Rafat Saeed Qureshi (10 October 1946 – 12 July 2024) was an Indian Urdu writer hailing from Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
His father Abdul Hameed Qureshi owned a Himroo showroom and factory which was the only tourist shopping attraction from 1900 to late 1990s.
Abdul Hameed Qureshi brought a revolution in the textile industry by implementing more innovative methods of producing the Himroo fabric.
The book also contains the world heritage places in Aurangabad, Ajanta, Ellora, as well as local historical sites like Quile-e-Arc built by Aurangzeb and narrates interesting events in the palace.
Qureshi’s later book titled Tazkire Ujaalo Ke is a book that incorporates different chapters on personalities, translations, reviews, history, and humour, as well as reviews on his work by some of the most celebrated names in Urdu literature.