Poets/Writers From Hyderabad
Total: 307
Dagh Dehlvi
Last of classical poets who celebrated life and love. Famous for his playfulness of words (idioms/ phrases).
Quli Qutub Shah
First Urdu poet to have compiled and published a Divan. King of Qutub Shahi dynasty of South India. Founder of Hyderabad city
Ameer Minai
Eminent Urdu Poet and contemporary of Dagh Dehlvi. Famous for penning ghazal "Sarakti jaye hai rukh se naqaab aahista aahista".
Fani Badayuni
One of the most prominent post-classical poets famous for his pessimistic view of life.
Ishq Aurangabadi
- Born : Aurangabad
- Domicile : Aurangabad
Jaleel Manikpuri
One of the most popular post-classical poets and disciple of Ameer Minai and succeeded Dagh as court poet of Hyderabad.
Mah Laqa Chanda
- Born : Aurangabad
- Domicile : Hyderabad
- Died : Hyderabad
Maharaja Sir Kishan Parashad Shad
Great promoter & patron of poetry and arts at Hyderabad who became Prime Minister of the state in 1901
Makhdoom Mohiuddin
One of the important progressive poet, famous for his ghazals in bollywood films like 'Baazaar' and 'Gaman'.
Mujtaba Husain
Mujtaba Husain a prolific and critically acclaimed humourist in the field of Urdu literature. He was honored with the award of the much-coveted Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contributions to Urdu literature.
Rashidul Khairi
One of the earliest prose writers in Urdu whose works made way for fictional narratives; also known as a portrayer of pain and suffering.
Ratan Nath Sarshar
Translator, Storyteller and poet, Known for his book Fasana-e-Azad
Syed Muhiuddin Qadri Zor
Wali Uzlat
One of the early tradition-builders of Urdu poetry
Zaheer Dehlvi
Akhtar Ali Akhtar
Prominent poet from Hyderabad, a contemporary of Josh who had ongoing contestations with him; known for his long poem 'Qaul-e-Faisal'
Aziz Hyderabadi
Aziz Qaisi
One of the most prominent progressive poets / known for his pungent intensity
Ghaus Khah makhah Hyderabadi
Hijab Imtiyaz Ali
Khurshid Ahmad Jami
A prominent poet of modern Urdu ghazal
Meer Abid Ali Khan
Mirza Sajjad Beg Dehlvi
Mughni Tabassum
Prominent critic / Edited the literary magazine, Sher-o-Hikmat
Naseer Turabi
Pakistani poet famous for the ghazal “Wo hamsafar tha magar…” in the famous Pakistani TV serial “Hamsafar”
Rashid Aazar
Rauf Khalish
Safi Aurangabadi
- Born : Aurangabad
- Domicile : Hyderabad
Sayyada Jafar
Sher Mohammad Khan Iman
- Domicile : Hyderabad
Sulaiman Areeb
Well-Known for his literary magazine 'Sabaa' that helped establish modern literature.
Syed Wahidudeen Salim
Yousuf Sarmast
Yusuf Azmi
Yusuf Husain Khan
Aawara Hyderabadi
Abu Mohammad Syed Ali Sareer
Ali Ahmad Jalili
Poet and critic, son of Jaleel Manikpuri
Aliuddeen Naved
Amir Mausavi
A poet known for his nauhas and poems on the Karbala
Aslam Emadi
Azad Ansari
Well known poet and a prominent disciple of Maulana Hali