Renowned Urdu poet Munawwar Rana passes away

Famous Indian Urdu poet Munawwar Rana passed away at the age of 71 in a private hospital in Lucknow after a prolonged illness.

Munawwar Rana’s daughter Samia Rana has said that her father was placed on a ventilator in a critical condition.
Unfortunately, he could not recover, passing away on Sunday night. His funeral will take place today.

Munawwar Rana was born on November 26,1952, in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, but spent most of his life in Kolkata and West Bengal.

At the time of his death, he was suffering from chronic diseases like throat cancer, kidney disorders, diabetes and high blood pressure.

The poet’s daughter shared in a video before his passing that her father had been unwell since the last two to three days. He experienced severe abdominal pain after which doctors conducted a CT scan and identified an issue in his abdomen, leading to a necessary operation.