Poets/Writers From Delhi
Total: 185
Muzaffar Hanfi
One of the prominent modern poets.
Musharraf Alam Zauqi
Postmodernist fiction writer, author of stories on sensitive social and political issues.
Munshi Mohammad Zakaullah
Munshi Bihari Lal Mushtaq Dehlwi
Munawwar Lakhnavi
Known for his Urdu translation of Bhagwat Geeta in verse titled- Naseem-e-Irfaan.
Mumtaz Mirza
- Died : Delhi
Muftii Mohammad Kifayatullah
- Born : Shahjahanpur
- Died : Delhi
Momin Khan Momin
Contemporary of Ghalib and Zauq. Also a physician, astrologer and chess player. Mirza Ghalib is said to have offered his complete Divan for his sher "Tum mere paas hote ho goya, Jab koi doosra nahin hota"
- Died : Delhi
Mohammad Usman Farqaleet
Mohammad Mujeeb
Prominent historian, scholar, and educationist; formerly Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Mohammad Husain Hassan
Mohammad Ateeq Siddiqi
Mohammad Aslam Jairajpuri
Mohammad Ali Khan Rashki
Mohammad Ajmal Khan
- Born : Pratapgarh
- Died : Delhi
Mirza Mayal Dehlvi
Prominent later-classical poet reflecting trends of Dagh Dehlavi style
Mirza Ghalib
Legendary Urdu poet occupying a place of pride in worldwide literature. One of the most quotable poets having couplets for almost all situations of life
- Died : Delhi
Meer Shamsuddeen Faqeer
Meer Nasir Ali Dehlvi
Meer Baqar Ali
The last dastango of Delhi. Left several important dastans behind of which “Khalil Khan Fakhta” and “Dastan-e-Kana Bati” are more prominent
Mazhar Mirza Jaan-e-Janaan
Religious scholar of Sufistic temperament who was assassinated due to religious reasons
Mazhar Imam
One of the most prominent modern poets. Was associated with Doordarshan
Mazhar Ali Khan Wila
Maulwi Imam Bakhsh Sahbai
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Master Ramchundra
Mathematician, teacher of science in Delhi College and journalist
Maroof Dehlvi
Manmath Nath Gupta
Makhmoor Jalandhari
Prominent among first generation of modernist poets, very close to Miraji
Makhdoom Mohiuddin
One of the important progressive poet, famous for his ghazals in bollywood films like 'Baazaar' and 'Gaman'.