Indore , MADHYA PRADESH :

“My biographer has written the book so well I almost did not recognise myself. In order to be a big poet, the poet has to be a crazy lover. I could not become a big poet because I could not reach that stage.” – Rahat Indori, Poet

Apne haakim kee fakiri par taras aata hai, jo gareebon se paseene kee kamaee maange, Saara din jel ki deevaar uthaate rahiye, aisee aajaadee ki har shakhs rihaee maange.

This was just one of the couplets recited during the unveiling of the biography of iconic poet and lyricist, Dr Rahat Indori, on the final day of Sahitya Aaj Tak on Sunday. The biography, Rahat Sahab: Mujhe Sunte Rahe Log Waqiya Mere has been written by Dr Deepak Ruhani. The author discussed the making of the biography with his subject, as well as singer-turned politician Hans Raj Hans.

Commenting on the association between Indori and Ruhani, Hans complimented Ruhani on his speed. “You have finished this biography in two years, when many writers take their time writing the and cannot complete them in one decade.”

Ruhani said his association with Indori goes back 17 years. While researching the book, one of the fringe benefits was listening to unforgettable shayari from Indori, he said. “I used to wait for a long time to come and hear him and sat on the grass while he recited the couplets.” Rahat Sahab will be officially released on November 10.

source: http://www.indiatoday.in / India Today / Home> News> Mail Today / by Mail Today Bureau / November 04th, 2019