poet

11Aug

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India, Noteworthy, Profiles

Rahat Indori, poet

Rahat Indori, a renowned Urdu poet who had tested positive for coronavirus, passed away at an Indore hospital in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on August 11, 2020, after suffering two heart attacks, said doctors treating him. “He suffered two heart attacks today and could not be saved. He was admitted to hospital on Sunday, after testing positive for Covid-19. He had 60% pneumonia,” Dr Vinod Bhandari of Sri Aurobindo Hospital was quoted as saying. Indori’s Twitter bio describes him as “Indian Poet, Painter, Bollywood Lyricist”. Before he checked himself into a hospital for treatment, the poet had tweeted about him being coronavirus positive, asking people to pray for his quick recovery. He further asked people to not call up either him ...

13Jun

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Gulzar Dehlvi, poet

Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi, a popular Indian Urdu poet, died on June 12, 2020, five days after recovering from Covid-19. According to Anoop, the son of the 93 years old veteran poet, “He had his lunch at 2 pm, he was doing just fine. A few minutes later, he fell unconscious.” An ambulance rushed him to Kailash Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. “Doctors did a check-up and told us he probably suffered a cardiac arrest and passed away. It’s shocking because he was doing better today. He kissed me on my forehead in the morning, had milk with biscuits, and had more small meals after that,” Anoop was quoted as saying by Indian Express. On May 28 night, Dehlvi fell sick, and was taken to a hospital, where his Covid-19 test came positive on May 31. Early June 1, he was sh...

16May

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Brazil, Noteworthy, Profiles

Olga Savary, writer & poet

Olga Savary ‑ a Brazilian writer, poet, and literary critic – succumbed to Covid-19 on 15 May 2020. Savary's mother, Célia Nobre de Almeida, was born in Pará, and her father, Bruno, was a Russian engineer. She spent her childhood in Belém, Monte Alegre, Fortaleza, and Rio de Janeiro. Her parents separated in 1942 and Savary went to Rio de Janeiro to live with her uncle. Here, she discovered her love of writing, although her mother preferred for her a musical career. She hid her writings, and they were kept by a friend at the Brazilian Press Association. Savary studied at the Colégio Moderno in Belém. Afterwards, she returned to Rio de Janeiro and continued her career. She wrote several publications and was a member of PEN Inter...