This list of Indian poets consists of poets of Indian ethnic, cultural or religious ancestry either born in India or emigrated to India from other regions of the world.

Assamese

Amulya Barua Amulya Barua ( as, অমূল্য বৰুৱা) was a pioneer of modern Assamese poetry. He was born at Jorhat on 30 June 1922. In 1941, he passed matriculation examination from Jorhat Govt. Boys' H.S and M.P. School with letter marks i ...

(1922–1946), first published posthumously in 1964 *

Atul Chandra Hazarika Atul Chandra Hazarika (1903–1986) was a prominent Assamese poet, dramatist, children's writer and translator. He was bestowed the epithet "Sahitycharjya" by Asam Sahitya Sabha, the premier literary organization of Assam.. Life and literary wo ...

(1903–1986), poet, dramatist, children's story writer and translator * Parvati Prasad Baruva (1904-1964), lyricist, poet and filmmaker *

Bhabananda Deka Prof Bhabananda Deka (19 August 1929 – 4 December 2006) was a pioneer Assam economist and author who conducted novel research on the economy of the far eastern part of India. He was also a leading Indian-Assamese litterateur of the famed 'Awah ...

(born 1929), writer, poet, critic, columnist, playwright * Ganesh Gogoi (born 1907–1938) *

Hem Barua Hem Barua (Assamese: হেম বৰুৱা) was a prominent Assamese poet and politician from Assam. Early life Born on 22 April 1915, at Tezpur, Hem Barua obtained his M.A. degree from Calcutta University in 1938 and joined the J.B. Col ...

(1915–1977), poet and politician * Lakshminath Bezbarua, a doyen of Assamese literature *

Chandra Kumar Agarwala Chandra Kumar Agarwala ( as, চন্দ্ৰকুমাৰ আগৰৱালা; 28 November 1867 – 2 March 1938) was an eminent writer, poet, journalist from Assam. He is a pioneer people of Jonaki Era, the age of romanticism of Assames ...

, Romantic poet *

Hemchandra Goswami Hemchandra Goswami (1872–1928) was an Indian writer, poet, historian, teacher and a linguist from Assam in the early part of modern Assamese literature. He was the fourth president of the Asom Sahitya Sabha in 1920 held at Tezpur. He retired ...

, Romantic poet *

Ambikagiri Raichoudhury Ambikagiri Raichoudhury (1885–1967) was an Assamese poet, lyricist, singer, powerful prose writer, news worker, magazine editor, patriotic, social-worker and the leading freedom fighter of India's freedom struggle. He is known as Assam Kesa ...

, Romantic poet *

Hiren Bhattacharya Hiren Bhattacharyya (28 July 1932 – 4 July 2012), popularly known as Hiruda, was an Indian poet and lyricist best for his works in the Assamese literature. He had innumerable works published in Assamese and achieved many prizes and accolade ...

(1932–2012), writer, poet, critic, columnist and editor *

Homen Borgohain Homen Borgohain (7 December 1932 – 12 May 2021) was an Assamese author and journalist. He was awarded the 1978 Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese language for his novel ''Pita Putra''. He was also the President of Asam Sahitya Sabha, Assam S ...

(1932–2021), writer, poet, critic, columnist and editor *

Indira Goswami Indira Goswami (14 November 1942 – 29 November 2011), known by her pen name Mamoni Raisom Goswami and popularly as Mamoni Baideo, was an Indian writer, poet, professor, scholar and editor. She was the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1983 ...

(1942-2011),

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winner, poet, editor and academician * Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (1903–1953), playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker *

Bishnu Prasad Rabha Bishnu Prasad Rabha was an cultural figure from Assam, known for his contributions in the fields of music, dance, painting, literature as well as political activism. As an advocate of people's cultural movement, he drew heavily from different ...

(KolaGuru) * Nabakanta Barua, also known as Ekhud Kokaideu (1926–2002), novelist and poet *

Nilmani Phookan Nilmani Phookan (born 10 September 1933) is an Indian poet in Assamese language and an academic. His work, replete with symbolism, is inspired by French symbolism and is representative of the genre in Assamese poetry. His notable works includ ...

(born 1933) *

Harekrishna Deka Harekrishna Deka (born 1943) is one of Assam's contemporary writers whose excellence in multiple genres is well attested by his works as well by the influence he has had on generations of readers and creative practitioners—his assured style an ...

(born 1942), poet, fiction writer, and critic *

Mahim Bora Mahim Bora (6 July 1924 – 5 August 2016) was an Indian writer and educationist from Assam. He was elected as a president of the Assam Sahitya Sabha held in 1989 at Doomdooma. He was awarded most notably the Padma Shri in 2011, the Sahitya A ...

(born 1930), poet, fiction writer * Santana Tanty (born 1952), poet

Bengali

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Abul Bashar Abul Bashar ( bn, আবুল বাশার) is a popular Bengali writer from the state of West Bengal in India. He was born in 1951 in Teka in Lalbagh, Murshidabad district. Bashar is pro Trinamool so called intellectual. Select bibli ...

(born 1951), poet and writer *

Annadashankar Roy Annada Shankar Ray (15 March 1904 – 28 October 2002) was an Indian poet and essayist in Bengali. He also wrote some Odia poetry. He wrote several Bengali poems criticising the Partition of India. Most notable is "''Teler shishi bhaanglo bole ...

(1905–2002) *

Bharatchandra Ray Bharatchandra Ray Gunakor ( bn, ভারতচন্দ্র রায় গুণাকর; 1712–1760) was an 18th-century Bengali and Sanskrit Sakta court poet and song composer. He is mostly known for his poetic work, '' Annadamangal'' or ...

(1712–1760), Raygunakar,

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court poet and song writer in Krishnanagar *

Binoy Majumdar Binoy Majumdar ( bn, বিনয় মজুমদার) (17 September 1934 – 11 December 2006) was a Bengali poet. Binoy received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2005. Biography Binoy Majumdar was born in Myanmar (erstwhile Burma) on 17 Sept ...

(1934–2006), Indian poet * Bishnu Dey (1909–1982), poet, prose writer, movie critic *

Buddhadeb Basu Buddhadeva Bose (; 1908–1974), also spelt Buddhadeb Bosu, was an Indian Bengali writer of the 20th century. Frequently referred to as a poet, he was a versatile writer who wrote novels, short stories, plays and essays in addition to poetry. ...

(also spelled "Buddhadeva Bose") (1908–1974), poet, novelist, short-story writer and essayist * Chandidas (born 1408 CE), refers to (possibly more than one) medieval poet *

Dwijendralal Ray Dwijendralal Ray (19 July 1863 – 17 May 1913), also known as D. L. Ray, was an Indian poet, playwright, and musician. He was known for his Hindu mythological and nationalist historical plays and songs known as ''Dwijendrageeti'' or the ''Son ...

(1863–1913), poet, playwright, and musician, known primarily for patriotic plays and songs, as well as Hindu devotional lyrics * Girindramohini Dasi (1858–1924), 19th century poet *

Govindadasa Govindadasa (1535–1613, bn, গোবিন্দদাস) was a Bengali Vaishnava poet known for his body of devotional songs addressed to Krishna. Living in an atmosphere of Krishna-bhakti preached by Sri Chaitanya (1486–1533), he composed ...

, Medieval Vaishanavite poet * Humayun Kabir (1906–1969), poet, educationalist, politician, writer, philosopher * Iswarchandra Gupta (1812–1859), poet and writer *

Jatindramohan Bagchi Jatindramohan Bagchi (27 November 1878 — 1 February 1948) ( bn, যতীন্দ্রমোহন বাগচি) was a Bengali poet and editor.

(1878–1948) *

Jatindranath Sengupta Jatindranath Sengupta (or Yatīndranātha Senagupta) (June 26, 1887 in Patilpara, Purba Bardhaman – September 17, 1954) was an Indian Bengali-language poet and writer. Birth Jatindranath Sengupta was born on 26 June in the year of 1887 at P ...

(1887–1954), poet and writer * Jibanananda Das (1899–1954) *

Joy Goswami Joy Goswami ( bn, জয় গোস্বামী; born 1954) is an Indian poet. Goswami writes in Bengali language, Bengali and is widely considered one of the most important Bengali poets of his generation. Biography Joy was born on 10 Nov ...

(born 1954), Indian poet *

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(also spelled "Kazi Nozrul Islam") (1899–1976), poet, musician, revolutionary, and philosopher *

Krittibas Ojha Mahakavi Krittibas Ojha (; 1381–1461) was a medieval Bengali poet. His major contribution to Bengali literature and culture was Indian epic '' Rāmāyaṇa'' in Bengali. His work, the ''Śrīrām Pā̃cālī'', is popularly known as the ''Krit ...

(also spelled "Krittivas Ojha"), medieval poet *

Malay Roy Choudhury Malay Roy Choudhury (born 29 October 1939) is an Indian Bengali poet, playwright, short story writer, essayist and novelist who founded the Hungryalist movement in the 1960s. Early life and education Malay Roy Choudhury was born in Patna, ...

(born 1939), founder of the

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movement *

Mallika Sengupta Mallika Sengupta ( bn, মল্লিকা সেনগুপ্ত; 1960–2011) was a Bengali poet, feminist, and reader of Sociology from Kolkata, known for her "unapologetically political poetry". Biography Mallika Sengupta was the he ...

(born 1960), poet and writer * Mandakranta Sen (born 1972), feminist poet, youngest winner of

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and

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Golden Jubilee award * Michael Madhusudan Dutta (also spelled "Maikel Modhushudôn Dôtto" and "Datta") (1824–1873), born Madhusudan Dutt, poet and dramatist * Nabaneeta Dev Sen (Nôbonita Deb Shen) (born 1938), writer and poet *

Nabinchandra Sen Nabinchandra Sen ( bn, নবীনচন্দ্র সেন; 10 February 1847 – 23 January 1909) was a Bengali poet and writer, often considered one of the greatest poets prior to the arrival of Rabindranath Tagore. He commented on the batt ...

(1847–1909), poet and writer *

Premendra Mitra Premendra Mitra (4 September 1904 – 3 May 1988)Samsad Bengali Charitabhidhan Vol.II edited Anjali Bose, Published by Sagitta Samsad, Kolkata, Edition January,2019,Page-240 was an Indian poet, writer and film director in the Bengali language. ...

(1904–1988), poet, novelist, short-story writer, including thrillers and science fiction * Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921–1990), known for

Prabhat Samgiita Prabháta Saḿgiita ( Bengali: প্রভাত সঙ্গীত ''Probhat Shongit'', ), also known as Songs of a New Dawn or Prabhat's Songs, are the collection of songs composed by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. Sarkar composed a total of 5,018 song ...

Purnendu Patri Purnendu Patri (sometimes Anglicised as Purnendu Pattrea) (2February 193119 March 1997) was an Indian poet, writer, editor, artist, illustrator, and film director. He was best known for his poems and stories, particularly for his poetry collec ...

(born 1930), poet, novelist, artist and film maker *

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

(1861–1941), Indian poet who won the 1913

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Ramprasad Sen ( bn, রামপ্রসাদ সেন; c. 1718 or c. 1723 – c. 1775) was a Hindu Shakta poet and saint of eighteenth century Bengal. His ''bhakti'' poems, known as Ramprasadi, are still popular in Bengal—they are usually a ...

(1718–1775),

court poet *

Shankha Ghosh Sankha Ghosh (born Chittapriya Ghosh; 5 February 1932 – 21 April 2021) was an Indian poet and literary critic. He was born in Chandpur District of the then Bengal Presidency, present day Bangladesh. His ancestral home was at Banaripara Upazil ...

(1932–2021), poet and critic *

Shivadasa Sen Shivadasa Sen (born 14th century) is a mediaeval writer of Sanskrit from Gaura/Bengal, also known as Acharya Shivadasa Sen. He was famous for his commentary on ''Charaka Samhita.'' Sivadasa Sen's commentary on Caraka Samhita is known as ''Tattw ...

(born 14th century) * Samir Roychoudhury (1933–2016), post-modern poet, short story writer, critic and editor * Subhash Mukhopadhyay (''Shubhash Mukhopaddhae'') (1919–2003) *

Subhro Bandopadhyay Subhro Bandopadhyay (pen name of Subhransu Banerjee) is an Indian poet who writes in Bengali. He won Sahitya Akademi's Yuva Puraskar, (awarded by Govt. of India to young writers of the country) 2013 for his poetry book ''Bouddho Lekhomala O Onnyan ...

(born 1978), poet *

Subodh Sarkar Subodh Sarkar ( bn, সুবোধ সরকার; born 1958 in Krishnanagar) is a Bengali poet, writer and editor, and a reader in English literature at City College, Kolkata. He is a recipient of the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award. Bio ...

(born 1958), poet *

Sudhindranath Dutta Sudhindranath Dutta (30 October 1901 – 25 June 1960) was an Indian poet, essayist, journalist and critic. Sudhindranath is one of the most notable poets after the Tagore-era in Bengali literature. Education Sudhindranath Dutt went to the The ...

Sukanta Bhattacharya Sukanta Bhattacharya ( bn, সুকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য) (; 15 August 1926 – 13 May 1947) was a Bengali poet and playwright. He was called 'Young Nazrul' and 'Kishore Bidrohi Kobi', a reference to the great rebel poet ...

(1926–1947), poet * Sukumar Ray (1887–1923), humorous poet, short-story writer and playwright *

Sunil Gangopadhyay Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (7 September 1934 – 23 October 2012) was an Indian poet, historian and novelist in the Bengali language based in the city of Kolkata. He is a former Sheriff of Calcutta. Gangopadhyay obtained his m ...

(''Shunil Gônggopaddhae'') (born 1934), Indian poet, novelist * Syed Kawsar Jamal (born 1950), Indian poet and essayist *

Tarapada Roy Tarapada Ray ( bn, তারাপদ রায়) was a Bengali writer of poems, short stories, and essays. He is especially known for his satirical sense of humour. He was born on 17 November 1936 in Tangail, now in Bangladesh. He lived in K ...

(1936–2007), poet, essayist and short-story writer, short stories, and essays, humourist

Indian poets writing in English

In alphabetical order by first name: *

A. J. Thomas A. J. Thomas may refer to: * A. J. Thomas (American football) (born 1999), American football player *A. J. Thomas (poet) A. J. Thomas (born 10 June 1952) is an Indian poet, translator and editor writing in English. He is best known as editor o ...

(born 1952), poet, editor * A. K. Ramanujan (1929–1993), poet and scholar of Indian literature who wrote in both English and Kannada * Abhay K (born 1980), poet, diplomat, writer, author and artist *

Agha Shahid Ali Agha Shahid Ali (4 February 1949 – 8 December 2001) was an Indian-born poet who immigrated to the United States, and became affiliated with the literary movement known as New Formalism in American poetry. His collections include ''A Walk T ...

(1949–2001), Kashmiri-American poet writing in English * Amit Chaudhuri (born 1962), author and poet writing in English * Amitabh Mitra poet, artist and emergency medicine physician * Anuradha Bhattacharyya (born 1975), author and poet writing in English * Amol Redij (born 1977), English poet and writer *

Arun Kolatkar Arun Balkrishna Kolatkar ( Marathi: अरुण बालकृष्ण कोलटकर) (1 November 1932 – 25 September 2004) was an Indian poet who wrote in both Marathi and English. His poems found humour in everyday matters. Kolatkar ...

(1932–2004), poet writings in English and Marathi * Arundhathi Subramaniam, poet and writer and

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writing in English *

Arvind Krishna Mehrotra Arvind Krishna Mehrotra (born 1947) is an Indian poet, anthologist, literary critic and translator. Biography Arvind Krishna Mehrotra was born in Lahore in 1947. He has published six collections of poetry in English and two of translati ...

(born 1947), poet, anthologist, literary critic and translator writing in English * Bibhu Padhi (born 1951), poet, translator and critic writing in English *

C. P. Surendran C. P. Surendran is an Indian poet, novelist, journalist, columnist and screenplay writer. He writes in English and is based out of New Delhi, India. Early life and education Surendran was born on 9 June 1958 in Ottapalam, Kerala. His father, ...

(born 1958), poet, novelist and editor writing in English * D. C. Chambial, poet, editor and critic * Eunice De Souza (also "Eunice de Souza" (born 1940)), poet, literary critic and novelist writing in English * Feroze Varun Gandhi (born 1980), poet, politician and columnist * Fredoon Kabraji (1897–1986), poet, writer, journalist, and artist writing in English *

G. S. Sharat Chandra G.S. Sharat Chandra (1935–2000) was an author of both poetry and fiction. Much of his work touches on the deep emotions of the Indian/American immigrant. Indian-born Chandra received a law degree in India but came to the United States in the ...

(1935–2000), author and poet writing in English *

Gieve Patel Gieve Patel (born 18 August 1940) is an Indian poet, playwright, painter, as well as a physician. He belongs to a group of writers who have subscribed themselves to the ''Green Movement'' which is involved in an effort to protect the environmen ...

(born 1940), poet, playwright, painter and a practising general physician * Gopi Kottoor (born 1956), internationally acclaimed poet, playwright and translator *

Hemant Mohapatra Hemant Mohapatra (born 1980) is an Indian poet writing in English. He is featured in the 2011 Best New Poets series distributed by University of Virginia Press. His work has been published in some international journals such as ''Eclectica'', '' ...

, poet writing in English *

Henry Louis Vivian Derozio Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (18 April 1809 – 26 December 1831) was an Indian poet and assistant headmaster of Hindu College, Kolkata. He was a radical thinker of his time and one of the first Indian educators to disseminate Western learning a ...

(1809–1831), Indian poet *

Jagannath Prasad Das Jagannath Prasad Das (born 26 April 1936) is an Indian writer, poet,painter, playwright and novelist who writes in Odia. Life Starting his career with a brief teaching assignment as assistant professor in the University of Allahabad, he join ...

(born 1936), also known as J P Das, award-winning poet in English and Oriya *

Jayanta Mahapatra Jayanta Mahapatra (born 22 October 1928) is an Indian English poet. He is the first Indian poet to win a Sahitya Akademi award for English poetry. He is the author of poems such as "Indian Summer" and "Hunger", which are regarded as classic ...

(born 1928), internationally acclaimed poet, winner of

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and first ever

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for English poetry *

Jeet Thayil Jeet Thayil (born 1959) is an Indian poet, novelist, librettist and musician. He is the author of several poetry collections, including ''These Errors Are Correct'' (2008), which won the Sahitya Akademi Award. His first novel, '' Narcopolis,'' ( ...

(born 1959), poet, novelist, editor, winner of

and first Indian to win

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Kamala Das Kamala Surayya (born Kamala; 31 March 1934 – 31 May 2009), popularly known by her one-time pen name Madhavikutty and married name Kamala Das, was an Indian poet in English as well as an author in Malayalam from Kerala, India. Her popularity ...

also known as "Kamala Suraiya" (born 1934), writer and poet in English and

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and

winner for English poetry * K. V. Dominic (born 1956), poet, short story writer, critic and editor *

Makarand Paranjape Makarand R. Paranjape (born 31 August 1960) is an Indian novelist, poet, the Director at Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla and, since 1999, a Professor of English in the Centre for English Studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru Univer ...

(born 1960), poet writing in English * Mani Rao (born 1965), poet writing in English * Meena Alexander (1951-2018), poet, scholar and writer in English, Distinguished Professor of English at

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Meena Kandasamy Ilavenil Meena Kandasamy (born 1984) is an Indian poet, fiction writer, translator and activist from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Meena published two collections of poetry, ''Touch'' (2006) and ''Ms. Militancy'' (2010). From 2001-2002, she ...

(born 1984), writer, poet, translator and activist *

Michael Madhusudan Dutt Michael Madhusudan Dutt ((Bengali: মাইকেল মধুসূদন দত্ত); (25 January 1824 – 29 June 1873) was a Bengali poet and playwright. He is considered one of the pioneers of Bengali literature. Early life Dutt ...

(1824–1873), poet and dramatist *

Nissim Ezekiel Nissim Ezekiel (16 December 1924 – 9 January 2004) was an Indian Jewish poet, actor, playwright, editor and art critic. He was a foundational figure in postcolonial India's literary history, specifically for Indian Poetry in English. He ...

(1924–2004), poet, playwright and art critic and

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writing in English *

Nalini Priyadarshni Nalini Priyadarshni is an Indian poet and writer. Literary journals *Poetry Breakfast – Journal of poems Poetry Breakfast – Journal of poems, 2016 *Silver Birch Press I Am Waiting Series Silver Birch Press I Am Waiting Series, 31 Decem ...

(1974), poet, writer, and critic in English *

Nandini Sahu Nandini Sahu (born 23 July 1973) is an Indian poet and creative writer. She is the Director, School of Foreign Languages and professor of English at Indira Gandhi National Open University GNOU New Delhi. Her areas of research interest cover ...

(1973), feminist poet, writer, and critic writing in English *

Neelam Saxena Chandra Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 27 June 1969) is an Indian poet and author. She has written novels, short stories, children's stories, and poetry in English and Hindi. Biography Chandra has authored four novels, a novella, five collections of shor ...

(born 1969), poet, author, novelist writing in English and Hindi * P. Lal (1929–2010), poet, translator, professor and publisher; founder and publisher of

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in Calcutta,

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* P C K Prem (born 1945), poet, critic and author writing in Hindi and English *

Pritish Nandy Pritish Nandy (born 15 January 1951) is an Indian poet, painter, journalist, parliamentarian, media and television personality, animal activist and maker of films, TV and streaming content. He was a parliamentarian in the Rajya Sabha from Mah ...

(born 1951), poet, journalist, politician, television personality and film producer writing in English *

R. Parthasarathy Rajagopal.Parthasarathy (born 1934) is an Indian poet, translator, critic, and editor. Early life and education Rajagopal Parthasarathy was born on 20 August 1934 in Tirupparaiturai near Tiruchchirappalli. He was educated at Don Bosco High Sch ...

, poet, translator, critic, and editor writing in English *

Rochelle Potkar Rochelle Potkar is an Indian fiction writer and poet based in Mumbai, India. Her work includes the short story collections ''The Arithmetic of Breasts and Other Stories'' and ''Bombay Hangovers'', and the poetry collections ''Four Degrees of Se ...

, fiction writer and poet * Raman Mundair, poet, writer, artist and playwright writing in English *

Yuyutsu Sharma Yuyutsu Ram Dass Sharma ( ne, युयुत्सु शर्मा; born January 5, 1960) is a Nepalis, Nepalese-Indian people, Indian poet and journalist. He was born at Nakodar, Punjab, India, Punjab and moved to Nepal at an early age. He wr ...

(born 1960), poet, editor and translator, writes in English * Ranjit Hoskote (born 1969), poet,

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, cultural theorist and independent curator writing in English *

Robin S Ngangom Robin S Ngangom (born 1959) is an Indian poet and translator from Manipur, North Eastern India. Biography Robin Singh Ngangom was born in Imphal, Manipur of North Eastern India. He is a bilingual poet who writes in English and Meiteilon. He stud ...

, poet writing in English *

Rukmini Bhaya Nair Rukmini Bhaya Nair is a linguist, poet, writer and critic of India. She won the First Prize for her poem ''kali'' in the "All India Poetry Competition" in 1990 organised by The Poetry Society (India) in collaboration with British Council. She i ...

, poet and theorist, writing in English * Salik Shah, poet, author, editor and publisher in English * Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949), eminent poet, freedom fighter and administrator writing in English *

Shahzad A. Rizvi Dr. Shahzad A. Rizvi Ph.D. (28 February 1937-) is an Indian-born American author, scholar and Urdu poet. His English language works include historical novels set in India and scholarly articles on Urdu literary figures. His Urdu language works ...

(born 1937, Gwalior), author, scholar and poet writing in English and

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Shiv Kumar, poet, playwright, novelist, short story writer *

Shreekumar Varma Shreekumar Varma is an Indian author, playwright, newspaper columnist and poet, known for the novels ''Lament of Mohini'' (Penguin, 2000), ''Maria's Room'' (HarperCollins, 2010) and ''Kipling's Daughter'' (AngloInk, 2018), the children's books, ' ...

(born 1955), newspaper columnist, poet, novelist writing in English * Smita Agarwal (born 1958), poet, critic, educator, and singer * Som Ranchan (born 1932), poet and novelist writing in English *

Sri Aurobindo Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet, and Indian nationalist. He was also a journalist, editing newspapers such as ''Vande Mataram''. He joined the ...

(Sri Ôrobindo, 1872–1950), poet, philosopher, and

yogi A yogi is a practitioner of Yoga, including a sannyasin or practitioner of meditation in Indian religions.A. K. Banerjea (2014), ''Philosophy of Gorakhnath with Goraksha-Vacana-Sangraha'', Motilal Banarsidass, , pp. xxiii, 297-299, 331 Th ...

writing in English and French * Subhash Misra (born 1955) *

Sudeep Sen Sudeep Sen (born 1964) is an Indian English poet and editor. Early life He was educated at St Columba's School in Delhi and received a degree in English literature from Hindu College, University of Delhi. He received a master's degree from t ...

, poet and editor writing in English * Tabish Khair (born 1966), poet, novelist and essayist *

Tapan Kumar Pradhan Tapan Kumar Pradhan (born 1972) is an Indian poet, writer and translator from Odisha. He is best known for his poem collection "Kalahandi" which was awarded second place in Sahitya Akademi's Golden Jubilee ''Indian Literature'' Translation Prize ...

(born 1972), activist, poet, writer; winner of

Golden Jubilee Award for poetry * Tishani Doshi (born 1975), internationally acclaimed poet; first ever Indian to win Forward Poetry Prize *

T.K. Doraiswamy T. K. Doraiswamy (21 August 1921 – 17 May 2007), also known by his pen name Nakulan, was an Indian poet, professor of English, novelist, translator and short fiction writer, who wrote both in Tamil and English, and is known for his surrealism ...

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Nakulan T. K. Doraiswamy (21 August 1921 – 17 May 2007), also known by his pen name Nakulan, was an Indian poet, professor of English, novelist, translator and short fiction writer, who wrote both in Tamil and English, and is known for his surrealism ...

(1921–2007), poet, novelist, translator and professor of English *

T. Vasudeva Reddy Dr. T. Vasudeva Reddy (21.Dec.1943 - 26.Aug.2020), from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, was a poet, novelist and critic in English. He authored 12 collections of poems, two novels and three critical works. His poems appeared in journals in India and abr ...

(born 1943), poet, novelist, critic and professor of English *

Toru Dutt Toru Dutt ( bn, তরু দত্ত; 4 March 1856 – 30 August 1877) was an Indian Bengali translator and poet from British India, who wrote in English and French. She is among the founding figures of Indo-Anglian literature, alongside Henr ...

(1856–1877), poet, wrote in English and French * Vihang A. Naik (born 1969), poet and educator writing in English and Gujarati. * Vikram Seth (born 1952), award winning novelist and poet writing in English.

Gujarati

In alphabetical order by last name: *

Akho Akha Bhagat (commonly known as Akho; ) or Akha Rahiyadas Soni was a mediaeval Gujarati poet who wrote in the tradition of the Bhakti movement. He wrote his poems in a literary form called ''Chhappa'' (six stanza satirical poems). Life His ex ...

(1591–1659), poet, Vedantist and radical *

Adil Mansuri Adil Farid Mohammed Ghulam Nabi Mansuri (18 May 1936 – 6 November 2008) was an Indian poet, playwright, and calligrapher, primarily responsible for the development of modern Gujarati ghazal poetry and plays. He wrote in several languages, namely ...

(1936–2008), Gujarati poet from Gujarat, India * Niranjan Bhagat (born 1926),

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...

poet * Anil Chavda (born 1985), Gujarati language poet, writer and columnist from

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

* Ashok Chavda (born 1978), Gujarati language poet, writer and critic from Gujarat * Pir Sadardin, fourteenth-century Ismaili Da'i; regarded as the founder of the

Khoja The Khojas ( sd}; gu, ખોજા, hi, ख़ोजा) are a mainly Nizari Isma'ili Shia community of people originating in Gujarat, India. Derived from the Persian Khwaja, a term of honor, the word Khoja is used to refer to Lohana Rajp ...

Ismaili Isma'ilism ( ar, الإسماعيلية, al-ʾIsmāʿīlīyah) is a branch or sub-sect of Shia Islam. The Isma'ili () get their name from their acceptance of Imam Isma'il ibn Jafar as the appointed spiritual successor ( imām) to Ja'far al ...

sect; also called

Satpanth Satpanth is a Sanskrit term used initially by Nizari Isma'ilis and Ismaili Sufis to identify their faith formed over 700 years ago by Pir Sadardin (1290-1367 CE). Although the term is today used mainly by its subgroup formed in the 15th centur ...

* Dalpatram (1820–1898), father of Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi * Dayaram (1777–1853),

poet of medieval

Gujarati literature The history of Gujarati literature ( gu, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય) may be traced to 1000 AD, and this literature has flourished since then to the present. It is unique in having almost no patronage from a ruling dynasty, othe ...

* Dileep Jhaveri (born 1943), poet, translator and editor from Mumbai *

Mahadev Desai Mahadev Haribhai Desai (1 January 1892 – 15 August 1942) was an Indian independence activist, scholar and writer best remembered as Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary. He has variously been described as "Gandhi's Boswell, a Plato to G ...

(1892–1942), writer in English, Gujarati and Bengali *

Suresh Joshi Suresh Hariprasad Joshi ( gu, સુરેશ હરિપ્રસાદ જોષી) was an Indian novelist, short-story writer, literary critic, poet, translator, editor and academic in the Gujarati language. Along with his teaching career, h ...

(1921–1986), novelist, short-story writer, critic, poet and writer * Umashankar Joshi – see listing under "Umashankar", below * Kalapi (1874–1900), poet and the royal of Lathi state in Gujarat * Kavi Kant (1867–1923), writer and poet in Gujarati *

Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi (16 March 1877 – 9 January 1946) was an Indian writer and poet in Gujarati language of Gujarati literature. His name is sometimes spelled as Nhanalal. Biography Nanalal was born on 16 March 1877 in Ahmedabad as the fou ...

(નાનાલાલ દલપતરામ કવિ) * Jhaverchand Meghani (1896–1947), novelist, poet, short-story writer, folklorist in Gujarati *

Narsinh Mehta Narsinh Mehta, also known as Narsinh Bhagat, was a 15th-century poet-saint of Gujarat, India, honored as the first poet, or ''Adi Kavi,'' of the Gujarati language. Narsinh Mehta is member of Nagar Brahman community. Narsinh became a devotee of K ...

, alternate spelling Narasingh Mehta (c. 1414 – c. 1481) *

Chinu Modi Chinu Modi ( gu, ચિનુ મોદી ), (30 September 1939 – 19 March 2017), also known by his pen name Irshad (Gujarati: ઈર્શાદ), was a Gujarati language poet, novelist, short story writer and critic from Gujarat, India. Edu ...

(1939–2017), Gujarati poet from Gujarat, India *

Manhar Modi Manhar Modi (15 April 1937 – 23 February 2003) was a Gujarati poet from Gujarat, India. Born and educated in Ahmedabad, he taught Gujarati at various colleges and edited several magazines. He was experimental in his poetry. Life Modi was born ...

, Gujarati poet from Gujarat, India *

K. M. Munshi Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (; 30 December 1887 – 8 February 1971), popularly known by his pen name Ghanshyam Vyas, was an Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist from Gujarat state. A lawyer by profession, ...

(1887–1971), novelist, playwright, writer, politician and lawyer * Narmad (1834–1886), Gujarati poet, playwright, essayist and reformer during

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

* Vihang A. Naik (born 1969), writes poetry in Gujarati and English * Ravji Patel (born 1939), modernist poet and novelist in Gujarati * Rajendra Shah (born 1913), Gujarati poet and Jnanpith Award winner *

Rajendra Shukla Rajendra may refer to: * Rajendra (name), a male given name (including a list of persons with the name) * ''Rajendra'' (moth), a moth genus * Rajendra Radar Rajendra is a passive electronically scanned array radar developed by the Defence R ...

, Gujarati poet * Sundaram (1909–1990), poet, short-story writer, travel writer, biographer and critic *

Govardhanram Tripathi Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi (; 20 October 1855 – 4 January 1907) was an Indian Gujarati language novelist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is known for his four volume novel, '' Saraswatichandra'', acclaimed as one of the mas ...

(1855–1907), novelist and poet * Umashankar Joshi (1911–1988), novelist, poet, playwright, writer and academic; surname: Umashankar, Jnanpith Award winner *

Sitanshu Yashaschandra Sitanshu Yashaschandra Mehta (born 19 August 1941), better known as Sitanshu Yashaschandra, is a Gujarati language poet, playwright, translator and academic from India. He was the President of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He was awarded the Sa ...

(born 1941), Gujarati language poet and playwright

Hindi

Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana Khanzada Mirza Khan Abdul Rahim (17 December 1556 – 1 October 1627), popularly known as simply Rahim and titled ''Khan-i-Khanan'', was a poet who lived in India during the rule of Mughal emperor Akbar, who was Rahim's mentor. He was one of ...

(1556–1627), composer, poet, and produced books on astrology *

Amir Khusrow Abu'l Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrau (1253–1325 AD), better known as Amīr Khusrau was an Indo-Persian Sufi singer, musician, poet and scholar who lived under the Delhi Sultanate. He is an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian ...

(1253–1325), musician, scholar and poet * Ashok Chakradhar (1951– ), author and poet *

Banarsidas Banarasidas (15861643) was a Shrimal Jain businessman and poet of Mughal India. He is known for his poetic autobiography - ''Ardhakathānaka'', (The Half Story), composed in Braj Bhasa, an early dialect of Hindi linked with the region around Ma ...

(1586–1643), poet, businessman * Bihari (1595–1663), poet, author * Bhikhari Das (1721–?), poet * Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), novelist, poet, playwright * Bhawani Prasad Mishra (1913–1985), poet and author *

Dharmveer Bharti Dharamvir Bharati (25 December 1926 – 4 September 1997) was a renowned Hindi poet, author, playwright and a social thinker of India. He was the chief editor of the popular Hindi weekly magazine '' Dharmayug'', from 1960 till 1987.The Illustr ...

(1926–1997), poet, author, playwright and social thinker *

Dushyant Kumar Dushyant Kumar Tyagi (1 September 1931 – 30 December 1975) was an Indian poet of modern Hindi literature. He is famous for writing Hindi Ghazals, and is generally recognised as one of the foremost Hindi poets of the 20th century. Person ...

(1933–1975) *

Gulzar Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known professionally as Gulzar, is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this ...

(1934– ), poet, lyricist, film director *

Geet Chaturvedi Geet Chaturvedi (born 27 November 1977) is a Hindi poet, short story author, lyricist, screenwriter and novelist. Often regarded as an avant-garde writer, he was awarded the Bharat Bhushan Agrawal Award for poetry in 2007 and Krishna Pratap A ...

(1977– ), poet, short story author and journalist *

Gopal Singh Nepali __NOTOC__ Gopal Singh Nepali (11 August 1911 – 17 April 1963) was an Indian poet of Hindi literature and a lyricist of Bollywood. He was the son of Rel Bahadur Singh and Saraswoti. He was born on birthday of Lord Krishna (Krishna Janmashtam ...

(1911–1963), poet of Hindi literature and lyricist of

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" ...

Gopaldas Neeraj Gopaldas Neeraj (popularly known as Neeraj; 4 January 1925 – 19 July 2018) was an Indian poet and author of Hindi literature. He was also a poet of Hindi Kavi sammelan (Poets Meet). He was born in the village of Puravali, near Mahewa in Eta ...

(1924– ), poet and author * Gulab Khandelwal (1924– ), poetry including some in

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Harivansh Rai Bachchan Harivansh Rai Bachchan (; 27 November 1907 19 December 2002) was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is be ...

(1907–2003), poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge) *

Hemant Shesh Hemant Shesh (born 28 December 1952) is an Indian Hindi writer, poet and civil servant. Biography Hemant Shesh completed his post graduate education in Sociology from the University of Rajasthan in Jaipur in 1977. He then joined the Rajasth ...

(1952– ), writer, poet and civil servant *

Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu Shri Hit Harivansh Chandra Mahaprabhu (another spelling, Hita Harivaṃśa, 1509–1552) is a Braj-language bhakti poet- sant and the founder of Radha Vallabh Sampradaya. His principal work is the hymnal ''Hita-Caurāsī''. Born in Baad Graam ...

(1502–1552), bhakti Braj Bhasha poet-sant and religious leader *

Jagdish Gupt Jagdish Gupt ( hi, डा. जगदीश गुप्त) (1924–2001) was an Indian poet of the Nayi kavita (नई कविता) generation, a period of Modernism in modern Indian Hindi poetry. He was chairman of the Department of Hind ...

(1924–2001), Chhayavaad literary movement poet * Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), novelist, playwright, poet *

Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter and political activist. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2 ...

(1945– ), poet, lyricist and scriptwriter * Jumai Khan Azad (1930–2013), poet * Jwalamukhi (1938–2008), poet, novelist, writer and political activist *

Kabir Kabir Das (1398–1518) was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das ...

(1440–1518), mystic poet and

saint In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Or ...

Kavi Bhushan Kavi Bhushan (c. 1613–1715) was an Indian poet in the courts of the Bundeli king Chhatrasal and the Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He mainly wrote in Brajbhasha interspersed with words from Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian languages. He ...

(1613–1712), poet and scholar *

Kaka Hathrasi Kaka Hathrasi (18 September 1906 – 18 September 1995) was a Hindi satirist and humorist poet of India. Life and career Hathrasi was born as Prabhu Lal Garg. He wrote under the pen name ''Kaka Hathrasi''. He chose "Kaka", as he played the ch ...

(1906–1995),

satirist This is an incomplete list of writers, cartoonists and others known for involvement in satire – humorous social criticism. They are grouped by era and listed by year of birth. Included is a list of modern satires. Under Contemporary, 1930-196 ...

and humorist poet *

Kedarnath Agarwal Kedarnath Agarwal (also spelled as Agrawal and Aggarwal; 1911–2000) was a Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region ...

(1911–2000), Hindi language poet and

littérateur An intellectual is a person who engages in critical thinking, research, and reflection about the reality of society, and who proposes solutions for the normative problems of society. Coming from the world of culture, either as a creator or ...

* Kedarnath Singh (1934– ), poet, critic and essayist *

Keshavdas Keshavdas Mishra (1555–1617), usually known by the mononym Keshavdas or Keshavadasa, was a Sanskrit scholar and Hindi poet, best known for his ''Rasik Priya'', a pioneering work of the ''riti kaal'' (procedure period) of Hindi literature. Li ...

(1555–1617), best known for his Rasik Priya, a pioneering work of the riti kaal *

Kripalu Maharaj Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj (IAST: '; 5 October 1922 – 15 November 2013) the fifth original Jagadguru in Indian history, the embodiment of the nectar of divine love, was one of the foremost rasik saints who showered the bliss of ...

(1922–2013), spiritual master and poet * Krishan Kumar Sharma "Rasik" (1983– ),

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

, English and

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Kumar Vishwas Kumar Vishwas (born Vishwas Kumar Sharma; 10 February 1970) is an Indian Hindi poet, politician, and a lecturer. He was a founding member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and a former member of its National Executive. Life and career Vishwas was b ...

(1970– ), poet and professor *

Kunwar Narayan Kunwar Narayan (19 September 1927 – 15 November 2017) was a poet in Indian literature in Hindi.

(1927– ), poet *

Kanwal Ziai Kanwal Ziai (born Hardayal Singh Datta) (15 March 1927 – 27 October 2011) was an Urdu and Hindi language poet and author from India. Early life Ziai was born on 15 March 1927 in Kanjrur Dattan, Sialkot, (now Pakistan). He received award ''Doo ...

(1927–2011) * Mahadevi Varma (1906–1987), poet, woman's activist and educationist *

Maithili Sharan Gupt Maithili Sharan Gupt (3 August 1886 – 12 December 1964) was one of the most important modern Hindi poets. He is considered one among the pioneers of ''Khari Boli'' (plain dialect) poetry and wrote in Khari Boli dialect, at a time when most Hin ...

(1886–1964), poet, politician, dramatist, translator * Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and journalist *

Meera Meera, better known as Mirabai and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition. Mirabai was born into a Rathore ...

(1498–1547), mystic singer and composer of

Bhajan Bhajan refers to any devotional song with a religious theme or spiritual ideas, specifically among Indian religions, in any language. The term bhajanam ( Sanskrit: भजनम्) means ''reverence'' and originates from the root word ''bhaj'' ...

s * Mohan Rana (1964– ), poet * Murari Lal Sharma Neeras (1936– ), poet and educator *

Naresh Mehta Naresh Mehta (15 February 1922 - 22 November 2000) was a Hindi writer. There are over 50 published works in his name, ranging from poetry to plays. He received several literary awards, most notably the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi in 1988 fo ...

, poet and playwright *

Nagarjun Vaidyanath Mishra (30 June 1911 – 5 November 1998), better known by his pen name Nagarjun, was a Hindi and Maithili poet who has also penned a number of novels, short stories, literary biographies and travelogues, and was known as ''Janakavi ...

(1911–1998), poet, writer, essayist, novelist * Nawal Kishore Dhawal (1911–1964), writer, poet, proofreader, editor, critic, journalist and author *

(b 1969), poet, writer, novelist *

Padma Sachdev Padma Sachdev (17 April 1940 – 4 August 2021) was an Indian poet and novelist. She was the first modern woman poet of the Dogri language. George, p. 522 She also wrote in Hindi. She published several poetry collections, including ''Meri Kavit ...

, poet, novelist (Hindi and Dogri language) * Parichay Das, writer and editor and contemporary

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

poetry * Pawan Karan (1964– ), poet, writer, editor, and journalist *

Prasoon Joshi Prasoon Joshi (born 16 September 1971) is an Indian poet, writer, lyricist, screenwriter, and communication specialist and marketer. He is the CEO of McCann World group India and Chairman APAC (Asia Pacific), a subsidiary of the global mar ...

(1971– ), poet, lyricist * Rambhadracharya (1950– ) � Hindu religious leader, educator, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwright and Katha artist * Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908–1974), poet, essayist and academic *

Ramesh Chandra Jha Ramesh Chandra Jha (8 May 1928 – 7 April 1994) was an Indian poet, novelist and freedom fighter. Son of a senior gandhian and freedom fighter Lakshmi Narayan Jha, who was offered to become the first chief minister of Bihar but refused as he ...

(1925–1994 ), poet, novelist and freedom fighter * Rustam Singh (born 1955), poet, philosopher, translator and editor * Ravindra Prabhat (1969– ), author and poet * Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911–1987), poet, writer, novelist, journalist, traveller * Sahir Ludhianvi, lyricist, poet from Punjab (Ludhiana) *

Shahnaz Fatmi Prof Dr Shahnaz Fatmi ( ur, شہناز فاطمى; hi, शहनाज फातमी; born Shahnaz Bano on 5 January 1949), is an Indian Hindi and Urdu language poet and writer. She used her ''takhallus'' (pen names) of Fatmi (Urdu: فاطم� ...

(1949–), poet, writer, essayist, novelist * Shivmangal Singh Suman (1915–2002), poet and

academician An academician is a full member of an artistic, literary, engineering, or scientific academy. In many countries, it is an honorific title used to denote a full member of an academy that has a strong influence on national scientific life. In syst ...

* Shail Chaturvedi (1936–2007), poet, humorist, lyricist, actor *

Sri Lal Sukla Shrilal Shukla (31 December 1925 – 28 October 2011) was a Hindi writer, notable for his satire. He worked as a PCS officer for the state government of Uttar Pradesh, later inducted into the IAS. He has written over 25 books, including R ...

(1925–2011), author, writer * Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904–1948), poet * Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil' (1936–1975), poet * Sūdan (1700–1753), poet, writer * Sumitranandan Pant (1900–1975), Chhayavaad poetry, verse plays and essays * Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1899–1961), poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer *

Suryakumar Pandey Suryakumar Pandey (born 10 October 1954) is an Indian poet, humorist, satirist and writer. During his literary career, Pandey has contributed to various genres of Hindi literature including ''Hasya Kavita'' (humorous comic poetry), '' Vyangya'' ...

(Born 1954), poet, writer *

Surdas Surdas (IAST: Sūr, Devanagari: सूर) was a 16th-century blind Hindu devotional poet and singer, who was known for his works written in praise of Krishna, the supreme lord. He was a Vaishnava devotee of Lord Krishna, and he was also a ...

(1467–1583), composer and devotional poet * Tara Singh, poet *

Teji Grover Teji Grover is a Hindi poet, fiction writer, translator and painter. According to poet and critic Ashok Vajpeyi, "Teji Grover shapes her language away from the prevalent idiom of Hindi poetry. In her poetry language acquires a form which is uniqu ...

(born 1955), Hindi poet, fiction writer, translator and painter *

Tulsidas Tulsidas (; born Rambola Dubey; also known as Goswami Tulsidas; c.1511pp. 23–34.–1623) was a Ramanandi Vaishnava Hindu saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama. He wrote several popular works in Sanskrit and Awadhi, b ...

(1532–1623), poet-saint, reformer and philosopher *

Tribhuvan Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम शाह देव ) (30 June 1906 – 13 March 1955) was King of Nepal from 11 December 1911 until his ...

(born 1964), poet, writer, and journalist *

Uday Prakash Uday Prakash (born 1 January 1952) is a Hindi poet, scholar, journalist, translator and short story writer from India. He has worked as administrator, editor, researcher, and TV director. He writes for major dailies and periodicals as a freelancer ...

(1952– ), scholar, poet, journalist, translator and short story writer *

Valmiki Valmiki (; Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि, ) is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. The epic ''Ramayana'', dated variously from the 5th century BCE to first century BCE, is attributed to him, based on the attributio ...

, poet-saint, author of the epic

Ramayana The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th to 4th centuries BCE, and later stages ...

Virendra Kumar Baranwal Virendra Kumar Baranwal is an Indian poet and writer. He was awarded by Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award in 2004 for his work ''Jinna: Ek Punardrishti''. Personal life Baranwal was born on 21 September 1941 to Dayaram Baranwal and his wife ...

(born 1941), Indian poet and writer *

Vrind Vrind (1643–1723) was an Indian saint and poet in Hindi language from Marwar, in present Rajasthan. He was an important poet of the Ritikal period of Hindi literature, known for his poems on ethics (Niti), and most known for his work ''Nitisat ...

(1643–1723), poet

Kannada

* A. K. Ramanujan (1929–1993), poet and scholar of Indian literature who wrote in Kannada and English *

Kuvempu Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, was an Indian poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century. He wa ...

(1904–1994) *

D. R. Bendre Dattātreya Rāmachandra Bēndre (31 January 1896 – 26 October 1981), popularly known as Da Rā Bēndre, is generally considered the greatest Kannada lyric poet of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the history of Kannada ...

(1896–1981) *

Gopalakrishna Adiga Mogeri Gopalakrishna Adiga (1918–1992) was a modern Kannada poet. He is known by some commentators as the "pioneer of New style" poetry. The Hindu - 26 September 2002 Biography He was born in an orthodox brahmin family in coastal village of ...

(1918–1992) * V. K. Gokak (1909–1992) *

K. S. Narasimhaswamy Kikkeri Subbarao Narasimhaswamy (26 January 1915 – 27 December 2003) commonly known as K. S. Narasimhaswamy, was an Indian poet who wrote in Kannada language. His most popular collection of poems, '' Mysooru Mallige'', has seen more than thi ...

(1915–2003) * U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932–2014) * Adikavi Pampa (902–975) * Ranna (949-?) * Janna (13th century) *

Harihara Harihara (Sanskrit: हरिहर) is the fused sattvika characterisation of Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara) from Hindu theology. Hari is the form of Vishnu, and Hara is the form of Shiva. Harihara is also known as Shankaranarayana ("Shankara" ...

Vaidehi Vaidehi may refer to: *Of, from or related to the ancient Indian kingdom of Videha **Vaidehi, another name for the goddess Sita **Queen Vaidehi, mother of king Ajatashatru * ''Vaidehi'' (2006 TV series), also known as ''Vaidehi – Ek Aur Agni Pa ...

(1945– ) *

D. V. Gundappa Devanahalli Venkataramanaiah Gundappa (17 March 1887 – 7 October 1975), popularly known as DVG, was an Indian writer, poet and philosopher in Kannada-language. He is one of the stalwarts of modern Kannada literature. His most notable work is th ...

(1887–1975) *

Purandara Dasa Purandara Dasa ( IAST: Purandara dāsa) ( 1470 – 1565) was a Haridasa philosopher and a follower of Madhwacharya 's Dwaitha philosophy -saint from present-day Karnataka, India. He was a composer, singer and one of the chief founding-pr ...

(1484–1564) *

Kanaka Dasa Kanaka Dasa (1509–1609) was a Haridasa saint and philosopher, popularly called Daasashreshta Kanakadasa (ದಾಸಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕನಕದಾಸ). He was a renowned composer of Carnatic music, poet, reformer and musician. He is kn ...

(1509–1609) *

M. Govinda Pai Manjeshwar Govinda Pai (23 March 1883 – 6 September 1963), also known as Rastrakavi Govinda Pai, was a Kannada poet. He was awarded the first Rashtrakavi title by the Madras Government (Kasaragod district was part of South Kanara district of M ...

(1883–1963) *

Dinakara Desai Dinakara Desai (ದಿನಕರ ದೇಸಾಯಿ) was a poet, writer, educationist, and political activist. He was famous for his poetry form called ''chutuka'' (also known as ''Chutuka Brahma''). Chutuka or chutuku is a quadraplet poem. Thi ...

(1909–1982) *

Gangadevi Gangadevi, also known as Gangambika, was a 14th-century princess and Sanskrit-language poet of the Vijayanagara Empire of present-day India. She was wife of Kumara Kampana, the son of the Vijayanagara king Bukka Raya I (c. 1360s-1370s). Gang ...

(14th century) *

Gourish Kaikini Gourish Kaikini (12 September 1912 – 14 November 2002) was a teacher and Kannada litterateur. He received many awards including the Sahitya Academy award and the Rajyotsava Award given by the government of Karnataka. He also wrote in Ma ...

(1912–2002) * Kumara Vyasa (late 14th-early 15th century) *

Akka Mahadevi Akka Mahadevi ಅಕ್ಕ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ (c.1130–1160) was one of the early female poets of the Kannada literature and a prominent person in the Lingayat Shaiva sect in the 12th century. Her 430 extant Vachana poems (a form of spont ...

(1130–1160) * Nagavarma I (late 10th-early 11th century) *

Nagavarma II Nagavarma II (mid-11th or mid-12th century) was a Kannada language scholar and grammarian in the court of the Western Chalukya Empire that ruled from Basavakalyan, in modern Karnataka state, India. He was the earliest among the three most notabl ...

(late 11th-early 12th century) *

T. N. Srikantaiah Theerthapura Nanjundaiah Srikantaiah ( kn, ತೀರ್ಥಪುರ ನಂಜುಂಡಯ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀಕಂಠಯ್ಯ) (26 November 1906 – 7 September 1966) commonly known as 'Thee. Nam. Shree. (ತೀ. ನಂ. ಶ್ರೀ.), was a ...

(1906–1966) *

B. M. Srikantaiah Belluru Mylaraiah Srikantaiah (3 January 1884 – 5 January 1946), was an Indian author, writer and translator of Kannada literature. Prominent Students * V. Seetharamaiah * K. V. Puttappa Works * ''Gadayuddha Natakam'' (ಗದಾಯುದ� ...

(1884–1946) *

G. S. Shivarudrappa Guggari Shanthaveerappa Shivarudrappa (7 February 1926 – 23 December 2013), or colloquially GSS, was an Indian Kannada poet, writer, and researcher who was awarded the title of ''Rashtrakavi'' (national poet) by the Government of Karnataka in ...

(1926–2013) *

Allama Prabhu Allamaprabhu ( kn, ಅಲ್ಲಮಪ್ರಭು) was a 12th-century mystic-saint and ''Vachana'' poet (called ''Vachanakara'') of the Kannada language, propagating the unitary consciousness of Self and Shiva. Allamaprabhu is one of the cele ...

(12th century) *

Shishunala Sharif Muhammad Sharif was an Indian social reformer, philosopher and poet. Birth and early life Santa Shishunala Sharifa was born on 7 March 1819 in Shishuvinahala, a village in Shigganvi (now Shiggaon) taluk (in Haveri district), Karnataka. He ...

(1819–1889) * Sarvajna (16th century) *

K. S. Nissar Ahmed Kokkare Hosahalli Shekh Haider Nissar Ahmed (5 February 1936 – 3 May 2020) was an Indian poet and writer in the Kannada language. He was awarded the Padma Shri (2008), the Rajyotsava Award (1981) and the Pampa award for his work (2017). He be ...

(1936– ) *

Masti Venkatesha Iyengar Masti Venkatesha Iyengar (6 June 1891 – 6 June 1986) was a well-known writer in Kannada language. He was the fourth among Kannada writers to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honor conferred in India. He was popularly re ...

Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar (1904–1991), popularly known as Goruru, was an Indian writer who wrote in Kannada. He was well known for his humour and satire. Early life Goruru Ramaswami Iyengar was born at "Goruru" in Hassan district of Karnataka ...

Raghavendra Swami Raghavendra Tirtha () (1595 – 1671) was a Hindu scholar, theologian and saint. He was also known as Sudha Parimalacharya (). His diverse oeuvre include commentaries on the works of Madhva, Jayatirtha and Vyasatirtha, interpretation of the ...

(belongs to Kannada Madhva Brahmin; born in 1595 or 1598 or 1601 CE) *

Devanur Mahadeva Devanoora Mahadeva is an Indian writer and intellectual who writes in Kannada language. The Government of India conferred upon him the Padma Shri award, the fourth highest civilian award. Known among literary circles to be a rebel, Mahadeva re ...

(1948 Devanuru village Nanjangud taluk, Mysore district, Karnataka) * Sri Ponna (born 9th to 10th century) *

Kayyar Kinhanna Rai Kayyara Kinhanna Rai (8 June 1915 – 9 August 2015) was an Indian independence activist, author, poet, journalist, teacher and farmer. Early life Rai was born on 8 June 1915 to Duggappa and Deyyakka Rai in a Tulu-speaking Bunt family. Hi ...

(1915 to 2015) * Raghavanka (12th century) *

Rudrabhatta Rudrabhatta was an influential 12th-century Kannada poet in the court of the Hoysala Empire King Veera Ballala II(r.1173–1220 CE). According to Kannada language expert Narasimhacharya, the poet was also patronized by a minister of the King.Na ...

(12th century) * Palkuriki Somanatha (1195) * Kesiraja (13th century)

Kashmiri

Allama Muhammad Iqbal Sir Muhammad Iqbal ( ur, ; 9 November 187721 April 1938), was a South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philos ...

* Abdul Ahad Azad (1903–1948) *

* Amin Kamil (1924–2014) *

Arnimal Arnimal was an 18th century leading Kashmiri Brahmin female poet. Life Arnimal was born in Palhalan during the eighteenth century. She married Munshi Bhawani Das Kachroo, a poet from Rainawari and an erudite Persian scholar in the court of Ju ...

(died 1800) * Ghulam Ahmad Mahjur (1885–1952) *

Habba Khatun Habba Khatoon (born Zoon; 1554 – 1609; sometimes spelled Khatun), also known by the honorary title ''The Nightingale of Kashmir'', was a Kashmiri Muslim poet and ascetic in the 16th century. Her compositions have been sung and recited countl ...

(16th century) *

Lalleshwari Lalleshwari, also known locally as Lal Ded (; 1320–1392), was a Kashmiri mystic of the Kashmir Shaivism school of Hindu philosophy. She was the creator of the style of mystic poetry called vatsun or ''Vakhs'', literally "speech" (from Sanskr ...

, also known as "Lalla" or "Lal Ded" * Mahmud Gami (1765–1855) *

Maqbool Shah Kralawari Peer Maqbool Shah Kralawari (1820–1877) پیر مقبول شاہ کرالہ واری पीर मक़बूल शाह क्रालवारी was a poet of the 19th-century Kashmiri literature. Educated in Persian literature and con ...

(1820–1976) *

Nund Reshi Nund Rishi ( c. 1377 – c. 1438 AD; sometimes spelled Nund Reshi), also known as Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani, Sheikh-Ul-Alam (spritual guide of the world) and by the title Alamdar-e-Kashmir ("Flag Bearer of Kashmir"), was a Kashmiri Sufi saint, ...

(1377–1440) *

Rasul Mir Rasul Mir ( Kashmiri: ) also known as Rasul Mir Shahabadi, was a romantic poet of Kashmir in the 19th century. He was born at Doru Shahabad, a historic town in Anantnag district of Kashmir. He is often referred to as imām-e-ishqiya shairi ( ...

(died 1870) * Rehman Rahi (born 1925), poet, translator and critic *

Rupa Bhavani Rupa may refer to: Places *Rupa, Croatia, a town in northwest Croatia *Rupa, Arunachal Pradesh, a town of Arunachal Pradesh *Rupa gold mine, an artisanal mine in Uganda *Rupa Lake, a freshwater lake in Nepal Science * ''Rupa'' (beetle), a beetl ...

(1621–1721) * Zinda Kaul 'Masterji' (1884–1965) * Hakeem Manzoor (1937–2006) *

Ghulam Nabi Firaq Professor Ghulam Nabi Firaq (15 July 1927 – 17 December 2016) was an Indian Kashmiri poet, writer and an educationist. As an educationist he tried his best to reach all sections of society to help them in uplifting their educational standard ...

(1922–2016)

Konkani

Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar (30 November 1910 – 8 July 1984) was a poet from Goa, India. Bā Bha Borkar, also known as Ba-ki-baab, started writing poems at an early age. The author Vi SA Khandekar was an early champion of Borkar's poetry. ...

(1910–1984), also known as "Baki-baab" * R. V. Pandit, vast poetic production in Konkani, and some in Portuguese *

Uday Bhembre Uday Bhembre is an Indian lawyer, Konkani writer and a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly. He is noted for his role as the editor of the Konkani daily, '' Sunaparant'', and as a Konkani language activist. Bhembre is also widely kno ...

* Ramesh Veluskar, prominent and award-winning Konkani poet

Maithili

Vidyapati Vidyapati ( – 1460), also known by the sobriquet ''Maithil Kavi Kokil'' (the poet cuckoo of Maithili), was a Maithili and Sanskrit polymath-poet-saint, playwright, composer, biographer, philosopher, law-theorist, writer, courtier ...

, also known as Vidyapati Thakur and called ''Maithil Kavi Kokil'' "the poet cuckoo of Maithili" (c. 1352 – c. 1448), Maithili poet and Sanskrit writer * Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, 23 September 1908 – 24 April 1974,poet, essayist, freedom fighter, patriot and academic * Acharya Ramlochan Saran (1889–1971), littérateur, grammarian, publisher and poet *

Jayamant Mishra Dr. Jaymant Mishra (15 October 1925 – 7 September 2010) was a renowned Sanskrit scholar of India. He was also a well-known Maithili poet. He had been awarded several prestigious honors including "Mahamahopadhyaya", President Award, "Kalidas Sa ...

(1925–2010),

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural diffusion ...

scholar and Maithili poet

Malayalam

Medieval poets *

Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan (, ) (Malayalam: തുഞ്ചത്ത് രാമാനുജൻ എഴുത്തച്ഛൻ) ( ''fl.'' 16th century) was a Malayalam devotional poet, translator and linguist from Kerala, south India. ...

, called the "Father of the Malayalam language" (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

16th century) *

Johann Ernst Hanxleden Johann Ernst Hanxleden (1681–1732), better identified as Arnos Pathiri, was a German Jesuit priest and missionary, best known for his contributions as a Malayalam and Sanskrit poet, grammarian, lexicographer, and philologist. He lived in India ...

, also known as "Arnos Paathiri" (1681–1732), German Jesuit priest *

Poonthanam Namboothiri Poonthanam Nambudiri (1547–1640AD) was a famous poet and a devotee of Guruvayurappan, who lived in Keezhattoor in what is now Malappuram district, Kerala, India. He is remembered for his masterpiece, '' Jnanappana'' which means "the song ...

(

16th century), devotional poet *

Kunchan Nambiar Kunchan Nambiar was a prominent Malayalam poet of the 18th century (1705-1770). Apart from being a prolific poet, Nambiar is also famous as the originator of the dance art form of Thullal, most of his works were written for use in Thullal perfo ...

(1705–1770) *

Unnayi Warrier Unnayi Warrier was a poet, writer, scholar, and dramatist who lived in Kerala, India during the 17th/18th century. He is best known for his chef-d'oeuvre '' Nalacharitham'' aattakatha and is known to have made significant contributions to the a ...

Irayimman Thampi Iravivarman Thampi, better known as Irayimman Thampi (1782 October 12 - 1856 July 29), was an Indian Carnatic musician, music composer and poet from the Kingdom of Travancore. He was a vocalist in the court of Swathi Thirunal. His compositions i ...

(1783–1862), court poet and musician *

Moyinkutty Vaidyar Moyinkutty Vaidyar (1852–1892), often referred to as ''Mahakavi'' (great poet), is historically considered one of the most renowned poets of the Mappila pattu genre of Malayalam language. Personal life Moyinkutty was born to Unni Mammad ...

(1857–1891) Renaissance Poets *

Kumaran Asan Mahakavi Kumaran Asan (Malayalam: എൻ. കുമാരൻ ആശാൻ) (12 April 1873 – 16 January 1924) was a poet of Malayalam literature, Indian social reformer and a philosopher. He is known to have initiated a revolution in Malayalam ...

(1873–1924) *

Kerala Varma Valiya Koyithampuran Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran ( ml, കേരളവർമ്മ വലിയ കോയിത്തമ്പുരാൻ; 19 February 1845 – 22 September 1914) also spelt Kerala Varma Valiya Koilthampuran and known as Kerala Varma, w ...

, also known as Kerala Varma (1845–1914), poet and translator *

Vallathol Narayana Menon Vallathol Narayana Menon (Malayalam: വള്ളത്തോൾ നാരായണ മേനോൻ) (16 October 1878 – 13 March 1958) was a Malayalam poet and one of the triumvirate of modern Malayalam poetry, along with Asan and Ulloor ...

(1878–1958) *

Ulloor S Parameswara Iyer Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer (Malayalam: ഉള്ളൂർ എസ്. പരമേശ്വര അയ്യർ; 6 June 1877 – 15 June 1949), born Sambasivan but popularly known as Ulloor, was an Indian poet of Malayalam literature and a histo ...

(1877–1949) * K. V. Simon (1883–1943) * K.C. Kesava Pillai (1868–1914) *

A. R. Raja Raja Varma A. R. Raja Raja Varma or A R. Rajaraja Varma ( ml, എ.ആർ. രാജരാജവർമ്മ) (1863–1918) was an Indian poet, grammatician and Professor of Oriental Languages at Maharaja's College (present University College), Trivandrum. ...

(1863–1918), poet, grammarian, scholar, critic and writer Romantic Poets *

Changampuzha Krishna Pillai Changampuzha Krishna Pillai (Malayalam: ചങ്ങമ്പുഴ കൃഷ്ണപിള്ള; 10 October 1911 – 17 June 1948) was a celebrated Malayalam poet from Kerala, India, known for his elegy ''Ramanan'' (Malayalam: രമണന ...

(1911–1948), poet and translator * Edappalli Raghavan Pillai (1909–1936) *

P. Kunhiraman Nair Panayanthitta Kunhiraman Nair (4 October 1905 – 27 May 1978), also known as Mahakavi P, was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. He was known for his romantic poems which detailed the natural beauty of his home state of Kerala in South Ind ...

(1906–1974) *

Sanjayan Mannikoth Ramunni Nair (1903–1943), better known by his pseudonym, Sanjayan, was a Malayalam writer, journalist and one of the pioneers of satirical writing in Malayalam literature. Along with E. V. Krishna Pillai, another of the notable Malay ...

Neo-Romantic Poets *

G. Sankara Kurup G. Sankara Kurup, (3 June 1901 – 2 February 1978) also referred to as Mahakavi G (The Great Poet G), was an Indian poet, essayist and literary critic of Malayalam literature. Known as one of the greats of Malayalam poetry, he was the first r ...

, aka "Sankara Kurup" (died 1978) *

Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon Kerala poet and Indian poet Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon (11 May 1911 – 22 December 1985) (also written as Vailoppilli) was an Indian poet of Malayalam literature. Known for his works such as ''Kudiyozhikkal'', ''Kannikkoythu'' and '' Mambazham'' ...

, aka "Vailoppilli Sreedhara Menon" (1911–1985) * Edasseri Govindan Nair (1906–1974)) * N.V. Krishna Warrier (1916–1989), poet and scholar * Thirunalloor Karunakaran (1924–2006), poet and scholar * P. Bhaskaran (1924–2007), poet and film songwriter *

Vayalar Ramavarma Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October 27, 1975), also known as Vayalar, was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language. He was known for his poems which include ''Sargasangeetham'', ''Mulankaadu'', ''Padamudrakal'', ''Aayisha'' a ...

, also spelled

Vayalar Rama Varma Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October 27, 1975), also known as Vayalar, was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language. He was known for his poems which include ''Sargasangeetham'', ''Mulankaadu'', ''Padamudrakal'', ''Aayisha'' a ...

(1928–1975) *

O.N.V. Kurup Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (known as O. N. V. Kurup; 27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016) was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. He receive ...

(born 1931) *

Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri (2 June 1939 – 25 February 2021) was an Indian writer and scholar of Malayalam literature. Known primarily for his poems, Namboothiri also contributed to other genres such as essays, translations and children's lite ...

(born 1939) * Kunjunni (died 2006) *

Balamani Amma Nalapat Balamani Amma (19 July 1909 – 29 September 2004) was an Indian poet who wrote in Malayalam. ''Amma'' (Mother), ''Muthassi'' (Grandmother), and ''Mazhuvinte Katha'' (The story of the Axe) are some of her well-known works. She ...

* Sugathakumari Modernist Poets *

M. Govindan Mancherath Thazhathethil Govindan (1919–1989) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature and a cultural activist from Kerala, India. He was known for his writings as well as for his efforts in assisting Anand to publish his debut novel, ''Aa ...

(1919–1988) *

K. Ayyappa Panicker Dr. K. Ayyappa Paniker, sometimes spelt "Ayyappa Panicker" (12 September 1930 – 23 August 2006), was a Malayalam poet, literary critic, and an academic and a scholar in modern and post-modern literary theories as well as ancient Indian aesthe ...

, also spelled

Ayyappa Paniker Dr. K. Ayyappa Paniker, sometimes spelt "Ayyappa Panicker" (12 September 1930 – 23 August 2006), was a Malayalam poet, literary critic, and an academic and a scholar in modern and post-modern literary theories as well as ancient Indian aesthe ...

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

(1930–2006) *

Attoor Ravi Varma Attoor Ravi Varma (27 December 1930 – 26 July 2019)

* Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan, popularly known as Kadammanitta (1935–2008) *

Satchidanandan K. Satchidanandan (1946) is an Indian poet and critic, writing in Malayalam and English. A pioneer of modern poetry in Malayalam, a bilingual literary critic, playwright, editor, columnist and translator, he is the former editor of ''Indian L ...

(born 1946), critic (writing in Malayalam and English), poet (in Malayalam) *

S. Rajasekharan S Rajasekharan is an Indian literary critic and poetin the Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union terr ...

(born 1946), poet and literary critic * D. Vinayachandran *

A. Ayyappan A. Ayyappan (27 October 1949 – 21 October 2010) was an Indian Malayalam-language poet in the modernist period. He is considered as the "Icon of anarchism" in Malayalam poetry. He was also an iconoclast figure who had a close friendship with ...

(born 1949) * Balachandran Chullikkad (born 1957), poet and actor * Nellikkal Muraleedharan (born 1948), poet, writer and critic *

Venu V Desom Venu V. Desom (Malayalam:വേണു വി ദേശം; born May 1959 at Desom village, Aluva, Kerala, India) is a Malayalam poet, novelist, lyricist, and translator. He was the first Malayalam poet to write gazals in Malayalam. Apart from o ...

Postmodern Poets * P. P. Ramachandran *

T. P. Rajeevan Thachom Poyil Rajeevan (28 June 1959 – 2 November 2022) was an Indian novelist and poet originally from Palery who wrote in Malayalam and English languages. Works In Malayalam, Rajeevan published two novels ( ''Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirak ...

(born 1959), poet, novelist and literary critic. *

V. M. Girija V. M. Girija (born 27 July 1961) is an Indian poet and essayist, writing in Malayalam language. She has published a number of books, which include ''Prem - Ek Album'', the Hindi translation of her poetry anthology in Malayalam, ''Pranayam Oralb ...

(born 1961), poet *

Veerankutty Veerankutty ( ml, വീരാന്‍കുട്ടി) is a Malayalam poet and former Associate Professor in Dept of Malayalam Govt College Madappally. He was born in Narayamkulam near Perambra in Kozhikode District, Kerala, India. Veeran ...

Syam Sudhakar Syam Sudhakar (born 16 October 1983) ) is a bilingual poet and academic from Kerala, India. He writes poems in Malayalam, his native language, and in English. His poems have been translated into several languages including Tamil, Hindi, Bengali, ...

(born 1983), poet and literary critic

Manipuri

Nongthombam Biren Singh Nongthombam Biren Singh ( Meitei pronunciation: /nōng-thōm-bam bī-ren sīng/; born 1 January 1961) is an Indian politician, former footballer and journalist, who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Manipur for the second term si ...

, politician, poet and former journalist *

Ashangbam Minaketan Singh Padma Shri Ashangbam Minaketan Singh is regarded as the founder of Modern Manipuri literature. He was born as the only child to Ashangbam Jivan Singh and Medhabati Devi on 2 May 1906. His grandfather Ashang Kut, also known as Ashangbam Phura H ...

(1906-1995), founder of modern Meitei literature, author of Manipuri epic "Basanta sheireng", winner of

and Soviet Land Nehru Prize *

(born 1959), poet who writes in English and Meiteilon * Angom Gopi (1710-1780), classical Manipuri poet, translator of

Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita (; sa, श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता, lit=The Song by God, translit=śrīmadbhagavadgītā;), often referred to as the Gita (), is a 700- verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic ''Mahabharata'' ( ...

and

Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus ...

into

Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...

Rajkumar Shitaljit Singh Shitaljit Singh Rajkumar, also known as "Rajkumar Shitaljit Singh" or "RK Shitaljit", was a noted writer, Retrieved on 7 January 2019. scholar and educationalist of Manipur. He was born on 18 August 1913, Retrieved on 7 January 2019. and di ...

(1913-2008), poet, writer and teacher, winner of President's Medal and Sahitya Ratna award *

Elangbam Nilakanta Singh Elangbam Nilakanta Singh (1927-2000) was an Indian poet and critic, considered by many as one of the pioneers of modern Meitei literature. A recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1987, Nilakanta Singh was honored by the Government of India, ...

(1927-2000), author of "Tirtha Yatra" and "Manipuri Sheirang"; winner of

and

Marathi

Samarth Ramdas Samarth Ramdas (c. 1608 - c. 1681), also known as Sant Ramdas or Ramdas Swami, was an Indian Hindu saint, philosopher, poet, writer and spiritual master. He was a devotee of the Hindu deities Rama and Hanuman. Early life Ramdas or previously N ...

, wrote Manache Shlok; known as the Guru of Shivaji Maharaj * Sant Dnyaneshwar, also known as "Sant Jñāneshwar" and "Jñanadeva" (1275–1296), saint, poet, philosopher and

* Eknath or Eknāth (1533–1599), poet and scholar *

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(birth-year estimates range from 1577– -1609 – died 1650) *

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, poet and Sanskrit scholar * Raghunath Pandit * Suresh Bhat 1932–2003), known as ''Ghazal Emperor, Samrat'' (Emperor of ''ghazals'') for his exposition of that form *Namdeo Dhasal (born 1949), poet, writer, journalist, editor and Dalit activist *Manohar Oak (born 1933), poet and novelist *

(born 1931 or 1932), poet who wrote both in Marathi and English; also a graphic designer *Bahinabai Chaudhari (1880–1951), illiterate poet whose son wrote down her poems for her *Balkavi, Tryambak Bapuji Thombre "Balkavi" *Vilas Sarang (born 1942), writer, critic, translator and poet *Kusumagraj, pen name of Vishnu Vāman Shirwādkar (1912–1999), poet, writer and humanist *P. S. Rege (1910–1978), poet, playwright, fiction writer and academic *Shanta Shelke (1922–2002), poet, journalist, professor, composer, story writer, translator, writer of children's literature *Hemant Divate (born 1967), poet, editor of Abhidhanantar magazine, translator *Hridaynath Mangeshkar (born 1937), eminent poet and composer of songs mainly in Marathi and Hindi *Manya Joshi (born 1972), Marathi poet *Mangesh Narayanrao Kale (born 1966), poet, editor, critic and translator *Saleel Wagh (born 1967), poet, translator, critic *G. D. Madgulkar, popularly known in his home state of Maharashtra by his initials, Ga Di Ma (1919–1977), poet, lyricist, writer and actor; older brother of writer Venkatesh Madgulkar *Poet Borkar, Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar, also known as "Baki-baab" (1910–1984), wrote mostly in Marathi but with numerous works in Konkani language, Konkani *Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883–1966), revolutionary freedom fighter, ideologue and thinker who composed mainly poems and songs of nationalist and revolutionary sentiments * Varjesh Solanki (born 1967), award-winning Marathi poet * Vasant Abaji Dahake (born 1942), poet, novelist, playwright, artist, and critic * Bhau Panchbhai, poet and dalit activist * Mangesh Padgaonkar (born 1929), Marathi poet and recipient Maharashtra Bhushan Award * Indira Sant

Nepali

See also: List of Nepali-language poets * Agam Singh Giri (1927–1971) *Hari Bhakta Katuwal (1935-1980) *Kamala Sankrityayan (1920-2009) * Parijat (writer), Parijat (1937–1993) * Rajendra Bhandari (born 1956) * Salik Shah (his bilingual poetry collection, "Khas Pidgin," won Elgin Awards, Elgin Award nomination from Science Fiction Poetry Association, Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association in 2018) *Tulsiram Sharma Kashyap, Tulsiram Sharma 'Kashyap' (1939 – 1998) *

(born 1960)

Odia

* Jayadeva (1170-1245), author of the famous Gita Govinda in Sanskrit and some poems in Odia (12th century) * Sarala Das (15th century AD), author of the Odia Mahabharata in verse (15th century) * Jagannatha Dasa (Odia poet), Jagannatha Dasa, author of the Odia ''Bhagabata'' and one of the ''panchasakha'' (15th century) * Achyutananda, Achyutananda Dasa, author of ''Sunya Sanghita'' and multiple other texts, one of the ''panchasakha'' (16th century) * Salabega (born 1607 or 1608), Muslim author of many bhajans and devotee of Jagannath * Upendra Bhanja (born from 1670 to 1688), poet and member of the royal family of a princely state * Abhimanyu Samantasinhara, Abhimanyu Samantasinghara, author of ''Bigadha Chintamani'' * Bhima Bhoi (1850–1895), author of ''Stuti Chintamani'', blind Mahima saint poet of Odisha * Brajanath Badajena (1729-1799), awarded ''Kabi Bhushana'', author of classics like "Samara Taranga" and "Chatura Binoda" * Brajanath Ratha (1936-2014), poet, writer, social activist, winner of Tagore Award * Fakir Mohan Senapati (1843–1918), short-story writer, novelist, poet, writer, government official and social activist * Gangadhar Meher (1862-1924), known as Svabhava Kavi and Prakriti Kavi (Nature Poet), author of "Tapaswini" epic * Utkala Mani Gopabandhu Das, Gopabandhu Das (1877-1928), called ''Utkala Mani'' ("Gem of Orissa"), social worker, political activist, writer, novelist and poet *

(born 1928), winner of

and

* Krushna Chandra Kar * Manasi Pradhan * Manmohan Acharya * Nanda Kishore Bal (1875-1928), known as Palli Kavi (Poet of Rural Life), penned popular lyrics for children called "Nana Baya Geeta" * Nirmala Devi * Radhanath Ray (1848-1908), known as Kabibar (Supreme Poet), author of epics like "Chilika", "Chandrabhaga", "Mahajatra" and "Kedara Gouri" * Sitakanta Mohapatra (born 1937), winner of Padma Bhusan, Padma Vibhusan,

, Jnanpith Award and Tagore Award * Ramakrushna Nanda (1906-1994), eminent writer of children's literature, author of the morning prayer song "Ahe Dayamaya Vishwa Vihari" sung in all Odia schools * Pratibha Satpathy (born 1945), poet, editor and winner of

* Ramakant Rath (born 1934), author of epic "Shri Radha", winner of Padma Bhusan, Saraswati Samman and Sahitya Akademi Fellowship *

(born 1972), author of Kalahandi (poem), Kalahandi and winner of

Golden Jubilee Award * Sachidananda Routray (1916-2004), winner of

, author of "Baji Rout", "Pratima Nayak", "Pallishri" and "Chhota Mora Gaan" * Rabi Singh (1931-2020), freedom fighter and Marxism, Marxist writer of revolutionary poems * Upendra Bhanja (1670-1740), known as Kavi Samrat (King of Poets), author of epics like "Vaideheesha Vilasa", "Prema Sudhanidhi", "Lavanyavati" etc

Punjabi

* Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Baba Farid (12th–13th century) * Damodar Das Arora (1605-1656 AD) * Shah Hussain (16th century) * Sultan Bahu (16th–17th century) * Saleh muhammad safoori (17th century) * Bulleh Shah (17th–18th century) * Waris Shah (18th century) * Khwaja Ghulam Farid (18th–19th century) * Mian Muhammad Bakhsh (19th century) * Qadaryar (19th century) * Peelu (19th century) * Hashim (19th century) * Shareef Kunjahi (20th century) * Mir Tanha Yousafi (20th century) * Anwar Masood (20th century) * Afzal Ahsan Randhawa (20th century) * Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish, Aatish (20th century) * Shaista Nuzhat –(20th century) * Bhai Veer Singh (20th century) * Jaswant Singh Rahi (20th century) * Dhani Ram Chatrik (20th century) * Faiz Ahmad Faiz (20th century) * Amrita Pritam (20th century) * Darshan Singh Awara (20th century) * Dr. Harbhajan Singh (20th century) * Shiv Kumar Batalvi (20th century) * Sharif Kunjahi (20th century) * Pash, Paash (20th century) * Surjit Paatar (20th century) * Ajmer Rode (20th century) * Sukhdarshan Dhaliwal * Satinder Sartaj * Balwant Gargi * Sukhbir (writer), Sukhbir * Shardha Ram Phillauri * Ustad Daman * Munir Niazi

Rajasthani

Medieval * Dursa Arha (1535 – 1655), 'First Nationalist Poet Of India' 16th-century warrior and Rajasthani poet * Suryamal Misran (1815 – 1868), 19th century Kaviraj, Rajkavi (State Poet & Historian) of Bundi State * Mahatma Isardas (1539 – 1618), Rajasthani saint-poet * Narharidas Barhath (1648 – 1733), Rajasthani saint-poet * Brahmanand Swami (1772 – 1832), saint of the Swaminarayan Sampraday and as one of Swaminarayan's Paramahamsa * Chand Bardai, Court poet of Prithvi Raj Chauhan * Kaviraja Bankidas Ashiya, Kaviraj Bankidas Asiya, 18th-century Kaviraj, Raj-Kavi (State Poet & Historian) of Jodhpur State * Kanhaiyalal Sethia (1919 – 2008), Rajasthani and Hindi poet * Sanwar Daiya * Sawai Singh Dhamora (1926 – 2017) * Kripa Ram Barath, Kriparam Khidiya, author of "''Rajiya ra Sortha''" * Fateh Karan Charan, Rajasthani poet & leader of the Bijolia Movement * Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat (1916 – 2014), Indian author and politician * Shakti Dan Kaviya (1940 – 2021),

recipient- poet, writer, and scholar of Rajasthani languages, Rajasthani, Dingal, Braj Bhasha, Brajbhasha, & Hindi * Narayan Singh Bhati (1930 – 1994), founder of Rajasthani Research Institute (Chopasani, Jodhpur) * Vijaydan Detha (1926 – 2013),

recipient noted Rajasthani poet & writer * Arjun Deo Charan (born 1954), Rajasthani poet, critic, playwright, theatre director and translator * Chandra Prakash Deval, Rajasthani Language, Rajasthani poet and translator, convener of Rajasthani Advisory Council of

. * Bhanwar Singh Samaur (born 1943),

recipient, writer, poet, historian, and social worker * Kaviraj Shyamaldas, Kaviraja Shyamaldas (19th century), Kaviraj, Rajkavi (State Poet & Historian) of Udaipur State * Swarupadas (1801–1863), Dadu Dayal, Dadu Panthi poet * Thakur Akshay Singh Ratnu (1910 – 1995), Rajasthani languages, Rajasthani, Braj Bhasha, Brajbhasha and Hindi poet * Thakur Kesari Singh Barhath (1872–1941), Revolutionary movement for Indian independence, Indian revolutionary leader & poet

Sanskrit

Ancient poets *

, author of

* Vyasa, Vedavyasa, author of Mahabharata Ashtadasapurana Classical poets * Kālidāsa, Classical Sanskrit poet and dramatist writer of Kumara Sambhavam, Meghadootam, abhignana shakuntalam * Adi Sankara, author of a lot of poems; Bhaja Govindam, Soundarya Lahari, Eulogy on Brahma sutrams, Bhagavathgita Bhashyam and Lalitha Sahasranama * Bharavi, author of Kiratarjuniya * Magha (poet), Magha * Bhaṭṭikāvya, Bhatti, author of Bhattikāvya, known as ''Rāvatavadha'' Medieval poets * Jayadeva (1200 AD), author of Gita Govinda * Narayana Panditacharya, author of Sumadhvavijaya, Sangraha Ramayana * Vedanta Desika (1269–1370), Sri Vaishnava writer, poet, devotee, philosopher and teacher Early modern poets * Kavikalanidhi Devarshi Shrikrishna Bhatt (1675–1761), court poet of Jai Singh II * Krishnadevaraya (died 1529), king of the Vijayanagara empire and poet * Prabodhananda Sarasvati (16th century), Vaishnava bhakti poet-saint * Vadiraja Tirtha (1480–1600), Dvaita saint, poet, devotee and philosopher Modern Poets * Jagadguru Rāmabhadrācārya * Ram Karan Sharma, of New Delhi * Srinivas Rath (1943-2014),

winner and founder of Kalidasa Akademi * Manmohan Acharya, Vanikavi Manomohan Acharya, Cuttack * Pandhareenathachar Galagali * Rama Kant Shukla (born 1940), winner of

, Kalidasa Samman,

* Shridhar Bhaskar Warnekar (1918-2007), winner of Kalidasa Samman and

Sindhi

* Moti Prakash

Tamil

Sangam poets (c. 300 BC to 300 AD) * Agastya * Avvaiyar, the name of more than one poet who was active during different periods of Tamil literature; Auvaiyar I lived during the Sangam period (c. 1st and 2nd century CE) * Kadiyalur Uruttirangannanar * Kapilar see also Sangam literature Post-Sangam poets (200 AD to 1000 AD) * Thiruvalluvar ([fl.] c. 2nd – 8th century AD), poet who wrote the Thirukkural, an ethical work * Ilango Adigal (300 to 700 AD), wrote the epic Cilappathikaaram * Nakkeerar (

c. 9th century) * Sīthalai Sāttanār * Tirutakkatevar Bakthi period poets (700 to 1700 AD) * Manikkavacakar * 63 Nayanars, namely Appar, Sambanthar, Sundarar etc. * 12 Alvars, namely Poigaialvar, Boothathaalvaar etc. * Sekkizhar (

12th century), poet and scholar * Kambar (poet), Kambar * Ottakoothar * Arunagirinathar * Pattinathar * Siva Prakasar Patriots and British period poets * Anandabharati Aiyangar (1786–1846) * Henry Alfred Krishnapillai (1827–1900, author of ''Ratchanya Yaatrigam'') * Subramanya Bharathi called ''Mahakavi Bharati'' ("Great Poet Bharati") (1882–1921) poet, writer, independence advocate and reformer * Subramanya Siva (1884–1925), poet and independence advocate * Bharathidasan, also spelled Bharatidasan (1891–1964), poet, playwright, screenwriter, short-story writer and essayist * Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai * Sathavathani Sheikh Thambi Pavalar, Sheikh Thambi Pavalar * Ramalinga Swamigal Modern * Perunchithiranar (Tamil nationalist), Perunchithiranar (1933–1995), poet and philosopher * Kannadasan (1927–1981), poet and song lyrics writer * Vaali (poet), Vaali (1931–2013), poet and song lyrics writer * Annamalai Reddiyar, Tamil people, Tamil poet * Vairamuthu, poet and song lyrics writer * Pudhumaipithan * T. K. Doraiswamy ("Nakulan") * Karmegha Konar, Prof. Karmegha Konar * P. Vijay, poet who writes song lyrics for films * Muhammed Metha, Mu Metha, poet and songwriter * L. S. Kandasamy * V. Akilesapillai (1853–1910), Sri Lankan scholar, poet and writer * Perumal Rasu, poet, writer, painter and spiritual master * Manushyaputhiran

Telugu

;Medieval poets * Nannaya Bhattaraka, also known as the First Poet "Aadi Kavi", the first poet of the Kavi Trayam, or "Trinity of Poets", that translated ''Mahabharatamu'' into Telugu over the course of a few centuries * Tikkana also called "Tikkana Somayaji" (1205–1288), poet and member of Kavi Trayam * Errana also known as "Yellapregada" or "Errapregada" (

14th century). * Gona Budda Reddy – 13th-century poet * Annamacharya (1408–1503), mystic saint composer of the 15th century, widely regarded as the Telugu language, Telugu ''pada kavita pitaamaha'' (grand old man of simple poetry); husband of Tallapaka Tirumalamma * Sri Krishnadevaraya, Vijayanagar Emperor, Telugu language patron, Telugu language poet *Allasani Peddana, 15th century poet and known as foremost of Asthadiggajas (Eight elite Telugu poets under Sri Krishnadevaraya) *Nandi Thimmana, a member of Ashtadiggajas *Madayyagari Mallana, a member of Ashtadiggajas *Dhurjati, a member of Ashtadiggajas *Ayyalaraju Ramambhadrudu, a member of Ashtadiggajas *Pingali Surana, a member of Ashtadiggajas *Ramarajabhushanudu, a member of Ashtadiggajas *Tenali Ramakrishna, poet, scholar, thinker and a special advisor in the court of Sri Krishnadevaraya, nicknamed Vikatakavi * Molla (poet), Molla, also known as "Mollamamba", both popular names of Atukuri Molla (1440–1530), poet who wrote Telugu Ramayan; a woman * Potana, born Bammera Pothana (1450–1510), poet best known for his translation of the Bhagavata Purana from Sanskrit; the book is popularly known as ''Pothana Bhagavatham'' *Tallapaka Tirumalamma, also known as "Timmakka" and "Thimmakka" (

15th century), poet who wrote ''Subhadra Kalyanam''; wife of singer-poet Annamacharya and was popularly known as Timmakka * Vemana (

14th century), poet * Bhadrachala Ramadasu, 17th-century Indian devotee of Lord Rama and a composer of Carnatic music. ;Rennaissance poets * Kandukuri Veeresalingam (1848–1919), social reformer, poet, scholar, founded the journal ''Vivekavardhani'', introduced the essay, biography, autobiography and the novel into Telugu literature *Gurajada Apparao (1862–1915), poet, writer and playwright who wrote the first Telugu play, ''Kanyasulkam''; also an influential social reformer sometimes called ''Mahakavi'' ("the great poet") * Gurram Jashuva (1895–1971), a dalit poet and writer and producer of All India Radio, awarded "Padma Bhushan" by the Govt of India, known for poetry on social evils * Sri Sri (writer), Sri Sri, Srirangam Srinivasa Rao (1910–1983), marxist poet notable for his work ''Maha Prasthanam'' * Jwalamukhi, pen name of Veeravalli Raghavacharyulu (1938–2008), poet, novelist, writer and political activist * Viswanatha Satyanarayana (1895–1976), popularly known as the ''Kavi Samraat'' ("Emperor of Poetry") * Balijepalli Lakshmikantham (1881–1953), poet and dramatist * Chellapilla Venkata Sastry, poet and scholar * Devulapalli Krishna Sastry (1887–1981), poet and writer of radio plays, known as "Andhra Shelly" * Devarakonda Balagangadhara Tilak * Divakarla Tirupati Sastry * Rayaprolu Subba Rao * C. R. Reddy ;Modern poets * C. Narayana Reddy (born 1931), poet, academic and songwriter * Aarudhra, pen name of Bhagavatula Siva Sankara Sastry (1925–1998), author, poet, essayist, writer of stories (including detective stories), playwright, translator, composer of film songs * Mohammad Ismail, Ismail, popular name of Mohammad Ismail (born 1928) * Suravaram Pratap Reddy, writer and historian from Telangana * Kethu Viswanatha Reddy, poet from Rayalaseema * Gunturu Seshendra Sarma (1927–2007), also known as Yuga Kavi * Papineni Sivasankar, poet and critic from Andhra Pradesh * Sirivennela Sitaramasastri, popular poet and lyricist

Urdu

In alphabetical order by last name: *Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi (1900-1966), poet, writer, orator and prominent Indian freedom fighter from Muzaffarpur, Muzaffarpur, Bihar *

(born 1945) Eminent lyricist and script writer for movies. *Mir Babar Ali Anis *Kaifi Azmi *Bashir Badr (born 1935), eminent Ghazal writer, winner of

, Sangeet Natak Akademi and

awards *Mirza Ghalib (1797-1869), world famous Ghazal writer from Mughal Era *Raza Naqvi Wahi, poet from Patna, Patna, Bihar *

(1949–), poet, writer from Patna, Patna, Bihar *Rafiq Husain *Rahat Indori (1950-2020), famous

lyricist *Masud Husain Khan *Syed Mahmood "Talib" Khundmiri *Syed Hasnain Raza Naqvi *Irfan Nasirabadi *Nazish Pratapgarhi *

(born 1937), author, scholar and poet *Iftikhar Imam Siddiqui *

*Mir Taqi Mir

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