Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Poetic Obituaries: Today marks the 8th death anniversary

of legendary Punjabi poet and writer, Ahmad Rahi. Rahi received the Pride of Performance award; he passed eight years ago on September 2, 2002, leaving behind a glowing trail of over 1,900 unforgettable melodies and around 260 film scripts.

Ahmad Rahi was born in the eastern Punjab city of Amritsar on November 12, 1923. He wrote about the partition of the subcontinent and also wrote hundreds of songs for films.

from SAMAA News: Poet Ahmad Rahi's 8th death anniversary today

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