Dogri and Hindi writer Ved Rahi dies in Maharashtra
The Sahitya Akademi fellow and filmmaker was 93 years old.
Ved Rahi, a prominent writer of Dogri and Hindi literature and a filmmaker, passed away at his home in Thane, Maharashtra, on Sunday, according to reports by Daily Excelsior and The Tribune.
He was 93 years old. Rahi was a Sahitya Akademi fellow who received an award for his Dogri short story collection, Aale.
His career included directing films such as Veer Savarkar (2001) and Yeh Raat Phir Na Aaygi (1966), and writing scripts for 25 Hindi films. He was also the son of the late journalist Mulk Raj Saraf.
Dogri Sanstha Jammu President Prof Lalit Magotra described Rahi as a distinguished figure from Jammu who contributed significantly to the popularisation of Dogri literature. Magotra noted that Rahi had previously received the Dinu Bhai Pant Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 and the Kunwar Viyogi Sahitya-Kala Samman in 2020.
The Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) Secretary Harvinder Kour called his death an irreparable loss to the creative fraternity of Jammu and Kashmir.
Rahi is survived by his two daughters, Geetanjali and Poonam, and their families. His last rites were held at the Kopari cremation ground in Thane on Sunday afternoon.