Rajendar Nath Rehbar (born 5 November 1931) is an Urdu Poet and Bollywood lyricist. He is the writer of the nazm Teri Khushboo Me Base Khat sung by ghazal singer Jagjit Singh. He is a disciple of the Urdu poet Ratan Pandoravi.
Literary career
Rajendar Nath Rehbar started written poetry in his childhood. He has been an active Urdu poet and writer. He has written several genres of Urdu literature like Ghazal and Nazm.
Rajindar Nath Rehbar has performed at more than 2000 shows and kavi sammelans over four decades. He has recited his poetry in many foreign countries. He has more than 300 disciples in all over the world Abhishek Kumar Ambar,Suresh Chand Shauq, Shyam Sundar Nanda Noor, Anu Jasrotia,Armaan Shahabi and Kusum Khushboo.
Books
Rajendar Nath Rehbar has written more than 10 books in different genres of Urdu literature. Some of his books include:
Teri khushboo me base khat
Kalas (1962)
Malhaar (1975)
Aur shaam dhal gayi (1978)
Zeb-e-Sukhan (1997)
Tere Khushboo Mein Base Khat (2003)
Yaad Aaunga (2006)
Urdu Nazm Mein Panjab Ka Hissa (2017)
Tere Khushboo Mein Base Khat (second edition, 2017)
Awards
Shiromani Sahityakaar Award
Dr. C Narayan Reddy Literary Award
Pt. Ratan Pandoravi Award
Life Time Achievement Award
Firaq Gorakhpuri Award
Amrita Preetam Samriti Samman
Dushyant Kumar Rajat Samman