Munawwar Rana in 2014.
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Renowned poet Munawwar Rana handed away at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow on January 14. He was 71.
He was affected by throat most cancers for a very long time.
Mr. Munawwar Rana’s daughter Sumaiya Rana informed PTI that her father died at the hospital late on January 14 night time and can be laid to relaxation on January 15.
The poet is survived by his spouse, 4 daughters and a son.
“He was hospitalised for 14 to 15 days due to illness. He was first admitted to Medanta in Lucknow and then to SGPGI where he breathed his last around 11 pm today,” Mr. Munawwar Rana’s son Tabrez Rana informed PTI.
Born in 1952 in Rae Bareli, Mr. Munawwar Rana was awarded the Gyanpeeth Award in 2014. His use of easy phrases within the poems made his works well-liked among the many frequent individuals.
Mr. Munawwar Rana’s poem Maa, which is taken into account one among his most well-known works, has a particular place on the planet of Urdu literature.
Sharing a couplet from Mr. Munawwar Rana’s poem, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, in a put up on X, condoled the poet’s demise.
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“The demise of the country’s renowned poet Munawwar Rana ji is extremely heart-wrenching. Wishing peace to the departed soul. Heartfelt tribute,” Mr. Yadav wrote.