Poets/Writers From India

First Poet of Rekhta/Hindvi. Musician and Disciple of Sufi Saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia. Known for his "pahelis", which form part of Indian folklore. He is famous for inventing two most important musical instruments tabla & sitar. Wrote "Ze-hal-e-miskin…" one of the earliest prototypes of Urdu ghazal written in Persian & Hindvi.

Poet laureate of the Mughal Court and mentor of Bahadur Shah Zafar. His 'poetic' rivalry with Ghalib is well known.

Prominent desciple of Nasikh who served in the armies of Maratha ruler Yashwant Rao Holkar at Indore and Ghaziuddin Haider, Nawab of Awadh

Noted story writer and novelist; known for his treatment of communal riots in India.

Religious scholar of Sufistic temperament who was assassinated due to religious reasons

One of the most prominent pre-modern poets.

A distinguished Sufi poet associated with the Khanqah Rashidia, Jaunpur.

Prominent poet of classical mould from Nengal, known for his 'Tazkira 'Sukhan-e-Shoara'.

An extraordinary poet of Rampur.

A prominent literary figure from Bihar known for his poetry and other poetical compositions on a variety of subjects.

Son of the Sajjada Nashin of Khanqah Balkhia Firdausia, Fatuha

Pre-modern poet, known for blending the best of the classical and the modernist