Urdu poet Munawwar Rana passes away at 71 due to cardiac arrest in Lucknow.

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Urdu poet Munawwar Rana died on Sunday, January 14. He was 71. Rana, who had been suffering from throat cancer, breathed his last at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow. The poet is survived by his wife, four daughters and a son, PTI has reported.Munawwar Rana was 71 years old at the time of his death. The Urdu poet had been suffering from lung and throat infections from the last few years. He was receiving treatment regularly due to kidney problems, so he had to undergo dialysis.


      Munawwar Rana was hospitalised for 14 to 15 days due to illness. He was first admitted to Mendanta in Lucknow and then SGPGI, where he took his last breath at 11 pm on Sunday.

      Renowned Urdu poet Munawwar Rana passed away on Sunday at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, after a cardiac arrest.

     

 

     


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