Poets/Writers From West Bengal

One of the most firebrand poets of Lucknow, contemporary of Meer Taqi Meer. His rivalry with Mushafi is well-recorded. Also wrote Rekhti poetry and "Raani Ketki ki Kahani" in prose.

Bengali poet, dramatist, and the only Indian litterateur to win the Nobel Prize in Literature

Chitra Singh is a renowned Indian ghazal singer and the wife of legendary ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh. As a duo, they are considered the pioneers of ghazal singing.

Bengali poet, writer, musician, and is the national poet of Bangladesh.

Prominent later–classical poet from Bengal.

Distinguished Urdu poet and litterateur, known for writing Qat'aat on contemporary issues

Firdausi Begum was a celebrated singer of India. Her teachers in music were Ustaad Munir Husain Khan, Ustaad Mohammad Husain Khan, and Ustaad Mastaan Gama.

One of the most prominent contemporary poets is known for his unique love poetry.

Munni Begum is a famous Pakistani ghazal singer. Her teacher in music was the famous singer Ustad Khwaja Ghulam Mustafa Warsi. She was honored with the.

Prominent Urdu poet

A distinguished Bengali fiction writer and author of the novel 'Devdas'

Renowned linguist, litterateur, and poet

Poet, writer, teacher, and painter from Bengal

Distinguished voice in both classical and modern ghazal

Renowned fiction writer, columnist, poet, and social worker based in London

Renowned poet and distinguished lyricist, he began writing songs at a very young age by associating with gramophone companies, and went on to create 482 memorable songs for 122 films in Pakistan’s film industry. He also made notable contributions in story writing and dialogue writing

Renowned Urdu poet

Prominent progressive Urdu poet and journalist

Distinguished journalist, humanitarian personality, and social worker

A poet from West Bengal known for his simple, graceful, and deceptively effortless style of poetry

Renowned Urdu poet and writer from Bengal

Renowned writer, researcher, and critic

Renowned poet and Nazim-e-Mushaira from West Bengal

Renowned writer, critic, and translator

A popular novelist, renowned for the long-running fiction series 'Devta'

Widely recognized and admired for his contributions as both a poet and a literary critic. His book Takhleeq, Takha-eel aur Istiara earned him the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar.

Renowned short story writer, poet, novelist, and translator

Renowned for her distinctive poetry, presented with a captivating and melodious style of recitation.

Critic & Poet.

Renowned researcher, critic, poet, translator, and educator, known for his significant scholarly, literary, and critical contributions to Urdu literature and research

A poet from West Bengal, regarded as one of the prominent representatives of the Ghawas School of Poetry.