Poets/Writers From India

Noted story writer and novelist; known for his treatment of communal riots in India.

Hugely popular in Mushairas for his extra-ordinary recitation.

Prominent Contemporary poet and a friend of Mirza Ghalib. He was also a High Court lawyer who also served as Honorary Magistrate at Agra

Freedom fighter, member of constituent assembly which drafted Indian Constitution. He gave the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad" during freedom movement. He was a devotee of Shri Krishna. He wrote the famous ghazal "chupke chupke raat din".

Prominent Contemporary of Mir Taqi Mir who had written a Masnavi called 'Khwab e Hasrat'.

Desciple of Dagh Dehlavi and the younger brother of Maulana Ahmad Raza Khan.

Prominernt journalist and poet

eminent Urdu writer and aunt to lyricist Javed Akhtar, first woman graduate of Aligarh Muslim University

Contemporary of Mirza Ghalib, Aatish was one of the shining stars of 19th century Urdu Ghazal.

Famous for his sher, 'Baith jaata hun jahan chhanv ghani hoti hai.'

One of the most well-known contemporary Drama personality, famous for his play "Agra-Baazar".