Poets/Writers From Hyderabad
Total: 67
Dagh Dehlvi
Last of classical poets who celebrated life and love. Famous for his playfulness of words (idioms/ phrases).
Ameer Minai
Eminent Urdu Poet and contemporary of Dagh Dehlvi. Famous for penning ghazal "Sarakti jaye hai rukh se naqaab aahista aahista".
Fani Badayuni
One of the most prominent post-classical poets famous for his pessimistic view of life.
Mah Laqa Chanda
- Born : Aurangabad
- Domicile : Hyderabad
- Died : Hyderabad
Maharaja Sir Kishan Parashad Shad
Great promoter & patron of poetry and arts at Hyderabad who became Prime Minister of the state in 1901
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.
Ratan Nath Sarshar
Translator, Storyteller and poet, Known for his book Fasana-e-Azad
Wali Uzlat
One of the early tradition-builders of Urdu poetry
Zaheer Dehlvi
Aziz Hyderabadi
Khurshid Ahmad Jami
A prominent poet of modern Urdu ghazal
Mirza Sajjad Beg Dehlvi
Rauf Khalish
Sulaiman Areeb
Well-Known for his literary magazine 'Sabaa' that helped establish modern literature.
Yousuf Sarmast
Abu Mohammad Syed Ali Sareer
Ali Ahmad Jalili
Poet and critic, son of Jaleel Manikpuri
Azad Ansari
Well known poet and a prominent disciple of Maulana Hali
Dr. C. Narayana Reddy
Telugu-language poet, writer, and critic. Awarded with prestigious awards like Jnanpith Awward and Padma Bhushan.
Hairat Badayuni
Ikram Javed
Jazb Aalmpuri
Khairat Nadeem
Maikash Hyderabadi
Mustafa Ali Beg
Navab Sir Nizamat Jung
Taufeeq Hyderabadi
Tayyaba Begam Bilgrami
Basheerunnisaa Begam Basheer
Aatiq Shah
Aga Haider Hasan
Ahmad Husain Mail
Prominent and technically proficient poet from Hyderabad, Deccan; wrote poetry in difficult metres, also known for his Rubais
Ahsan Shahjahanpuri
Alam Khoond Meeri
- Died : Hyderabad
Ali Saib Miyan
- Died : Hyderabad
Amjad hyderabadi
Prominent poet, known for his Rubaai
Anwar Moazzam
- Born : Aurangabad
- Domicile : Hyderabad
- Died : Hyderabad
Bahadur Yaar Jung
Basheeruddeen Basheer Warsi
Benazir Shah Warsi
Dr. Jafar Hasan
Ehsan Ali Arshi
Ehsanullah Khan Bayan
Farogh Hyderabadi
Ghulam Husain
- Died : Hyderabad