1. Rais Amrohvi, whose real name was Syed Muhammad Mehdi was a Pakistani scholar, Urdu poet, paranormal investigator, psychoanalyst and elder brother of Jaun Elia.
13 Facts About Rais Amrohvi
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Rais Amrohvi was known for his style of qatanigari.
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Rais Amrohvi wrote quatrains for Pakistani newspaper Jang for several decade.
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Rais Amrohvi promoted the Urdu language and supported the Urdu-speaking people of Pakistan.
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Rais Amrohvi's family is regarded as a family of poets.
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Rais Amrohvi intended to translate the Bhagavad Gita into standard Urdu.
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Rais Amrohvi was a Shia Muslim born on 12 September 1914 in Amroha, India.
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Rais Amrohvi migrated to Pakistan on 19 October 1947 and settled in Karachi.
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Rais Amrohvi was known for his style of Qatanigari.
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Rais Amrohvi was a supporter of the Urdu language and the Urdu-speaking people of Pakistan.
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Rais Amrohvi established an institution Raees Academy where writers were trained in emotional and moral values.
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Rais Amrohvi published a number of books on the topic of metaphysics, meditation, and yoga.
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Rais Amrohvi was assassinated by virtue of his faith on 22 September 1988 by an extremist religious militant group.