Renowned Urdu poet Rahman Jami passes away at 85

A prominent writer, Rahman has written over twelve books on poetry and poetics and has been awarded several national and state awards for his work. 

Published: 21st January 2021 09:49 AM  |   Last Updated: 21st January 2021 09:49 AM   |  A+A A-

Candles, Death, RIP

Renowned Urdu poet Rahman Jami breathed his last on January 21. (Representational Image)

By Express News Service

HYDERABAD: Renowned Urdu poet Rahman Jami breathed his last in the early hours of Wednesday. He was 85. 

​His funeral prayers were performed at a mosque in Mehdipatnam and he was laid to rest at Masjid-e-Alamgir in Shantinagar. 

A prominent writer, Rahman has written over twelve books on poetry and poetics. He has been awarded several national and state awards for his work. 

His book include Mumtaz Mustafa Mere, Sistat, Arghan, Saqhiya, Nasha, Beqhodia, Jamma Anna and so on. 

He also translated more than 10 poems of balladeer Gaddar from Telugu. In his last days, Rahman was working on his book Adooni.

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