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1896–1982Urdu author (1896-1982)
writer
Rafat Saeed Qureshi
1946–2024, born Aurangabad, writes in Urdu, Marathi, Hindi, Dakhanī, writer
Rafat Saeed Qureshi 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. He was also a regular talker on Akashwani. He also conducted series of talks on various monuments of India.
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Also writing in Urdu
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