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From Parliament to social media, Rahat Indori's poetry appeals to all

While Bollywood satisfied his financial needs - and he is quick to clarify that it was not greed - Indore always had his heart

Rahat Indori
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Rahat Indori

Manavi Kapur New Delhi
“Ghar ki taameer chaahe jaisi ho
Iss mein rone ki jagah rakhna”
(Whatever be the structure of your home,
Keep a corner for shedding tears)
— Nida Fazli

As he walks into his small study, Rahat Indori says this is his “rone ki jagah” (weeping corner). A glass-paned bookshelf is lined with volumes of poetry, scriptures of various religions, and the literary greats. Above that, in classic middle-class, space-saver style, are his trophies and awards — the “showcase”. Indori, the Urdu poet whom parliamentarian Mahua Moitra quoted in her maiden speech on June 25, displays no sign of being an intellectual in the familiarly

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