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Shankar Mahadevan, Mohit Chauhan, others from music industry mourn Rahat I
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): Celebrities on Tuesday expressed their grief and offered condolences to the family of the celebrated Urdu poet and lyricist Rahat Indori, who passed away at a hospital in Indore today.
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Rajnath Singh mourns Urdu poet Rahat Indori's demise
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh mourned the demise of Legendary Urdu poet and lyricist Dr Rahat Indori on Tuesday, saying he has left an indelible mark on the hearts of people.
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Urdu poet Rahat Indori dies of heart attack after testing positive for cor
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 11 (ANI): A day after testing positive for coronavirus, legendary Urdu poet and lyricist Dr Rahat Indori, 70, passed away at Indore's Aurobindo Hospital on Tuesday.
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Rahat Indori admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): Renowned poet Rahat Indori on Tuesday confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Folk singer Vangapandu Prasada Rao passes away at 77
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 4 (ANI): Popular folk singer and lyricist Vangapandu Prasada Rao passed away after he had a cardiac arrest in the wee hours of Tuesday morning at the age of 77, the family members of the artist informed.
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Odisha govt renames Bilung village after popular folk song Rangabati
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 23 (ANI): The Odisha government has renamed Bilung village in the Bamra Tehsil of Sambalpur district to 'Rangabati Bilung' in recognition of the popularity of the famous folk-song.
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Javed Akhtar dedicates song from 'LOC: Kargil' to captain Vikram Batra on
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Senior lyricist Javed Akhtar on Tuesday dedicated the song 'Eik Saathi Aur Bhi Tha' to the late captain Vikram Batra on his death anniversary.
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'Equal opportunity atheist, against all kinds of faiths': Javed Akhtar on
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): After stirring up a controversy with his post on ending 'Azaan' on loudspeakers, renowned poet, lyricist and writer Javed Akhar on Saturday addressed his own tweet and explained that he is an "equal opportunities atheist who is against all kinds of faiths."
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Richard Dawkins wishes Javed Akhtar on winning award named after him
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): World-renowned English evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins on Tuesday said that Indian lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar has been conferred with the prestigious 2020 Richard Dawkins Award for his critical thinking, holding religious dogma upto scrutiny.
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Ashutosh Gowariker congratulates Javed Akhtar for winning Richard Dawkins
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Film director Ashutosh Gowariker on Monday congratulated poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar for winning the prestigious Richard Dawkins award 2020.
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Javed Akhtar becomes first Indian to bag prestigious Richard Dawkins Award
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 7 (ANI): Bollywood writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar has become the first Indian to win Richard Dawkins Award 2020 for critical thinking, advancing human progress and humanist values.
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Javed Akhtar mourns musician Wajid Khan's demise
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Expressing his sorrow, lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar said on Monday that the demise of musician Wajid Khan was "untimely and unfair".
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