Poets/Writers From Karnataka
Total: 65
Mahmood Ayaz
Famous for his path-breaking literary magazine Saughaat.
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.
Qurbi Velori
- Born : Bijapur
- Domicile : Tamil Nadu
Hafiz Karnataki
Hameed Almas
Khaleel Mamoon
Prominent poet, recipient of Sahitya Academy award.
Suleman Khumar
Prominent poet and literary figure from South India
Hameed Suharwardy
Husna Sarwar
Niyaz Gulbargavi
- Born : Shimoga
Syed Mohammad Abdullah
Ameer Nehtauri
Ghazanfar Iqbal
Irfan Shah Noori
- Born : Karnataka
- Domicile : Maharashtra
Mohammad Ali Chikmagalur
- Born : Chikmagalur
- Domicile : Chikmagalur
- Died : Mysore
Sayyed Riyaz Raheem
Shafeeq Abidi
Zakira Shabnam
Ali Adil Shah Shahi 2nd
The eighth ruler of Bijapur kingdom, poet, calligrapher and painter
Anuradha Paudwal
Anuradha Paudwal is a Indian playback vocalist who has in many languages like; Hindi, Marwari, Pahari, Marathi, Sanskrit, Bengali, Gujarati, Tami and others.
Anwar Minai
Poet and author, known for his experimentations in poetical genres
Azizunnisa Naz
Bartar Madrasi
Daood Mohsin
- Born : Davanagere
- Domicile : Davanagere
One of the contemporary short story writers
Fahmeeda Begham
Hashmi Bijapuri
The first Rekhti poet (a form of Urdu poetry written in language of women) and author of masnavi ‘Yusuf Zelkha’.
Ibrahim Jalees
Noted Pakistani story writer and journalist; also wrote plays and travelogues.
Iqbal Asif
Jauhar Timmapuri
Khalish Rifai
Mazharuz Zaman Khan
Mazhar-Uzzaman Khan
Meer Mahmood Husain
Mohammad Yaseen
- Born : Davanagere
- Domicile : Deoria
Mohsin Kamal
Muhib Kausar
- Born : Gulbarga