Poets/Writers From Uttar pradesh

A famous poet of humour and satire, wrote humorous ghazals with fluency and simplicity of language

A disciple of Nooh Naravi, wrote on the day-to-day experiences of life and poems on social and religious personalities

One of the most powerful campaigners of Hindi revivalism who wrote Urdu ghazals in classical style.

One of the most prominent contemporary ghazal poets in India

Prominent poet and writer, well-known for his annotations of Mirza Ghalib, also published a critical book on poetry called Ganjina-e-Tahqeeq

Leading popular poet who got the pseudonym Utsahi from Jawahar Lal Nehru, India's first prime Minister. Known for extensively using words of Awadhi language. Famous for his Nazm 'Ai Meri Jan-e-ghazal….'.

Sufi poet famous for his devotional poetry

A contemporary of Dagh Dehlvi, wrote poems of new tone and tenor under the influence of modernist writing

Noted progressive fiction writer.

A disciple of Seemab Akbarabadi, published several collections of his ghazals and nazms