Poets/Writers From Telangana

First Urdu poet to have compiled and published a Divan. King of Qutub Shahi dynasty of South India. Founder of Hyderabad city

Great promoter & patron of poetry and arts at Hyderabad who became Prime Minister of the state in 1901

One of the important progressive poet, famous for his ghazals in bollywood films like 'Baazaar' and 'Gaman'.

A prominent poet from Hyderabad.

One of the most prominent progressive poets / known for his pungent intensity

A prominent poet of modern Urdu ghazal

Prominent critic / Edited the literary magazine, Sher-o-Hikmat

Pakistani poet famous for the ghazal “Wo hamsafar tha magar…” in the famous Pakistani TV serial “Hamsafar”

Well-Known for his literary magazine 'Sabaa' that helped establish modern literature.

Poet and critic, son of Jaleel Manikpuri

A poet known for his nauhas and poems on the Karbala