Poets/Writers From Patna

A renowned poet who gives creative expression to the fusion of classical awareness and contemporary sensibility.

Prominent contemporary of Mir Taqi Mir who had written a masnavi called 'Khwab-e-Hasrat'.

Prominent contemporary Indian poet of classical tone.

Prominent later-classical poet from Bihar.

One of the most prominent pre-modern poets.

One of the prominent modern poets.

Prominent Post-Modern poet.

Famous for his trend-setting book on criticism, 'Kaashif-ul-Haqaaiq'.

Postmodern Urdu poet known for libertarian radical views.

One of the most prominent disciples of Mir Taqi Mir.

A Sufi poet associated with a renowned Sufi order from Bihar.

Prominent progressive story writer, poet, and playwright.

A unique identity for symbolic, abstract, and existential stories.

Poet and author with a book on the Urdu novel after Independence, was Urdu faculty at Patna University.

Journalist and poet, known for his children's literature.

Important poet and prose writer from Bihar also wrote critical essays and humorous pieces.

Prominent journalist, known for his unique expression among post-modern poets.

Khushboo Khanam is a ghazal singer from India. She has been trained in classical music and has been singing since the age of 10 years.

One of the most respectable poets of Azimabad (Patna), despite a tough life. Also known as a labour poet.

One of the most prominent poets of humour and satire in Urdu.