 01 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 in 1973 and has passed his MA in Urdu literature from Barkatullah University 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.



Performance



Dr. Rahat Indori is continuously performing in Mushaira and Kavi Sammelan from last 40 - 45 Years. He has travelled widely internationally to recite poetry. He has attended poetic symposiums in almost all the Districts of India and have also travelled hundred of times to USA, UK, UAE, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Mauritius, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal etc.[citation needed]




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 (One of the leading newspaper in 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

Kaif Bhopali Award, Bhopal

Firaq International Award, Chitranshi, Agra





Filmography

As a lyricist





FilmSongMusicSinger

Prem ShaktiMere khayalParvez AkhtarAnuradha Paudwal

AashiyanTuta hua dil tere hawaaleParvez AkhtarAnuradha Paudwal

AashiyanZindagi naam ko hamari haiParvez AkhtarAnuradha Paudwal

SirAaj humne dil ka har kissaAnu MalikKumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik

JanamDil jigar ke jaan achchha haiAnu MalikAmit Kumar

KhuddarTumsa koi pyaara koi masoomAnu MalikAlka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu

KhuddarKhat likhna humein khat likhnaAnu MalikAlka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu

KhuddarTum mano ya na manoAnu MalikAlka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu

KhuddarRaat kya maange ek sitaaraAnu MalikAlka Yagnik

NaraazSambhala hai Maine bahut apne dil koAnu MalikKumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik

MurderDil ko hazaar baar rokaAnu MalikAlisha Chinai

Munnabhai MBBSM bole to master mein masteAnu MalikVinod Rathod, Sanjay Dutt, Prachi & Priya Mayekar

Mission KashmirShankar–Ehsaan–LoyShankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan & Jaspinder Narula

Mission KashmirDhuan DhuanShankar–Ehsaan–LoyVinod Rathod, Anuradha Paudwal

MeenaxiYeh Rishta Kya Kehlata HaiA. R. RahmanReena Bhardwaj

KareebChori Chori Jab Nazrein MiliAnu MalikKumar Sanu & Sanjeevani

IshqDekho Dekho Jaanam HamAnu MalikAlka Yagnik & Udit Narayan

IshqNeend Churayee MeriAnu MalikKumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan & Kavita Krishnamurthy

Begum JaanMurshidaAnu MalikArijit Singh

GhatakKoi jaye to le ayeAnu MalikAlka Yagnik, Shankar Mahadevan

Further reading

  • Wonderful poetry by Rahat Indori



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