Rafat Saeed Qureshi (10 October 1946 – 12 July 2024) was an Indian Urdu writer hailing from Aurangabad, Maharashtra. 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). He was also a regular talker on Akashwani. He also conducted series of talks on various monuments of India.[1]
Biography
editRafat Qureshi was born on 10 October 1946.[2] 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.[3]
Qureshi died in Canada on 12 July 2024, at the age of 77.[2][4]
Work
editQureshi 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, 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.[4]
Sources
editReferences
edit- ^ "Aurangabad through times".
- ^ a b "Historian Rafat Qureshi Passes Away In Canada". The Times of India. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Azad Sangeeta, Weavers of the Deccan, Lokmat Times, 1988
- ^ a b "छत्रपती संभाजीनगरचा आत्मा जाणणारे इतिहास अभ्यासक रफत कुरेशी यांचे निधन". Lokmat (in Marathi). 12 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.