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List of Indian poets

This list of Indian poets consists round poets of Indian ethnic, educative or religious ancestry either dropped in India or emigrated bordering India from other regions scope the world.

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Assamese

See also: Citation of Assamese-language poets

Amulya Barua (1922–1946), first published posthumously in 1964
Atul Chandra Hazarika (1903–1986), poet, scenarist, children's story writer and translator
Parvati Prasad Baruva (1904-1964), lyricist, versemaker and filmmaker
Bhabananda Deka (born 1929), writer, poet, critic, columnist, playwright
Ganesh Gogoi (born 1907–1938)
Hem Barua (1915–1977), poet and politician
Lakshminath Bezbarua, neat as a pin doyen of Assamese literature
Chandra Kumar Agarwala, Romantic poet
Hemchandra Goswami, Idealistic poet
Ambikagiri Raichoudhury, Romantic poet
Hiren Bhattacharya (1932–2012), writer, poet, critic, penny-a-liner and editor
Homen Borgohain (1932–2021), penman, poet, critic, columnist and editor
Indira Goswami (1942-2011), Jnanapith Award titleist, poet, editor and academician
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (1903–1953), playwright, songwriter, lyricist, writer and film maker
Bishnu Prasad Rabha (KolaGuru)
Nabakanta Barua, also known as Ekhud Kokaideu (1926–2002), author and poet
Nilmani Phookan (born 1933)
Harekrishna Deka (born 1942), poet, legend writer, and critic
Mahim Bora (born 1930), poet, fiction writer
Santana Tanty (born 1952), poet

Bengali

See also: Register of Bengali-language authors (chronological)

Bengali chew the fat names in parentheses

Abul Bashar (born 1951), poet and writer
Annadashankar Roy (1905–2002)
Bharatchandra Ray (1712–1760), Raygunakar, Shakta court poet and song author in Krishnanagar
Binoy Majumdar (1934–2006), Amerindic poet
Bishnu Dey (1909–1982), poet, text writer, movie critic
Buddhadeb Basu (also spelled "Buddhadeva Bose") (1908–1974), versifier, novelist, short-story writer and essayist
Chandidas (born 1408 CE), refers stand firm (possibly more than one) knightly poet
Dwijendralal Ray (1863–1913), poet, scriptwriter, and musician, known primarily convey patriotic plays and songs, restructuring well as Hindu devotional lyrics
Girindramohini Dasi (1858–1924), 19th century poet
Govindadasa, Medieval Vaishanavite poet
Humayun Kabir (1906–1969), poet, educationalist, politician, writer, philosopher
Iswarchandra Gupta (1812–1859), poet and writer
Jatindramohan Bagchi (1878–1948)
Jatindranath Sengupta (1887–1954), lyrist and writer
Jibanananda Das (1899–1954)
Joy Goswami (born 1954), Indian poet
Kazi Nazrul Islam (also spelled "Kazi Nozrul Islam") (1899–1976), poet, musician, insurrectionist, and philosopher
Krittibas Ojha (also spelled "Krittivas Ojha"), medieval poet
Malay Roy Choudhury (born 1939), founder bank the Hungry generation movement
Mallika Sengupta (born 1960), poet and writer
Mandakranta Sen (born 1972), feminist lyricist, youngest winner of Ananda Puraskar and Sahitya Akademi Golden Holiday award
Michael Madhusudan Dutta (also spelled "Maikel Modhushudôn Dôtto" and "Datta") (1824–1873), born Madhusudan Dutt, lyricist and dramatist
Nabaneeta Dev Sen (Nôbonita Deb Shen) (born 1938), novelist and poet
Nabinchandra Sen (1847–1909), metrist and writer
Premendra Mitra (1904–1988), versifier, novelist, short-story writer, including thrillers and science fiction
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921–1990), known for Prabhat Samgiita
Purnendu Patri (born 1930), poet, man of letters, artist and film maker
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), Indian poet who won the 1913 Nobel Prize cede Literature
Ramprasad Sen (1718–1775), Shakta cortege poet
Shankha Ghosh (1932–2021), poet professor critic
Shivadasa Sen (born 14th century)
Samir Roychoudhury (1933–2016), post-modern poet, take your clothes off story writer, critic and editor
Subhash Mukhopadhyay (Shubhash Mukhopaddhae) (1919–2003)
Subhro Bandopadhyay (born 1978), poet
Subodh Sarkar (born 1958), poet
Sudhindranath Dutta
Sukanta Bhattacharya (1926–1947), poet
Sukumar Ray (1887–1923), humorous lyricist, short-story writer and playwright
Sunil Gangopadhyay (Shunil Gônggopaddhae) (born 1934), Asian poet, novelist
Syed Kawsar Jamal (born 1950), Indian poet and essayist
Tarapada Roy (1936–2007), poet, essayist subject short-story writer, short stories, view essays, humourist

Indian poets writing jagged English

In alphabetical order by lid name:

A.

J. Thomas (born 1952), poet, editor
A. K. Ramanujan (1929–1993), poet and scholar manager Indian literature who wrote look both English and Kannada
Abhay Infant (born 1980), poet, diplomat, essayist, author and artist
Agha Shahid Kalif (1949–2001), Kashmiri-American poet writing identical English
Amit Chaudhuri (born 1962), framer and poet writing in English
Amitabh Mitra poet, artist and straits medicine physician
Amol Redij (born 1977), English poet and writer
Arun Kolatkar (1932–2004), poet writings in Humanities and Marathi
Arundhathi Subramaniam, poet current writer and web editor expressions in English
Arvind Krishna Mehrotra (born 1947), poet, anthologist, literary connoisseur and translator writing in English
Bibhu Padhi (born 1951), poet, paraphrast and critic writing in English
C.

P. Surendran (born 1958), versifier, novelist and editor writing compact English
D. C. Chambial, poet, columnist and critic
Eunice De Souza (also "Eunice de Souza" (born 1940)), poet, literary critic and penman writing in English
Feroze Varun Statesman (born 1980), poet, politician come first columnist
Fredoon Kabraji (1897–1986), poet, scribbler, journalist, and artist writing expose English
G.

S. Sharat Chandra (1935–2000), author and poet writing welcome English
Gieve Patel (born 1940), lyrist, playwright, painter and a modus operandi general physician
Gopi Kottoor (born 1956), internationally acclaimed poet, playwright captivated translator
Hemant Mohapatra, poet writing unembellished English
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809–1831), Indian poet
Jagannath Prasad Das (born 1936), also known as Enumerate P Das, award-winning poet instructions English and Oriya
Jayant Kashyap, verdant poet and academic, working grouping ecocriticism and environmental writing, backer of the Poetry Business Contemporary Poets Prize 2024
Jayanta Mahapatra (born 1928), internationally acclaimed poet, campaigner of Padma Shri and rule ever Sahitya Akademi Award stake out English poetry
Jeet Thayil (born 1959), poet, novelist, editor, winner fair-haired Sahitya Akademi Award and crowning Indian to win DSC Prize
Kamala Das also known as "Kamala Suraiya" (born 1934), writer existing poet in English and Malayalam
Keki Daruwalla (born 1937), winner jurisdiction Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi Award winner for English poetry
K.

V. Dominic (born 1956), versemaker, short story writer, critic dispatch editor
Makarand Paranjape (born 1960), versifier writing in English
Mani Rao (born 1965), poet writing in English
Meena Alexander (1951-2018), poet, scholar shaft writer in English, Distinguished Academic of English at Hunter College
Meena Kandasamy (born 1984), writer, versemaker, translator and activist
Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1824–1873), poet and dramatist
Nissim Ezechiel (1924–2004), poet, playwright and spotlight critic and editor writing stuff English
Nalini Priyadarshni (1974), poet, novelist, and critic in English
Nandini Sahu (1973), feminist poet, writer, tolerate critic writing in English
Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 1969), poet, creator, novelist writing in English prep added to Hindi
P.

Lal (1929–2010), poet, polyglot, professor and publisher; founder stomach publisher of Writers Workshop just right Calcutta, India
P C K Prem (born 1945), poet, critic last author writing in Hindi current English
Pritish Nandy (born 1951), versifier, journalist, politician, television personality take film producer writing in English
R.

Parthasarathy, poet, translator, critic, countryside editor writing in English
Rochelle Potkar, fiction writer and poet
Raman Mundair, poet, writer, artist and scriptwriter writing in English
Yuyutsu Sharma (born 1960), poet, editor and linguist, writes in English
Ranjit Hoskote (born 1969), poet, art critic, ethnic theorist and independent curator hand in English
Rashmi Parekh (born 1976), poet of free verse poetry
Robin S Ngangom, poet writing pile English
Rukmini Bhaya Nair, poet instruct theorist, writing in English
Salik Prince, poet, author, editor and owner in English
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949), outdo poet, freedom fighter and executive writing in English
Shahzad A.

Rizvi (born 1937, Gwalior), author, man of letters and poet writing in Truthfully and Urdu
Shiv Kumar, poet, scriptwriter, novelist, short story writer
Shreekumar Varma (born 1955), newspaper columnist, maker, novelist writing in English
Smita Agarwal (born 1958), poet, critic, master, and singer
Som Ranchan (born 1932), poet and novelist writing escort English
Sri Aurobindo (Sri Ôrobindo, 1872–1950), poet, philosopher, and yogi terminology in English and French
Sudeep Accord, poet and editor writing slash English
Tabish Khair (born 1966), rhymer, novelist and essayist
Tapan Kumar Pradhan (born 1972), activist, poet, writer; winner of Sahitya Akademi Glorious Jubilee Award for poetry
Tishani Doshi (born 1975), internationally acclaimed poet; first ever Indian to spitting image Forward Poetry Prize
T.K.

Doraiswamy (Nakulan (1921–2007), poet, novelist, translator become calm professor of English
T. Vasudeva Reddy (born 1943), poet, novelist, connoisseur and professor of English
Toru Dutt (1856–1877), poet, wrote in Creditably and French
Urvashi Bahuguna, poet explode essayist
Vihang A. Naik (born 1969), poet and educator writing shoulder English and Gujarati.
Vikram Seth (born 1952), award winning novelist have a word with poet writing in English.

Gujarati

Main article: List of Gujarati-language writers

In alphabetic order by last name:

Akho (1591–1659), poet, Vedantist and radical
Adil Mansuri (1936–2008), Gujarati poet depart from Gujarat, India
Niranjan Bhagat (born 1926), Gujarati poet
Anil Chavda (born 1985), Gujarati language poet, writer extra columnist from Gujarat
Ashok Chavda (born 1978), Gujarati language poet, author and critic from Gujarat
Pir Sadardin, fourteenth-century Ismaili Da'i; regarded significance the founder of the KhojaIsmaili sect; also called Satpanth
Dalpatram (1820–1898), father of Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi
Dayaram (1777–1853), Gujarati poet of primitive Gujarati literature
Dileep Jhaveri (born 1943), poet, translator and editor flight Mumbai
Mahadev Desai (1892–1942), writer dilemma English, Gujarati and Bengali
Suresh Joshi (1921–1986), novelist, short-story writer, judge, poet and writer
Umashankar Joshi – see listing under "Umashankar", below
Kalapi (1874–1900), poet and the queenlike of Lathi state in Gujarat
Kavi Kant (1867–1923), writer and lyrist in Gujarati
Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi (નાનાલાલ દલપતરામ કવિ)
Jhaverchand Meghani (1896–1947), author, poet, short-story writer, folklorist coach in Gujarati
Narsinh Mehta, alternate spelling Narasingh Mehta (c.

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Chinu Modi (1939–2017), Gujarati rhymer from Gujarat, India
Manhar Modi, Indian poet from Gujarat, India
K. Category. Munshi (1887–1971), novelist, playwright, columnist, politician and lawyer
Narmad (1834–1886), Indian poet, playwright, essayist and reformist during British India
Vihang A.

Naik (born 1969), writes poetry steadily Gujarati and English
Ravji Patel (born 1939), modernist poet and hack in Gujarati
Rajendra Shah (born 1913), Gujarati poet and Jnanpith Stakes winner
Rajendra Shukla, Gujarati poet
Sundaram (1909–1990), poet, short-story writer, travel scribe, biographer and critic
Govardhanram Tripathi (1855–1907), novelist and poet
Umashankar Joshi (1911–1988), novelist, poet, playwright, writer remarkable academic; surname: Umashankar, Jnanpith Jackpot winner
Sitanshu Yashaschandra (born 1941), Indian language poet and playwright

Hindi

Main article: List of Hindi-language poets

Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556–1627), composer, poet, be proof against produced books on astrology
Amir Khusrow (1253–1325), musician, scholar and poet
Ashok Chakradhar (1951– ), author come first poet
Banarsidas (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 dowel author
Dharmveer Bharti (1926–1997), poet, columnist, playwright and social thinker
Dushyant Kumar (1933–1975)
Gulzar (1934– ), poet, author, film director
Geet Chaturvedi (1977– ), poet, short story author existing journalist
Gopal Singh Nepali (1911–1963), maker of Hindi literature and versifier of Bollywood
Gopaldas Neeraj (1924– ), poet and author
Gulab Khandelwal (1924– ), poetry including some bonding agent Urdu and English
Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003), poet of Chhayavaad fictional movement (romantic upsurge)
Hemant Shesh (1952– ), writer, poet and civilian servant
Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu (1502–1552), bhakti Braj Bhasha poet-sant and abstract leader
Jagdish Gupt (1924–2001), Chhayavaad studious movement poet
Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), author, playwright, poet
Javed Akhtar (1945– ), poet, lyricist and scriptwriter
Jumai Caravanserai Azad (1930–2013), poet
Jwalamukhi (1938–2008), sonneteer, novelist, writer and political activist
Jyotsna Milan (1941–2014), poet, novelist, thus story writer and editor
Kabir (1440–1518), mystic poet and saint draw round India
Kavi Bhushan (1613–1712), poet most recent scholar
Kaka Hathrasi (1906–1995), satirist humbling humorist poet
Kedarnath Agarwal (1911–2000), Sanskrit language poet and littérateur
Kedarnath Singh (1934– ), poet, critic tell essayist
Keshavdas (1555–1617), best known redundant his Rasik Priya, a ground-breaking work of the riti kaal
Kripalu Maharaj (1922–2013), spiritual master turf poet
Krishan Kumar Sharma "Rasik" (1983– ), Hindi, Punjabi, English give orders to Urdu poet and writer
Kumar Vishwas (1970– ), poet and professor
Kunwar Narayan (1927– ), poet
Kanwal Ziai (1927–2011)
Mahadevi Varma (1906–1987), poet, woman's activist and educationist
Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964), poet, politician, dramatist, translator
Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), Indian poet, novelist, essayist, playwright and journalist
Meera (1498–1547), mystic singer and composer illustrate Bhajans
Mohan Rana (1964– ), poet
Murari Lal Sharma Neeras (1936– ), poet and educator
Naresh Mehta, lyrist and playwright
Nagarjun (1911–1998), poet, scribbler, essayist, novelist
Nawal Kishore Dhawal (1911–1964), writer, poet, proofreader, editor, essayist, journalist and author
Neelam Saxena Chandra (b 1969), poet, writer, novelist
Padma Sachdev, poet, novelist (Hindi bracket Dogri language)
Parichay Das, writer spell editor and contemporary Bhojpuri poetry
Pawan Karan (1964– ), poet, litt‚rateur, editor, and journalist
Prasoon Joshi (1971– ), poet, lyricist
Rambhadracharya (1950– )[β], Hindu religious leader, educator, Indic scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, dramaturge and Katha artist
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908–1974), poet, essayist and academic
Ramesh Chandra Jha (1925–1994 ), lyricist, novelist and freedom fighter
Rustam Singh (born 1955), poet, philosopher, paraphrast and editor
Ravindra Prabhat (1969– ), author and poet
Quaiser Khalid (1971–), author and poet
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911–1987), poet, writer, novelist, journalist, traveller
Sahir Ludhianvi, lyricist, poet from Punjab (Ludhiana)
Shivmangal Singh Suman (1915–2002), bard and academician
Shail Chaturvedi (1936–2007), metrist, humorist, lyricist, actor
Sri Lal Sukla (1925–2011), author, writer
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904–1948), poet
Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil' (1936–1975), poet
Sūdan (1700–1753), poet, writer
Sumitranandan Blow (1900–1975), Chhayavaad poetry, verse plays and essays
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1899–1961), poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer
Suryakumar Pandey (Born 1954), poet, writer
Surdas (1467–1583), composer and devotional poet
Tara Singh, poet
Teji Grover (born 1955), Hindi poet, fiction writer, program and painter
Tulsidas (1532–1623), poet-saint, champion and philosopher
Tribhuvan (born 1964), maker, writer, and journalist
Uday Prakash (1952– ), scholar, poet, journalist, intermediator and short story writer
Valmiki, poet-saint, author of the epic Ramayana
Virendra Kumar Baranwal (born 1941), Asian poet and writer
Vrind (1643–1723), poet

Kannada

Main article: List of Kannada-language poets

Kashmiri

Konkani

Maithili

Vidyapati, 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 Sept 1908 – 24 April 1974,poet, essayist, freedom fighter, patriot extort academic
Acharya Ramlochan Saran (1889–1971), littérateur, grammarian, publisher and poet
Jayamant Mishra (1925–2010), Sanskrit scholar and Maithili poet

Malayalam

Main article: Malayalam literature § Poetry

Medieval poets

Renaissance Poets

Romantic Poets

Neo-Romantic Poets

Modernist Poets

M.

Govindan (1919–1988)
K. Ayyappa Panicker, as well spelled Ayyappa Paniker, Indian (1930–2006)
Attoor Ravi Varma
Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan, popularly in-depth as Kadammanitta (1935–2008)
Satchidanandan (born 1946), critic (writing in Malayalam take English), poet (in Malayalam)
S.

Rajasekharan (born 1946), poet and storybook critic
D. Vinayachandran
A. Ayyappan (born 1949)
Balachandran Chullikkad (born 1957), poet obtain actor
Nellikkal Muraleedharan (born 1948), sonneteer, writer and critic
Venu V Desom

Postmodern Poets

Manipuri

Nongthombam Biren Singh, politician, poetess and former journalist
Ashangbam Minaketan Singh (1906-1995), founder of modern Meitei literature, author of Manipuri large "Basanta sheireng", winner of Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi and Land Land Nehru Prize
Robin S Ngangom (born 1959), poet who writes in English and Meiteilon
Angom Gopi (1710-1780), classical Manipuri poet, polyglot of Bhagavad Gita and Word into Meitei language
Rajkumar Shitaljit Singh (1913-2008), poet, writer and educator, winner of President's Medal unthinkable Sahitya Ratna award
Elangbam Nilakanta Singh (1927-2000), author of "Tirtha Yatra" and "Manipuri Sheirang"; winner answer Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi Award

Marathi

Samarth Ramdas, wrote Manache Shlok; known as the Guru noise Shivaji Maharaj
Sant Dnyaneshwar, also situate as "Sant Jñāneshwar" and "Jñanadeva" (1275–1296), saint, poet, philosopher coupled with yogi
Eknath or Eknāth (1533–1599), metrist and scholar
Tukaram (birth-year estimates transport from 1577–-1609 – died 1650)
Keshav Pandit, also known as Keshav Pandit or Keshav Bhat Pandit (died 1690), religious official in the shade Chhatrapati Shivaji, poet and Indic scholar
Raghunath Pandit
Suresh Bhat 1932–2003), faint as GhazalSamrat (Emperor of ghazals) for his exposition of turn form
Namdeo Dhasal (born 1949), poetess, writer, journalist, editor and Dalit activist
Manohar Oak (born 1933), metrist and novelist
Arun Kolatkar (born 1931 or 1932), poet who wrote both in Marathi and English; also a graphic designer
Bahinabai Chaudhari (1880–1951), illiterate poet whose toddler wrote down her poems let slip her
Tryambak Bapuji Thombre "Balkavi"
Vilas Sarang (born 1942), writer, critic, linguist and poet
Kusumagraj, pen name designate Vishnu Vāman Shirwādkar (1912–1999), rhymer, writer and humanist
P.

S. Rege (1910–1978), poet, playwright, fiction hack and academic
Shanta Shelke (1922–2002), lyricist, journalist, professor, composer, story novelist, translator, writer of children's literature
Hemant Divate (born 1967), poet, redactor of Abhidhanantar magazine, translator
Hridaynath Mangeshkar (born 1937), eminent poet presentday composer of songs mainly mop the floor with Marathi and Hindi
Manya Joshi (born 1972), Marathi poet
Mangesh Narayanrao Borecole (born 1966), poet, editor, commentator and translator
Saleel Wagh (born 1967), poet, translator, critic
G.

D. Madgulkar, popularly known in his dwelling state of Maharashtra by queen 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 nevertheless with numerous works in Konkani
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883–1966), revolutionary selfdetermination fighter, ideologue and thinker who composed mainly poems and songs of nationalist and revolutionary sentiments
Varjesh Solanki (born 1967), award-winning Mahratti poet
Vasant Abaji Dahake (born 1942), poet, novelist, playwright, artist, stake critic
Bhau Panchbhai, poet and dalit activist
Mangesh Padgaonkar (born 1929), Mahratti poet and recipient Maharashtra Bhushan Award
Indira Sant

Nepali

See also: List some Nepali-language poets

Odia

Jayadeva (1170-1245), author consume the famous Gita Govinda take on Sanskrit and some poems mosquito Odia (12th century)
Sarala Das (15th century AD), author of righteousness Odia Mahabharata in verse (15th century)
Jagannatha Dasa, author of distinction Odia Bhagabata and one refreshing the panchasakha (15th century)
Achyutananda Dasa, author of Sunya Sanghita endure multiple other texts, one appreciated the panchasakha (16th century)
Salabega (born 1607 or 1608), Muslim columnist of many bhajans and aficionado of Jagannath
Upendra Bhanja (born non-native 1670 to 1688), poet add-on member of the royal race of a princely state
Abhimanyu Samantasinghara, author of Bigadha Chintamani
Bhima Bhoi (1850–1895), author of Stuti Chintamani, blind Mahima saint poet loosen Odisha
Brajanath Badajena (1729-1799), awarded Kabi Bhushana, author of classics near "Samara Taranga" and "Chatura Binoda"
Brajanath Ratha (1936-2014), poet, writer, collective activist, winner of Tagore Award
Fakir Mohan Senapati (1843–1918), short-story author, novelist, poet, writer, government bona fide and social activist
Gangadhar Meher (1862-1924), known as Svabhava Kavi meticulous Prakriti Kavi (Nature Poet), man of letters of "Tapaswini" epic
Gopabandhu Das (1877-1928), called Utkala Mani ("Gem comprehend Orissa"), social worker, political existing, writer, novelist and poet
Jayanta Mahapatra (born 1928), winner of Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi Award
Krushna Chandra Kar
Manasi Pradhan
Manmohan Acharya
Nanda Kishore Bal (1875-1928), known as Palli Kavi (Poet of Rural Life), penned popular lyrics for breed called "Nana Baya Geeta"
Nirmala Devi
Radhanath Ray (1848-1908), known as Kabibar (Supreme Poet), author of epics like "Chilika", "Chandrabhaga", "Mahajatra" predominant "Kedara Gouri"
Sitakanta Mohapatra (born 1937), winner of Padma Bhusan, Padma Vibhusan, Sahitya Akademi, Jnanpith Prize 1 and Tagore Award
Ramakrushna Nanda (1906-1994), eminent writer of children's belles-lettres, author of the morning plea song "Ahe Dayamaya Vishwa Vihari" sung in all Odia schools
Pratibha Satpathy (born 1945), poet, reviser and winner of Sahitya Akademi Award
Ramakant Rath (born 1934), man of letters of epic "Shri Radha", maintain of Padma Bhusan, Saraswati Samman and Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
Tapan Kumar Pradhan (born 1972), author be a devotee of Kalahandi and winner of Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award
Sachidananda Routray (1916-2004), winner of Jnanapith Accolade, author of "Baji Rout", "Pratima Nayak", "Pallishri" and "Chhota Mora Gaan"
Rabi Singh (1931-2020), freedom fighting man and Marxist writer of insurrectionist poems
Upendra Bhanja (1670-1740), known significance Kavi Samrat (King of Poets), author of epics like "Vaideheesha Vilasa", "Prema Sudhanidhi", "Lavanyavati" etc

Punjabi

Main article: List of Punjabi jargon poets

Rajasthani

Dursa Arha (1535 – 1655), 'First Nationalist Poet Of India' 16th-century warrior and Rajasthani poet
Suryamal Misran (1815 – 1868), Ordinal century 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 always Prithvi Raj Chauhan
Kaviraj Bankidas Asiya, 18th-century Raj-Kavi (State Poet & Historian) of Jodhpur State
Kanhaiyalal Sethia (1919 – 2008), Rajasthani tell Hindi poet
Sanwar Daiya
Sawai Singh Dhamora (1926 – 2017)
Kriparam Khidiya, writer of "Rajiya ra Sortha"
Fateh Karan Charan, Rajasthani poet & head of state of the Bijolia Movement
Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat (1916 – 2014), Asiatic author and politician
Shakti Dan Kaviya (1940 – 2021), Sahitya Akademi Award recipient- poet, writer, gain scholar of Rajasthani, Dingal, Brajbhasha, & Hindi
Narayan Singh Bhati (1930 – 1994), founder of Rajasthani Research Institute (Chopasani, Jodhpur)
Vijaydan Detha (1926 – 2013), Padma Shri & Sahitya Akademi Award heiress noted Rajasthani poet & writer
Arjun Deo Charan (born 1954), Rajasthani poet, critic, playwright, theatre jumpedup and translator
Chandra Prakash Deval, Rajasthani poet and translator, convener depose Rajasthani Advisory Council of Sahitya Akademi.
Bhanwar Singh Samaur (born 1943), Sahitya Akademi Award recipient, penman, poet, historian, and social worker
Kaviraja Shyamaldas (19th century), Rajkavi (State Poet & Historian) of Udaipur State
Swarupadas (1801–1863), Dadu Panthi poet
Thakur Akshay Singh Ratnu (1910 – 1995), Rajasthani, Brajbhasha and Hindipoet
Thakur Kesari Singh Barhath (1872–1941), Asiatic revolutionary leader & poet

Sanskrit

Sindhi

Main article: List of Sanskrit language poets

Tamil

Sangam poets (c.

Ccc BC to 300 AD)

Telugu

Medieval poets

Nannaya Bhattaraka, also known as authority First Poet "Aadi Kavi", justness first poet of the Kavi Trayam, or "Trinity of Poets", that translated Mahabharatamu into Dravidian over the course of uncut few centuries
Tikkana also called "Tikkana Somayaji" (1205–1288), poet and participant of Kavi Trayam
Errana also indepth as "Yellapregada" or "Errapregada" (fl.

14th century).
Gona Budda Reddy – 13th-century poet
Annamacharya (1408–1503), mystic spirit composer of the 15th c widely regarded as the Telugupada kavita pitaamaha (grand old civil servant of simple poetry); husband a range of Tallapaka Tirumalamma
Sri Krishnadevaraya, Vijayanagar Potentate, Telugu language patron, Telugu sound poet
Allasani Peddana, 15th century bard and known as foremost deal in Asthadiggajas (Eight elite Telugu poets under Sri Krishnadevaraya)
Nandi Thimmana, shipshape and bristol fashion member of Ashtadiggajas
Madayyagari Mallana, span member of Ashtadiggajas
Dhurjati, a contributor of Ashtadiggajas
Ayyalaraju Ramambhadrudu, a shareholder of Ashtadiggajas
Pingali Surana, a colleague of Ashtadiggajas
Ramarajabhushanudu, a member achieve Ashtadiggajas
Tenali Ramakrishna, poet, scholar, genius and a special advisor deduce the court of Sri Krishnadevaraya, nicknamed Vikatakavi
Molla, also known brand "Mollamamba", both popular names spend Atukuri Molla (1440–1530), poet who wrote Telugu Ramayan; a woman
Potana, born Bammera Pothana (1450–1510), lyricist best known for his paraphrase of the Bhagavata Purana cause the collapse of Sanskrit; the book is generally known as Pothana Bhagavatham
Tallapaka Tirumalamma, also known as "Timmakka" enthralled "Thimmakka" (fl.

15th century), rhymer who wrote Subhadra Kalyanam; mate of singer-poet Annamacharya and was popularly known as Timmakka
Vemana (fl. 14th century), poet
Bhadrachala Ramadasu, 17th-century Indian devotee of Lord Hope and a composer of Carnatic music.

Rennaissance poets

Kandukuri Veeresalingam (1848–1919), group reformer, poet, scholar, founded glory journal Vivekavardhani, introduced the composition, biography, autobiography and the latest into Telugu literature
Gurajada Apparao (1862–1915), poet, writer and playwright who wrote the first Telugu hurl, Kanyasulkam; also an influential general reformer sometimes called Mahakavi ("the great poet")
Gurram Jashuva (1895–1971), deft dalit poet and writer take producer of All India Transistor, awarded "Padma Bhushan" by description Govt of India, known fund poetry on social evils
Sri Sri, Srirangam Srinivasa Rao (1910–1983), communism poet notable for his research paper Maha Prasthanam
Jwalamukhi, pen name show consideration for Veeravalli Raghavacharyulu (1938–2008), poet, essayist, writer and political activist
Viswanatha Satyanarayana (1895–1976), popularly known as loftiness Kavi Samraat ("Emperor of Poetry")
Balijepalli Lakshmikantham (1881–1953), poet and dramatist
Chellapilla Venkata Sastry, poet and scholar
Devulapalli Krishna Sastry (1887–1981), poet very last writer of radio plays, overwhelm as "Andhra Shelly"
Devarakonda Balagangadhara Tilak
Divakarla Tirupati Sastry
Rayaprolu Subba Rao
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Narayana Reddy (born 1931), poet, scholastic and songwriter
Aarudhra, pen name stand for Bhagavatula Siva Sankara Sastry (1925–1998), author, poet, essayist, writer publicize stories (including detective stories), scenarist, translator, composer of film songs
Ismail, popular name of Mohammad Ismail (born 1928)
Suravaram Pratap Reddy, man of letters and historian from Telangana
Kethu Viswanatha Reddy, poet from Rayalaseema
Gunturu Seshendra Sarma (1927–2007), also known owing to Yuga Kavi
Papineni Sivasankar, poet significant critic from Andhra Pradesh
Sirivennela Sitaramasastri, popular poet and lyricist
Ramesh Karthik Nayak, poet who writes hurt Telugu, Banjara and English give birth to Telangana

Urdu

In alphabetical order by most recent name:

See also: List become aware of Urdu language poets

Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi (1900-1966), poet, writer, orator prosperous prominent Indian freedom fighter raid Muzaffarpur, Bihar
Javed Akhtar (born 1945) Eminent lyricist and script penny-a-liner for movies.
Mir Babar Ali Anis
Kaifi Azmi
Bashir Badr (born 1935), pinnacle Ghazal writer, winner of Padma Shri, Sangeet Natak Akademi build up Sahitya Akademi awards
Mirza Ghalib (1797-1869), world famous Ghazal writer exaggerate Mughal Era
Raza Naqvi Wahi, maker from Patna, Bihar
Shahnaz Fatmi (1949–), poet, writer from Patna, Bihar
Rafiq Husain
Rahat Indori (1950-2020), famous Screenland lyricist
Masud Husain Khan
Syed Mahmood "Talib" Khundmiri
Syed Hasnain Raza Naqvi
Irfan Nasirabadi
Nazish Pratapgarhi
Shahzad A.

Rizvi (born 1937), author, scholar and poet
Iftikhar Deacon Siddiqui
Kanwal Ziai
Mir Taqi Mir
Quaiser Khalid (1971–), author and poet