Rafat Saeed Qureshi (10 October 1946 – 12 July 2024) was an Indian
Urdu
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writer hailing from
Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Aurangabad (), officially renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in 2023, is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. Located on ...
. He wrote more than a 100 articles, features, reviews and translated stories from English to Urdu. His work is mostly on culture, tourism, history and monuments. An activist in the field of history and monuments, Qureshi promoted Aurangabad at the national level through his Radio talks on Akashwani (
All India Radio
All India Radio (AIR), also known as Akashvani (), is India's state-owned public broadcasting, public radio broadcaster. Founded in 1936, it operates under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broa ...
). He was also a regular talker on Akashwani. He also conducted series of talks on various monuments of India.
Biography
Rafat Qureshi was born on 10 October 1946.
He came from a traditional Handicraft family of
Himroo. His father Abdul Hameed Qureshi owned a Himroo showroom and factory which was the only tourist shopping attraction from 1900 to late 1990s. Abdul Hameed Qureshi brought a revolution in the textile industry by implementing more innovative methods of producing the Himroo fabric.
[Azad Sangeeta, Weavers of the Deccan, Lokmat Times, 1988]
Qureshi died in Canada on 12 July 2024, at the age of 77.
Work
Qureshi wrote articles, reviews of books in various magazines and newspapers. His first book ''Mulk-E-Khuda Tangneest'' published from Delhi, is a
travelogue. The book also contains the world heritage places in Aurangabad,
Ajanta,
Ellora
The Ellora Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Aurangabad, India. It is one of the largest rock-cut cave complexes in the world, with artwork dating from the period 600–1000 AD, including Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain caves., Quote: "The ...
, as well as local historical sites like Quile-e-Arc built by Aurangzeb and narrates interesting events in the palace.
Qureshi’s later book titled ''Tazkire Ujaalo Ke'' is a book that incorporates different chapters on personalities, translations, reviews, history, and humour, as well as reviews on his work by some of the most celebrated names in Urdu literature.
Sources
Eastern Book CorporationHistoric cities of India@ Bagchee.com
References
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1946 births
2024 deaths
People from Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Urdu-language writers from India
People from Marathwada