Mohammad Meer Soz Dehlvi Mohammad Meer Soz Dehlvi (1720–1799) was an Urdu poet in the court of Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula. Soz was a master in Persian and Arabic language and an expert in calligraphy. Life and work Mohammad Meer Soz son Ziauddin was born in 1720 in Delhi ...

Qayem Chandpuri Muhammad Qyamuddin Ali, known as Qaim Chandpuri or Kayem Chandpuri (1722-1793), was an Indian poet. Life He was born in Chandpur, Bijnor and died in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. He was a contemporary of Mir Taqi Mir, Khwaja Mir Dard, Mirza Muhammad ...

Mir Taqi Mir Mir Muhammad Taqi (February 1723 – 20 September 1810), known as Mir Taqi Mir (also spelled Meer Taqi Meer), was an Urdu poet of the 18th century Mughal era in the Subcontinent and one of the pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language it ...

Nazeer Akbarabadi Nazeer Akbarabadi (born Wali Muhammad; 1735 – 1830) was an 18th-century Indian poet known as "Father of Nazm", who wrote Urdu ghazals and nazms under the pen name (takhallus) "Nazeer", most remembered for his poems like '' Banjaranama'' ...

Insha Allah Khan 'Insha' Insha Allah Khan ( ur, ; c. 1752 Murshidabad –1817), known as Insha, was an Urdu poet in the courts of Lucknow and Delhi in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. A multi-talented polyglot, he was the author of the first grammar o ...

Saadat Yaar Khan Rangin Nawab Saadat Yaar Khan Rangin ( ur, ) (1757, Sirhind – 1835, Lucknow) was an Urdu poet and prose writer. He is credited with the creating a feminist form of Urdu poetry known as "Rekhti". Background He was born in Sirhind, brought up Delhi, ...

Imam Baksh Nasikh Imam Baksh Nasikh ( ur, ; 1776-1839) was an Urdu poet of the Mughal era who has been noted for his role in promoting Lucknow as a centre of poetry and innovation. He first succeeded in gaining the patronage of Meer Kazim Ali whose property he i ...

Khwaja Haidar Ali Atish Khwaja Haider Ali Aatish (1764 –1846) of Lucknow was an Urdu poet. Khwaja Haider Ali Aatish Lakhnawi is one of the giants of Urdu literature. Aatish and Imam Baksh Nasikh were contemporary poets whose rivalry is well known. Both had hundreds of ...

Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Muhammad Ibrahim Khan may refer to: * Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (1915–2003), founder and first President of Azad Kashmir * Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (judge) (died 1963), Judicial Commissioner of the Peshawar High Court * Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (Pa ...

Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib ) , birth_date = , birth_place = Kala Mahal, Agra, Maratha Confederacy , death_date = , death_place = Gali Qasim Jaan, Ballimaran, Chandni Chowk, Delhi, British India , occupation = Poet , language ...

Momin Khan Momin Momin Khan Momin (; 1800–14 May 1852) was a late Mughal era poet known for his Urdu ghazals. A lesser-known contemporary of Ghalib and Zauq, he used "Momin" as his pen name. His grave is located in the Mehdiyan cemetery in Maulana Azad Me ...

Mirza Salaamat Ali Dabeer Mirza Salaamat Ali Dabeer ( ur, ), (29 August 1803 – 6 March 1875) was an Urdu poet who excelled and perfected the art of Marsiya writing. He is considered the leading exponent of Marsiya Nigari or marsiya writing along with Mir Anees. Mirz ...

Daya Shankar Kaul Nasim Daya Shankar Kaul "Nasim" (1811 1845) was an Urdu poet of the 19th century who is best known for his epic '' Gul Bakawali''. He was defended by Brij Narayan Chakbast Brij Narayan Chakbast (19 January 1882 12 February 1926), also spelled as ...

Amir Meenai Ameer Minai or Amir Meenai ( ur, ; 1829 — 13 October 1900) was a 19th-century Indian poet. He was respected by several contemporary poets including Ghalib and Daagh Dehalvi and by Muhammad Iqbal.Dagh Dehlvi Nawab Mirza Khan Daagh Dehlvi ( ur, , 25 May 1831 – 17 March 1905) was a poet known for his Urdu ''ghazals''. He belonged to the old Delhi school of Urdu poetry.

Altaf Hussain Hali Altaf Hussain Hali ( – ; 1837 – 31 December 1914), also known as Maulana Khawaja Hali, was an Urdu poet and writer. Early life He was born in Panipat to Aizad Baksh and was a descendant of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. He was in the care of his el ...

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi Ahmed Raza Khan, commonly known as Aala Hazrat, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, or Ahmed Rida Khan in Arabic, (14 June 1856 CE or 10 Shawwal 1272 AH – 28 October 1921 CE or 25 Safar 1340 AH), was an Islamic scholar, jurist, mufti, philosopher ...

Shibli Nomani Shibli Nomani ( ur, – ; 3 June 1857 – 18 November 1914) was an Islamic scholar from the Indian subcontinent during the British Raj. He was born at Bindwal in Azamgarh district of present-day Uttar Pradesh.Muztar Khairabadi (1862–1927) * Alam (1868–1937) * Zaigham (d. 1869) * Tashna (1872–1931) * Zafar Ali Khan (1873–1956) *

Syed Ghulam Bhik Nairang Syed Ghulam Bhik Nairang (26 September 1876 – 16 October 1952) was a distinguished lawyer, poet and Pakistan Movement leader. He was the Deputy Leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1938 to 1942, and was appointed to the Constituent As ...

(1875–1952) * Hasrat Mohani (Syed Fazlul Hussain), ''Hasrat'' (1875–1951) *

Dil Shahjahanpuri Dil Shahjahanpuri (1875-1959),The Encyclopaedic dictionary of Urdu literature (2007) by Abida Samiuddin p.374 was the takhallus of Zameer Hasan Khan, the renowned Urdu ghazal writer, who was born in Shahjahanpur, North Western Provinces, British ...

(Zameer Hasan Khan), ''Dil'' (1875–1959) *

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 philoso ...

(Allama Iqbal), ''Iqbal'' (1877–1938) * Mohammad Ali Jauhar (Maulana Jauhar), ''Jauhar'' (1878-1931) * Fani Badayuni (Shaukat Ali Khan), ''Fani'' (1879–1941) * Seemab Akbarabadi (Ashiq Hussain) (1882–1951) *

Brij Narayan Chakbast Brij Narayan Chakbast (19 January 1882 12 February 1926), also spelled as Brij Narain Chakbast, was a British Indian Urdu poet. Life Chakbast (1882–1926) was an Urdu poet. He was born on 19 January 1882 in a Kashmiri Pandit family settl ...

(1882–1926) *

Bekhud Dehlvi Bekhud Dehlvi (21 March 1863 – 2 October 1955), born Syed Wahid-ud-Din Ahmed, was the son of ''Syed Shams-ud-Din "Salim"'', also an Urdu language poet. Bekhud was born at Bharatpur, which is now in Rajasthan. He was brought to Delhi by Altaf ...

(Syed Wahiduddin Ahmed) (1882–1955) * Niaz Fatehpuri (Maulana Niyaz Muhammad Khan) (1882–1966) * Yagana Changezi (Mirza Wajid Hussain Yaas) ''Yaas'' (1883–1956) * Josh Malsiyani (Labhu Ram) ''Josh'' (1883–1976) * Asghar Gondvi (Asghar Hussain Asghar), ''Asghar'' (1884-1936) *

Tilok Chand Mehroom Tilok Chand Mehroom (1 July 1887 – 6 January 1966), was an Indian Urdu poet who was admired not only for his writings but also for his simple lifestyle and evident deep dislike of religious discrimination. Early life Mehroom was born in the ...

(1887–1966) *

Qamar Jalalvi Qamar Jalalvi ( ur, ), (born Muhammad Husain and also known as Ustad Qamar Jalalvi) was a Pakistani poet. He was born in Jalali near Aligarh, India in 1887, and died on 4 October 1968. After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, he moved to Karachi. ...

(1887–1968) *

Amjad Hyderabadi Amjad Hussain ( ur, سيد امجد حسين‎; 1888–1961), better known by the pen-name Amjad Hyderabadi (), was an Urdu and Persian Ruba'i poet from Hyderabad, India. In Urdu poetic circles he is also known as ''Hakim-al-Shuara''. During ...

(Amjad Hussain), ''Amjad'' (1888-1961) *

Jigar Moradabadi Ali Sikandar (6 April 1890 – 9 September 1960), known by his pen name as Jigar Moradabadi, was an Indian Urdu poet and ''ghazal'' writer. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958 for his poetry collection "Atish-e-Gul", and was the secon ...

(Ali Sikandar), ''Jigar'' (1890–1960) *

Raaz Chandpuri Raaz Chandpuri (born Mohammad Sadiq; 189a2-1969) was an Indian poet and literary critic, known for writing Urdu ghazal and nazm. He was amongst the earliest disciples of Seemab Akbarabadi and attained the status of an Ustaad for himself. He was a ...

(Mohd. Sadiq) (1892–1969) * Hakim Ahmad Shuja (1893–1969) * Josh Malihabadi (Shabbir Hassan Khan), ''Josh'' (1894–1982) *

Muhammad Mustafa Jauhar Muhammad Mustafa Jauhar ( ur, ) (10 May 1895 – 24 October 1985) was a Pakistani scholar, religious leader, public speaker, poet and philosopher. Biography Jauhar was born in Bihar, India. He was the eldest son of Hakeem Muhammad Muslim, wh ...

, ''Jauhar'' (1895– 1985) *

Firaq Gorakhpuri Raghupati Sahay (28 August 1896 – 3 March 1982), also known by his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was an Indian writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India. He established himself ...

(Raghupati Sahay), ''Firaq'' (1896–1982) *

Ram Prasad Bismil Ram Prasad Bismil ( Hindi: राम प्रसाद "बिस्मिल") (11 June 1897 — 19 December 1927) was an Indian poet, writer, revolutionary and an Indian freedom fighter who participated in the Mainpuri Conspiracy of 1918, ...

(1897–1927) *

Abr Ahasani Gunnauri Abr Ahsani Gunnauri was an Indian poet who wrote ghazal and nazm in Urdu. According to one writer, he was a disciple of Ahasan Maarharvi who was a disciple of Mirza Khan Daagh Dehlvi, and he had a direct influence on more than a hundred of poet ...

(Ahmed Baksh) ''Abr'' (1897–1973) *

Munavvar Lakhnavi Munavvar Lakhnavi (Urdu: منوّر لکھنوی ) was an Urdu poet who gained repute as a poet and also as a translator. Biography Munavvar Lakhnavi (1897-1970) was the takhallus of Bisheshwar Prasad who was born in Lucknow in 1897 in a fami ...

Bisheshwar Prasad ''Munavvar'' (1897–1970) * Abdur Rauf Urooj (c. 19321990)

1900

* Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi (1900–1966) *

Hafeez Jalandhari Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jalandhari ( ur, ) (born 14 January 1900 – 21 December 1982) was a Pakistani Urdu-language poet who wrote the lyrics for the National Anthem of Pakistan

(Mohd.Hafeez), ''Hafeez'' (1900–1982) *

Talib Chakwali Talib Chakwali (1900–1988) was an prominent Indian Urdu ghazal poet and especially nazm writer from Chakwal, India. His real name was ''Manohar Lal Kapur'' but he decided to use Talib Chakwali as his takhallus (pen name). Biography Chakwal ...

Manohar Lal Kapur ‘Talib’ (1900–1988) * Pandit Harichand Akhtar ('Akhtar') (1901–1958) *

Alam Muzaffarnagari Alam Muzaffarnagari (1901-1969), born as Muhammad Ishaaq in Muzaffarnagar, then part of the North-West Provinces The North-Western Provinces was an administrative region in British India. The North-Western Provinces were established in 183 ...

(Muhammad Ishaaq) (1901–1969) *

Bismil Saeedi Bismil Saeedi (1901–1977) (بسمل سعیدی), hailing from Tonk, India was an Urdu poet who mainly wrote ghazals. Bismil Saeedi who had settled in Delhi died in Delhi on 26 September 1977. Literary life The Urdu poets of Tonk preferred the ...

(1901–1977) *

Khushtar Girami Khushtar Girami (1902–1988) (Urdu: خوشتر گرامی, Hindi: खुश्तर गिरामी) born Ram Rakha Mal Chadda, was a renowned Urdu writer and poet. He is more remembered as the editor of the then India’s leading Urdu Mont ...

(Dewan Ram Rakhamal Kalia) (1902–1988) *

Anand Narain Mulla Anand Narain Mulla (October 1901 – 13 June 1997) was an Indian Urdu poet. He served as a Member of Parliament in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Life Anand Narain Mulla was born at Lucknow in the North-Western Provinces of Briti ...

(1901–1997) *

Zaheen Shah Taji Baba Zaheen Shah Yousufi Taji ( ur, , 1902 – 23 July 1978), born Muhammad Tuaseen ( ur, ), was a great sufi of sub-continent as well as an Urdu poet, philosopher and scholar of high repute. Biography He was born in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan I ...

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Syed Sajjad Zaheer Syed Sajjad Zaheer ( ur, ) (5 November 1899 – 13 September 1973) was an Indian Urdu writer, Marxist ideologue and radical revolutionary who worked in both India and Pakistan. In the pre-independence era, he was a member of the Communist Par ...

(1904–1973) * Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari (1904–1975) * Akhtar Sheerani (Mohd.Dawood Khan) (1905–1948) *

Saghar Nizami Saghar Nizami (1905–1983), also known as Samad Yar Khan, was an Indian poet and writer of ghazal and nazm in Urdu. He was one of the earliest disciples of Seemab Akbarabadi (1882–1951) and was a recipient of the third highest Indian honou ...

(1905–1984) *

Abid Ali Abid Abid Ali Abid (Urdu/Persian: سید عابد علی عابد) was a Pakistani Urdu and Persian poet and educator who was born on 17 September 1906 in Dera Ismail Khan, British India and died in Lahore, Pakistan on 20 January 1971. Life He wrot ...

(1906–1971) * Gopal Mittal (1906–1993) *

Ratan Pandoravi Rattan Pandoravi ( ur, ) as pen name born Rala Ram ( ur, ) 7 July 1907 – 4 November 1990, was an Urdu poet and scholar from India. Biography Early life Rattan Pandoravi was born on 7 July 1907 in Pandori, District Kapurthala, India. He ob ...

(Rala Ram), ''Ratan'' (1907–1998) *

Makhdum Muhiuddin Makhdoom Mohiuddin, or Abu Sayeed Mohammad Makhdoom Mohiuddin Khudri, (4 February 1908 – 25 August 1969) was an Urdu poet and Marxist political activist of India who founded the Progressive Writers Union in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderaba ...

(1908–1969) * Arsh Malsiani (Bal Mukund) (1908–1979) * Majaz (Asrar-ul-Haq), ''Majaz'' (1909–1955) * Abdul Hamid ''Adam'' (1909–1981) *

Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri ( 9 August 1909 – 5 October 1985), known as ''Lisan-ul-Mulk'', was a List of Indian writers#S, writer, author, critic, editor-in-chief, Indian independence activist, Indian politician and an acclaimed figure of Hyde ...

, ''Lisan ul Mulk''(1909–1985) *

Kunwar Mohinder Singh Bedi Sahar Kunwar Mohinder Singh Bedi pen name Sahar was an Indian Urdu poet. ''The Times of India'' called him a "noted Urdu poet". Personal life Sahar was born in Montgomery, Punjab, British India on 9 March 1909 now in Pakistan and after Partition of ...

, ''Sahar'' (1909-1998)

1910

* Noon Meem Rashid (1910–1975) *

Faiz Ahmed Faiz Faiz Ahmad ''Faiz'' (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984; Urdu, Punjabi: فیض احمد فیض) was a Pakistani poet, and author of Urdu and Punjabi literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated Pakistani Urdu writers of his time. Outsi ...

, ''Faiz'' (1911–1984) * Syed Faiz-ul Hassan Shah (1911–1984) * Aijaz Siddiqi (1911–1978) *

Ravish Siddiqi Ravish Siddiqi ( ur, , 1911–1971) born Shahid Aziz at Jwalapur in District Saharanpur of United Provinces of Agra and Oudh on 11 July 1911 was a renowned Urdu Ghazal and Nazm writer whose forte was Romantic Poetry and Patriotic Poetry. A sel ...

(''Ravish'') (1911–1971) *

Nushoor Wahidi Hafeez-ul-Rehman – , known by his pen name Nushoor Wahidi ( ur, ; sometimes spelled Nushoor Wahedi or Nushoor Vahidi), was an Indian Urdu poet. Early life Born in 1912 in the village of Sheikhpur, Ballia District, United Province (renamed as ...

(1911–1981) * Meeraji (1912–1949) * Shifa Gwaliori (1912–1968) *

Shamim Karhani Shamim Karhani (8 June 1913 - 19 March 1975) was an eminent Urdu poet ( 'Shayar') of the 20th century. Early life, education and employment Shamim Karhani ( ur, ) was born in a 'Zamindar' family to Syed Muhammad Akhtar and Ummat ul Zehra on ...

(1913–1975) *

Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi Mehr or Mihr may refer to: Persian names * Mehr, an alternative name for Mithra, a Zoroastrian divinity * Mehr (month), the seventh month of the year and the sixteenth day of the month of the Iranian and Zoroastrian calendars * Mehr's day, or ' ...

(1913–1986) *

Dr. Rafiq Hussain Rafiq Husain ( ur, ) born Syed Rafiq Husain (14 May 1913 – 31 December 1990) was an Urdu writer, poet and critic from India. Career He served as Registrar of Co-Operative Society. On completion of his postgraduate studies, he joined Allaha ...

(1913–1990) * Sahir Hoshiarpuri (1913–1994) * Ali Sardar Jafri (1913–2000) *

Raza Naqvi Wahi Raza Naqvi Wahi (born Syed Mohammad Raza Naqvi; 19 January 1914 – 5 January 2002) was an Indian Urdu-language poet during his time. He used the ''takhallus'' (pen name) of Wahi. Creative Journey And Evolution * The creation of first Shair ...

(1914–2002) * Mir Gul Khan Nasir (1914–1983) *

Rais Amrohvi Rais Amrohvi ( ur, ), whose real name was Syed Muhammad Mehdi (1914-1988) was a Pakistani scholar, Urdu poet, paranormal investigator, and psychoanalyst and elder brother of Jaun Elia. He was known for his style of qatanigari (quatrain writing ...

(1914–1988) * Ehsan Danish (1914–1982) * Jan Nisar Akhtar (1914–1976) * Majeed Amjad (1914–1974) *

Sikandar Ali Wajd Sikandar Ali Wajd (1914–1983) was a talented Urdu poet from Aurangabad, Maharashtra India. He had equal proficiency in composing gazals and poems. Professional life He was born on 22 January 1914, in Aurangabad. In 1935, he was selected for ...

(1914–1983) * Akhtar ul Iman (1915–1996) *

Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi ( ur, ) born Ahmad Shah Awan ( ur, ) (20 November 1916 - 10 July 2006) was an Urdu language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. He wrote 50 books on topics such as poetry, fictio ...

, ''Nadeem'' (1916–2006) *

Zamir Jafri Syed Zamir Jafri (Urdu: سيد ضمير شاه جعفري) (January 1, 1916 – May 12, 1999) was a Pakistani poet, writer, social critic, comedian, columnist, broadcaster and telecaster. He is best known for his work revolved around his Urdu poe ...

, ''Zamir'' (1916–1999) *

Shakeel Badayuni Shakeel Badayuni (3 August 1916 – 20 April 1970) was an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter in Hindi / Urdu language films. Early life Shakeel Badayuni was born in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Mohammed Jamaal Ahmed Sokhta Qadiri ...

(1916–1970) *

Agha Shorish Kashmiri Agha Shorish Kashmiri (1917–1975; ) was a Pakistani scholar, writer, debater, and a leader of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam party. He was a figure of the freedom movement in the British Raj, as well as the chief editor of the weekly ''Chattan'' ...

(Agha Abdul Kareem) ''Shorish'' (1917–1975) *

Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee ( ur, ), ''Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Quaid-i-Azam,'' was an Urdu poet, writer, journalist, broadcaster, translator, critic, researcher, linguist and lexicographer of Pakistan. Early life Born in Delhi, Haqqee acquired his B ...

(1917–2005) *

Rishi Patialvi Rishi Patialvi ( ur, ), (1917–1999), born Bam Dev Sharma, hailing from Hoshiarpur District (Punjab), was a popular Urdu poet belonging to Daagh Dehlvi’s lineage. He was a disciple of Naseem Noormahali who was a disciple of Labhu Ram Josh Ma ...

(Bam Dev Sharma) ''Rishi'' (1917–1999) * Jagan Nath Azad (1918–2004) *

Kaifi Azmi Kaifi Azmi (born Athar Husain Rizvi; 14 January 1919 – 10 May 2002) was an Indian Urdu poet. He is remembered as the one who brought Urdu literature to Indian motion pictures. Together with Pirzada Qasim, Jaun Elia and others he participated ...

(1918–2002) *

Fikr Taunsvi Fikr Taunsvi real name Ram Lal Bhatia (7 October 1918 – 12 September 1987) was an Urdu poet, born in a village of Taunsa Sharif, then part of India. He was famous for his satires and was a Hindu by religion. He wrote twenty books in Urdu and ei ...

(1918-1987) *

Naeem Hashmi Naeem Hashmi (died 27 April 1976) was a Pakistani film, television and stage actor, writer, poet, producer, and director. He was known for his roles as a villain in the late 1940s and 1950s, but he later took character roles in over 100 films.

(1919–1976) *

Majrooh Sultanpuri Asrar ul Hassan Khan (1 October 1919 − 24 May 2000), better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri, was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist in India's Hindi language film industry. He wrote Hindustani lyrics for numerous Hindi film soundtracks. He was ...

(1919–2000) *

Khumar Barabankvi Khumār Barabankvi (15 September 1919 – 19 February 1999) was the pen name of a Urdu poet and lyricist from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India. His real name was Mohammed Haidar Khan.Qateel Shifai Muhammad Aurangzeb or Qateel Shifai ( ur, ), (24 December 1919 – 11 July 2001) was a Pakistani Urdu poet and lyricist. Early life and career Qateel Shifai was born in Haripur District as Muhammad Aurangzeb in 1919 in British India (now Paki ...

, ''Qateel'' (1919–2001) * Masud Husain Khan (1919–2010)

1920

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Salaam Machhalishahari Salaam Machhalishahari (1921-1972), or Salam Machhali Sheri, was an Indian Urdu-language poet. Biography Machhalishahari was born in Machhali Shahar, a city in District Jaunpur of Uttar Pradesh, on 1 July 1921. He was fluent in Urdu, Pe ...

, ''Salaam'' (1921–1972) *

Sahir Ludhianvi Abdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name ( takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet and film song lyricist who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi. His work influenced Indian cinema, i ...

, ''Sahir'' (1921–1980) * Krishan Mohan, Krishan Lal ''Krishan Mohan'' (1922–2004) *

Wazir Agha Wazir Agha ( ur, ) was a Pakistani Urdu language writer, poet, critic and essayist. He has written many poetry and prose books. He was also editor and publisher of the literary magazine "Auraq" for many decades. He introduced many theories in U ...

(1922–2010) *

Sulaiman Areeb Sulaiman Areeb ( 05 April 1922 - 07 September 1972) was an Indian poet from Aurangabad. Life Areeb was of Hadhrami Arab Muslim ancestry. His forebears migrated from the Hadramaut to the city of Hyderabad to work under the Nizam of Hyderabad. ...

(1922–1970) * Nazish Pratapgarhi, ''Nazish'' (1924–1981) * Ada Jafri (1924–) * Nasir Kazmi, ''Nasir'' (1925–1972) *

Bekas Akbarabadi M. G. Gupta, known as Bekas Akbarabadi (1925-2011), was an Indian Urdu poet and research scholar. He wrote several books including ''Indian mysticism'', Sikh Gurus, Saint Kabir, Hindu epics and others. He received the Bharat Jyoti Award for his ...

, ''M.G Gupta'' wrote Urdu anthology, Rahat-i-Ruh (2004),(1925–2011) * Rahi Masoom Raza (1925–1992) * Himayat Ali Shair, ''Shair'' (1926) *

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 ...

Hardayal Singh Datta (1927–2012) * Naresh Kumar Shad (1927–1969) *

Ibn-e-Insha Sher Muhammad Khan ( ur, ), (Punjabi, ), better known by his pen name Ibn-e-Insha, ( ur, ), (Punjabi, ) (15 June 1927 – 11 January 1978)

, ''Insha'' (1927–1978) *

Bekal Utsahi Muhammad Shafi Ali Khan (1 June 1928 – 3 December 2016), popularly known as Bekal Utsahi, was an Indian poet, writer and politician. He was a congressman close to Indira Gandhi and a Member of Parliament in the Upper House Rajya sabha. He rece ...

(1928–2016) *

Sagar Siddiqui Saghar Siddiqui (born Muhammad Akhtar; 14 Aug 1928 – 19 July 1974), was a Pakistani Urdu poet. Also known as a Saint poet, homeless Siddiqui was found dead on a street corner of Lahore at age 46. His dog also died a year later, reportedly at ...

(1928–1974) * Raja Mehdi Ali Khan (1928–1966) *

Habib Jalib Habib Jalib (24 March 1928 - 12 March 1993; Urdu, Punjabi: ) was a Pakistani revolutionary poet, left-wing activist who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression. Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz said that he was the poet of ...

(1928–1993) *

Dilawar Figar ) , image = , caption = , other names = , birth_name = Dilawar Hussain , birth_date = 8 July 1929 , birth_place = Badayun, Uttar Pradesh, British India , death_date = , death_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan , occupation = ...

(1928–1998) * Munir Niazi (1928–2006) *

Shabnam Romani Mirza Azeem Baig Chughtai (December 30, 1928 – February 17, 2009), known in literary circles by his takhallus (pen name) Shabnam Romani ( ur, ), was a renowned Urdu poet based in Karachi, Pakistan. Shabnam Romani wrote a number of books including ...

, ''Shabnam'' (1928–2009) *

Mazhar Imam Mazhar Imam (12 March 1928 – 30 January 2012), born in Darbhanga District of Bihar, was an Urdu poet and critic. After obtaining M.A. degree in Urdu from Magadh University and M.A degree in Persian from University of Bihar, he joined Carvan, a ...

(1928–2012) *

Wasif Ali Wasif Wasif Ali Wasif (15 January 1929 – 18 January 1993) was a teacher, writer, poet and sufi from Pakistan. Early life Wasif was the son of Malik Muhammad Arif Abbasi and received his early education in Khushab before going to Jhang to study. E ...

(1929–1993) *

Dilawar Figar ) , image = , caption = , other names = , birth_name = Dilawar Hussain , birth_date = 8 July 1929 , birth_place = Badayun, Uttar Pradesh, British India , death_date = , death_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan , occupation = ...

(1929-1998)

1930

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Mustafa Zaidi Mustafa Zaidi (born Syed Mustafa Hasnain Zaidi; 10 October 1930 – 2 October 1970) was a Pakistani Urdu poet and a civil servant. Early life In 1954, he passed the competitive examination and was sent to England for training before being ...

(1930–1970) *

Harbans Bhalla Harbans Bhalla (7 May 1930 – 5 April 1993) was the author of '' Peelay Pattar'', a long Urdu epic poem, a creation realized after 14 years of writing. He was a writer, poet, philosopher, and a scholar, who wrote in the Persian, Shahmukhi and Ur ...

(1930–1993) * Ahmad Faraz (1931–2008) * Jon Elia (1931–2003) * Rajendar Nath Rehbar (1931) * Satyapal Anand (1931) * Syed Amin Ashraf (1931) * Shakeb Jalali (1932–1966) * Rajinder Manchanda Bani ''Bani'' (1932–1981) *

Mohsin Bhopali Mohsin Bhopali ( ur, ) (born 1932 - 17 January 2007) was a Pakistani poet. He was known for a travelogue ''Hairaton ki Sarzamin'' and a book of verses ''Shahr-i-Ashob'' in opposition to the 1992 military operation in Karachi. References ...

(1932–2007) *

Sardar Panchhi Sardar Panchhi (original name: Karnail Singh, born 14 October 1932) is a Punjabi, Urdu and Hindi poet. Sardar Panchhi is his pen name. He has written several songs for Bollywood movies. Notable of them are "Ek Chadar Maili Si" and "Waris." Li ...

(1932) * Muzaffar Warsi (1933–2011) * Syed Waheed Ashraf (1933) * Waheed Akhtar (1934–1996) * Sudarshan Faakir (1934–2008) * Murtaza Birlas (1934) * Mohsin Zaidi (1935–2003) *

Anwar Masood Anwar Masood ( ur, , pnb, ); born 8 November 1935) is a Pakistani poet known for his comic poetry. However, his works include other genres as well. He writes in Punjabi, Urdu and Persian languages. His poetry is known for the unique use of ...

(1935) *

Aftab Iqbal Shamim Aftab Iqbal Shamim ( ur, ; born 16 February 1933 in Jhelum, Pakistan) is an Urdu language poet and an educator from Pakistan. Career Aftab Iqbal was born in Jhelum, Pakistan in 1933. Aftab Iqbal Shamim had served as a professor of English lit ...

(1936) *

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 ...

(1936–2009) * Akhlaq Mohammed Khan (Shahryar) (1936–2012) *

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 ...

(1936) *

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 ...

(1937) * Unwan Chishti Iftikharul Hasan ''Unwan'' (1937–2004) * Nida Fazli (1938-2016) *

Makhmoor Saeedi Makhmoor Saeedi (31 December 1938 – 2 March 2010) (Urdu: مخمور سعیدی) was an Urdu poet, writer, translator and journalist from Tonk, Rajasthan, India. Biography Makhmoor Saeedi was born on 31 December 1938 in Tonk, India. His fat ...

(1938–2010) *

Syed Mahmood Khundmiri Syed Mahmood Khundmiri ( ur, ) (known popularly by his ''Urdu poetry#Pen names (Takhallus), takhallus'' Talib) was an Indian Urdu language poet, humorist, architect, artist, orator, and one of the List of Indian poets, leading Urdu poets of the 2 ...

(1938–2011) * Obaidullah Aleem (1939–1997) *

Allama Talib Jauhari Talib Johri (27 August 1929 – 21 June 2020) ( ur, ) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, poet, historian and philosopher of the Shia Sect of Islam. He is widely renowned as the most prominent Shia scholar, and his sermons were broadcast on PTV ...

(1939– )

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Mahmood Shaam Mahmood Shaam ( ur, ) born Tariq Mahmood ( ur, ) on 5 February 1940, is a Pakistani Urdu language journalist, poet, writer and news analyst. After serving Pakistan's largest newspaper Jang Group for more than 16 years continuously as Grou ...

(1940) * Kishwar Naheed (1940) *

Jazib Qureshi Jazib Qureshi ( ur, ) (born 3 August 1940) is an Urdu poet, writer and critic from Pakistan. He has written many poetry books and works of criticism. Biography Background Qureshi was born on 3 August 1940 in Luchnow, India, where he spent his ...

(1940) * Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941) *

Ahfaz ur Rahman Ahfaz-ur-Rahman ( ur, ) (born 4 April 1942 – 12 April 2020), was a Pakistani journalist, writer and poet. He struggled for the freedom of the press and for the rights of journalists under military dictatorships and even civilian governments. ...

(1942) *

Iftikhar Arif Iftikhar Hussain Arif ( ur, ; born 21 March 1944), is an Urdu poet, scholar and littérateur from Pakistan. His style is romantic Urdu poetry. He has headed the Pakistan Academy of Letters and the National Language Authority. He has received th ...

(1943) *

Shamim Farooqui Shamim Farooqui (25 December 1943 – 29 August 2014) was an Urdu poet from India. Early life He was from Bihar, India. He did his schooling from Gumla High School and did M.A. in Urdu from Ranchi University. Published work * Zaiqa Mere La ...

(1943–2014) *

Amjad Islam Amjad Amjad Islam Amjad, PP, Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Urdu: امجد اسلام امجد) (born 4 August 1944) is an Urdu poet, drama writer and lyricist from Pakistan. The author of more than 40 books in a career spanning 50 years,Ally Adnan (Septemb ...

(1944) *

Ghulam Muhammad Qasir Ghulam Muhammad Qasir ( ur, غلام محمد قاصر 4 September 1944 – 20 February 1999) was a Pakistani Urdu poet. He was considered to be one of the finest modern poets of Urdu Ghazal. Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi was the one who 1st introduced hi ...

, ''Qasir'' (1944–1999) * Bashir Badr (1945) *

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) *

Anwer Zahidi Anwer Zahidi ( ur, )(born July 9, 1946) is a Pakistani Urdu author of more than twelve books of poetry, short stories, travelogue and translations. After completing his graduation in science from Punjab University, Anwer Zahidi received a degr ...

(1946) *

Afzal Ahmed Syed Afzal Ahmed Syed (افضال احمد سيد) is a contemporary Urdu poet and translator, known for his mastery of both classical and modern Urdu poetic expression. Born in Ghazipur, India, in 1946, Afzal Ahmed Syed has lived since 1976 in Karachi ...

(1946) * Shamim Hashimi (1947) *

Saleem Kausar Saleem Kausar ( ur, ), born Muhammad Saleem ( ur, ) is a Pakistani Urdu poet. He has published several poetry books. He has also written various title songs for different TV play serials. He has attended several poetry gatherings in various co ...

(1947) *

Mohsin Naqvi Mohsin Naqvi (10 May 1947 − 15 January 1996) was a Pakistani poet, known for his ghazals. Early life Naqvi was born on 10 May 1947 in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan). His father, Syed Chirag Hussain Shah, was a s ...

(1947-1996) *

Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi (19 September 1948 – 10 February 2002), widely known as Adeeb-e-Asr and Allamah Shaoor, was an Indian Twelver Shī'ah scholar, public speaker, translator, and historian as well as an author and poet. He authored and ...

, ''Sha'oor''(1948–2002) *

Muhammad Izhar ul Haq Muhammad Izhar ul Haq (born 14 February 1948) is a poet of Urdu language, a columnist and analyst from Pakistan. He has received national and international recognition for his contribution to Urdu literature and journalism, and has been awarded ...

(1948) * Fehmida Riaz (1948) *

Pir Naseer-uddin-Naseer Syed Ghulam Naseeruddin Naseer (14 November 1949 – 13 February 2009) ( ur, پیر نصیر الدین نصیر‬) was a Pakistani poet and Islamic scholar of the Chishti Sufi order. He was the custodian of the Golra Sharif shrine in the Isla ...

(1949–2009) *

Zameer Akhtar Naqvi Syed Zameer Akhtar Naqvi () also known as Zameer Hassan Naqvi, was a Pakistani writer, poet and religious scholar born in Lucknow, British India, and permanently moved to Karachi, Pakistan, in 1967. He was a scholar, writer, and researcher a ...

(1944-2020)

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Rahat Indori Rahat Indori, born as Rahat Qureshi, (1 January 1950 – 11 August 2020) was an Indian Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet. He was also a former professor of Urdu language and a painter. Prior to this he was a pedagogist of Urdu literature at DA ...

(1950–2020) * Zahid Abrol (1950) *

Jamal Ehsani Jamal Ehsani ( ur, ) (April 21, 1951 – February 10, 1998), was a Pakistani poet noted for his work in the ghazal form and was a favourite poet in the student's circle of Urdu literature. He has written three poetry books. After his death, his c ...

(1951–1998) *

Ashfaq Hussain Ashfaq Hussain Zaidi, PP, (born 1 January 1951) is an Urdu poet and an author of more than 10 books of poetry and literary criticism. He is considered at least by one commentator to be an expert on the life and works of Urdu poets Faiz Ahmed ...

(1951–) *

Haider Qureshi Haider Qureshi ( ur, ),Qureshi Ghulam Haider Arshad ( ur, ) born on 1 September 1953 in Rabwah, Punjab, He is a Pakistani Urdu poet, short story writer, essayist, critic, editor and journalist. He writes in Urdu. Personal life Haider Qur ...

(1952–) * Munawwar Rana (1952–) *

Parveen Shakir Parveen Shakir ( ur, ; 24 November 1952 – 26 December 1994) was a Pakistani poet, teacher and a civil servant of the government of Pakistan. She is best known for her poems, which brought a distinctive feminine voice to Urdu ...

(1952–1994) * Abdul Hamid (1953–) *

Sara Shagufta Sara Shagufta (31 October 1954 – 4 June 1984) was a Pakistani poet who wrote poetry in Urdu and Punjabi language. She committed suicide by throwing herself before a passing train in Karachi. Life Sara was born on 31 October, 1954 in Gujranwa ...

(1954–1984) *

Kazim Jarwali Kazim Jarwali ( ur, ) (born 15 June 1955) is an Indian Urdu language poet. Biography He settled in Lucknow and married to daughter of shia Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam ...

(1955–) *

Sibt-e-Jaafar Zaidi Sayyid Sibte Jaffar Zaidi ( ur, سيد سبط جعفر زيدى) or commonly known as Ustad Sibte Jaffar (Urdu: اُستاد سبطِ جعفر) (born 1957) was a Pakistani professor, poet, advocate, principal, religious reciter, writer and soc ...

(1957-2013) * Noon Meem Danish (1958–) * Salma Shaheen (1954)

1960

* Fareed Parbati (1961) *

Samina Raja Samina Raja ( ur, ‎ 11 September 1961 – 30 October 2012) was a Pakistani Urdu poet, writer, editor, translator, educationist and broadcaster. She lived in Islamabad, Pakistan, and worked in the National Language Authority as a subject ...

(1961) *

Anjum Rehbar Anjum Rehbar (born 17 September 1962) is an Indian poet writing in Urdu and Hindi. Biography Anjum Rehbar was born in Guna district Madhya Pradesh. She completed her post-graduate studies in Urdu Literature. Rehbar began participating in M ...

(1962) *

Zahida Hina Zahida Hina ( Urdu: زاہدہ حنا) is a noted Urdu columnist, essayist, short story writer, novelist and dramatist from Pakistan. Life Zahida was born in India, after the independence of Pakistan in 1947, her father, Muhammad Abul Kh ...

(1962–) * Raees Warsi (1963) *

Zulfiqar Naqvi Zulfiqar Naqvi, born in Gursai village in Mendhar Tehsil near LoC in District Poonch of Jammu and Kashmir. He is an Urdu poet and has authored Three Books, ''ZAAD-E-SAFAR'' in 2011, ''UJAALU'N KA SAFAR'' in 2013, ''DASHT-E-WAHSHAT'' in 2021. ...

(1965) * Harris Khalique (1966) *

Idris Azad Idris Azad ( ur, , Idrees Ahmad ur, ) born on 7 August 1969, is an author, philosopher, novelist, poet, dramatist and columnist. He has written several books on fiction, journalism, critic, poetry, philosophy, mysticism and art.Riaz Tasneem (1969)

1970

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Irshad Kamil Irshad Kamil (born 5 September 1971) is an Indian poet and lyricist. His songs appear in Bollywood films including '' Jab We Met'', '' Chameli'', ''Love Aaj Kal'', ''Rockstar'', '' Aashiqui 2, Raanjhanaa, Highway, Tamasha,'' and '' Jab Harry M ...

(1971) *

Akhtar Raza Saleemi Akhtar Raza Saleemi ( ur, ) is a Pakistani Urdu, Hindko, and Pothohari dialect, Potohari poet, novelist, writer, critic and editor. His birth name is Muhammad Pervaiz Akhtar ( ur, ). He is a recognized poet of both ghazal and nazm. He has pub ...

(1974) * Ali Akbar Natiq (1974) * Irfan Nasirabadi (1975) *

Sarim Momin Sarim Momin ( ur, ) (born 10 December 1978 in Mumbai, India), is a filmmaker, writer, and lyricist for many Bollywood movies. His written work includes Ram Gopal Varma's ''Sarkar'', ''Rann'', ''Sholay (Aag)'', ''Darling'', ''EMI'', ''Go'', ' ...

(1978)

Non-Muslim Urdu poets

* Meera, ''Mira Bai'' (c. 1498) * Maharaja Chandu Lal ''Sadan'' (1766 – 1845) * Mah Laqa Bai (1768-1824) *

Daya Shankar Kaul Nasim Daya Shankar Kaul "Nasim" (1811 1845) was an Urdu poet of the 19th century who is best known for his epic '' Gul Bakawali''. He was defended by Brij Narayan Chakbast Brij Narayan Chakbast (19 January 1882 12 February 1926), also spelled as ...

(1811–1845) *

Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad Bahadur Yamin us-Sultanat (1864 – 13 May 1940) was an Indian noble who served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad twice. He was a childhood friend of the Nizam and was a staunch Nizam loyalist throughout his life. In 1 ...

, ''Shad'' (1864-1940) * Brij Mohan Dattatreya ''Kaifi'' (1866 – 1955) *

Brij Narayan Chakbast Brij Narayan Chakbast (19 January 1882 12 February 1926), also spelled as Brij Narain Chakbast, was a British Indian Urdu poet. Life Chakbast (1882–1926) was an Urdu poet. He was born on 19 January 1882 in a Kashmiri Pandit family settl ...

(1882–1926) *

Tilok Chand Mehroom Tilok Chand Mehroom (1 July 1887 – 6 January 1966), was an Indian Urdu poet who was admired not only for his writings but also for his simple lifestyle and evident deep dislike of religious discrimination. Early life Mehroom was born in the ...

(1887–1966) *

Firaq Gorakhpuri Raghupati Sahay (28 August 1896 – 3 March 1982), also known by his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was an Indian writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India. He established himself ...

(Raghupati Sahay) ''Firaq'' (1896–1982) *

Ram Prasad Bismil Ram Prasad Bismil ( Hindi: राम प्रसाद "बिस्मिल") (11 June 1897 — 19 December 1927) was an Indian poet, writer, revolutionary and an Indian freedom fighter who participated in the Mainpuri Conspiracy of 1918, ...

(1897–1927) * Pandit Harichand Akhtar ('Akhtar') (1901–1958) *

Anand Narain Mulla Anand Narain Mulla (October 1901 – 13 June 1997) was an Indian Urdu poet. He served as a Member of Parliament in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Life Anand Narain Mulla was born at Lucknow in the North-Western Provinces of Briti ...

(1901–1997) *

Khushtar Girami Khushtar Girami (1902–1988) (Urdu: خوشتر گرامی, Hindi: खुश्तर गिरामी) born Ram Rakha Mal Chadda, was a renowned Urdu writer and poet. He is more remembered as the editor of the then India’s leading Urdu Mont ...

(Dewan Ram Rakhamal Kalia) (1902–1988) * Gopal Mittal (1906–1993) *

Ratan Pandoravi Rattan Pandoravi ( ur, ) as pen name born Rala Ram ( ur, ) 7 July 1907 – 4 November 1990, was an Urdu poet and scholar from India. Biography Early life Rattan Pandoravi was born on 7 July 1907 in Pandori, District Kapurthala, India. He ob ...

(Rala Ram) ''Ratan'' (1907–1998) * Arsh Malsiani (Bal Mukund) (1908–1979) * Sahir Hoshiarpuri (1913–1994) *

Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi Mehr or Mihr may refer to: Persian names * Mehr, an alternative name for Mithra, a Zoroastrian divinity * Mehr (month), the seventh month of the year and the sixteenth day of the month of the Iranian and Zoroastrian calendars * Mehr's day, or ' ...

(1913–1986) *

Rishi Patialvi Rishi Patialvi ( ur, ), (1917–1999), born Bam Dev Sharma, hailing from Hoshiarpur District (Punjab), was a popular Urdu poet belonging to Daagh Dehlvi’s lineage. He was a disciple of Naseem Noormahali who was a disciple of Labhu Ram Josh Ma ...

(Bam Dev Sharma) ''Rishi'' (1917–1999) * Jagan Nath Azad (1918–2004) *

Bhupendra Nath Kaushik Bhupendra Nath Kaushik ( hi, भूपेंद्र नाथ कौशिक "फ़िक्र") (7 July 1924 – 27 October 2007) was a Hindi and Urdu language poet, writer and satirist. He was born in Nahan, Himachal Pradesh. He completed ...

(1924 – 2007) *

Krishna Kumar Sharma Krishna Kumar Sharma "Betaab" (1922 Muzaffarnagar – 2001 New Delhi) was a prominent activist in the Indian Independence Movement. He was the President of the Allahabad University Student Association in 1942 when Mahatma Gandhi called for the ...

(1924–2001) *

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 ...

Hardayal Singh Datta (1927–2012) * Naresh Kumar Shad (1927–1969) *

Harbans Bhalla Harbans Bhalla (7 May 1930 – 5 April 1993) was the author of '' Peelay Pattar'', a long Urdu epic poem, a creation realized after 14 years of writing. He was a writer, poet, philosopher, and a scholar, who wrote in the Persian, Shahmukhi and Ur ...

(1930–1993) * Satyapal Anand (1931) * Raj Pathria (1933) * Dushyant Kumar (1933–1975) * Rajendar Nath Rehbar (1931) * Sudarshan Faakir (1934–2008) *

Mohinder Pratap Chand Mohinder Pratap Chand (1 August 1935 – 19 October 2020) was an Urdu writer and poet of India who promoted Urdu language and literature in India. Career In Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK) is a university ...

(1935) *

Jayant Parmer Jayant Parmar (born 11 October 1954) is an Indian Urdu language poet known for raising Dalit issues in his poetry. Parmar was born in a poor family. At a young age, he began to paint miniature paintings for a frame maker. Parmar realized that the ...

(1954)

20th century

* Mashal Sultanpuri (1937 – October 2020) *

Meena Kumari Meena Kumari (born Mahjabeen Bano; 1 August 1933 – 31 March 1972) was an Indian actress and poet, who worked in Hindi films. Popularly known as ''The Tragedy Queen'', she was active between 1939 and 1972. Kumari is widely considered one of ...

(1 August 1933 - 31 March 1972)

Contemporary poets

* Fuzail Ahmad Nasiri (b. 1978)

Poets with unknown dates of birth

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Saleem Kausar Saleem Kausar ( ur, ), born Muhammad Saleem ( ur, ) is a Pakistani Urdu poet. He has published several poetry books. He has also written various title songs for different TV play serials. He has attended several poetry gatherings in various co ...

, * Shahin Badar, * Siraj Aurangabadi, * Ziauddin Ahmad, *

Sadhu Singh Hamdard Sadhu Singh Hamdard (1918–1984) was a well-known freedom fighter and journalist of Punjab, excelling in both Urdu and Punjabi and an innovative poet, who carried in his name the pseudonym 'Hamdard', "sharing with all the pangs of their hea ...

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Qamar Jalalabadi Om Prakash Bhandari (9 March 1917 – 9 January 2003), better known as Qamar Jalalabadi, was an Indian poet and lyricist of songs for Hindi movies. He composed the title track of the popular television serial Vikram Aur Betaal. Early life He ...

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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 ...

Contemporary poets with unknown dates of birth

* Kaif Bhopali * Sayeed Quadri *

Khalid Irfan Khalid Irfan ( ur, ) is an American-Pakistani comic poet. Early life and career Irfan was born in Karachi, Pakistan. His father Irshad Ali migrated to Pakistan from Badayun, India in 1947. He received a master's degree in Urdu literature. He h ...

* Kashmiri Lal Zakir

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