Poets/Writers From Aligarh
Total: 29
Asad Badayuni
Leading poet who taught Urdu literature at AMU, Aligarh, also published a literary magazine 'Daairay'
Khalilur Rahman Azmi
One of the founding fathers of modern Urdu criticism in the subcontinient.
Akhtar Ansari
Known for his emotional intensity tinged with irony
Khurshidul islam
One of the most prominent Urdu critics.
Manzoor Hashmi
Moin Ahsan Jazbi
- Born : Mubarakpur
- Domicile : Aligarh
- Died : Aligarh
One of the most prominent Progressive poets. Famous for his widely sung ghazal 'Marne ki duaen kyun maangun…'.
Naseer Hussain Khayal Azeemabdi
Usloob Ahmad Ansari
Dr. Maula Bakhsh
- Born : East Champaran
- Domicile : Aligarh
- Died : Aligarh
Hajra Nazli
Hamid Allahabadi
Kabir Ahmad Jaisi
Mukhtaruddin Ahmad
Syed Raza Haider
Furqaan Sanbhali
Abdul Majeed Dehlvi
Habeeburrahman Shastri
- Born : Lakhimpur Kheri
- Died : Aligarh
Habibur Rahman Khan Sharvani
Ibne Kanwal
One of the postmodernist story writers; author of several books of criticism.
M. Athar Ali
Mohammad Habib
Mohammad Taqi Ameeni
Munshi Banwari Lal Shola
Najma Jafari
Qudsiya Zaidi
Raghib Badayuni
Siddiqa Begam Sivharvi
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Eminent intellectual, statesman and educationist,founder of Aligarh Muslim University