Poets/Writers From Lucknow
Total: 41
Aarzu Lakhnavi
1873 - 1951
Akbar Lakhnavi
1907 - 1985
Ameen Salonvi
1901 - 1983
Ameer Minai
1829 - 1900
A contemporary of Dagh Dehlavi. Famous for his ghazal 'Sarkati Jae Hai Rukh Se Naqab Ahista Ahista'.
Arshi Aurangabadi
1899 - 1981
Aseer Lakhnavi
1800 - 1882
Aslam Lakhnavi
1902 - 1977
Aslam Sandelvi
1924 - 1979
Bahzad Lakhnavi
1900 - 1974
Basit Biswani
1887 - 1938
Bismil Lakhnavi
1893 - 1957
Fazli Amethvi
1884 - 1948
Hasrat Mohani
1875 - 1951
Freedom fighter, member of constituent assembly which drafted Indian Constitution. He gave the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad" during freedom movement. He was a devotee of Shri Krishna. He wrote the famous ghazal "chupke chupke raat din".
Imam Bakhsh Nasikh
1772 - 1838
Insha Allah Khan
1753 - 1817
- Born : Murshidabad
- Domicile : Lucknow
- Shrine : Lucknow
Jadid Barabankvi
1906 - 1984
Kashfi Lakhnavi
1915 - 1992
Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish
1778 - 1846
- Born : Shahjahapur
- Domicile : Lucknow
- Shrine : Lucknow
Aatish was one of the shining stars of 19th century Urdu Ghazal.
Meer Taqi Meer
1722 - 1810
One of the greatest Urdu poets. Known as Khuda-e-Sukhan (God of Poetry)
Meraj Lakhnavi
1912 - 1983
Munshi Amirullah Tasleem
1819 - 1911
Renowned later classical poet of Lucknow who had also written many oft quoted shers
Nadeem Lakhnavi
1866
Najeeb Lakhnavi
1940
Natiq Lakhnavi
1878 - 1950
- Born : Lucknow
- Domicile : Kanpur
- Shrine : Chittagong
Rauf Kakorvi
1895 - 1980
Rind Lakhnavi
1797 - 1857
Salik Rahmani
1915 - 1979
- Born : Farrukhabad
- Domicile : Rampur
- Shrine : Lucknow
Shaida Warsi
1864
Shamshad Lakhnavi
1850 - 1917
Shibli Nomani
1857 - 1914
- Domicile : Lucknow
