List of Hindi poets

This is a List of notable Hindi language poets:

A

Aalok Shrivastav (born 1971), poet, lyricist, and journalist
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556–1627), composer, poet, and produced books on astrology
Acharya Shivpujan Sahay (1893-1963), novelist, writer, and prose writer
Adam Gondvi (1947-2011), poet who wrote about the plight of Dalit
Agnishekhar (born 1956) real name Kuldeep Sumbly
Agyeya (1911-1987), poet and editor of Tar Saptak
A. M. Turaz (born 1974), poet and lyricist
Amir Khusrau (1253–1325), musician, scholar and poet
Arun Gemini (born 1959), writer, poet, and satirist
Arun Kamal (born 1954)
Asad Zaidi (born 1954), poet, editor, publisher, translator
Ashok Chakradhar (born 1951), author and poet
Ashok Vajpeyi (born 1941), bureaucrat-poet
Atal Bihari Vajpai (1924–2018), author, poet and orator
Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay (1865–1947)

B

Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen (1897-1960), known by the pen name Naveen
Balli Singh Cheema (born 1952), Aam Aadmi Party politician and poet
Balswaroop Raahi (born 1936), poet and lyricist
Banarsidas (1586–1643), poet, businessman
Bhagwan Datt Sharma (born 1935), poet and scholar of post-WWII Hindi and English Poetry
Bhai (writer) (1935-2018), Surinamese poet
Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), novelist, poet, playwright
Bhawani Prasad Mishra (1913–1985), poet and author
Bhikhari Das (1721-1799)
Bhupendra Nath Kaushik (1924-2007), Hindi and Urdu poet, writer and satirist
Birbal (1528-1586), also known as Raja Birbal, Mughal advisor and poet
Bihari Lal (1595–1663), poet, author

C

Chand Bardai (1149-1200), court poet known for Prithviraj Raso
Chandrakant Devtale (1936-2017)
Chirag Jain (1985-) Poet of epic "Purushottam"
Choudhari Mulkiram (1910–1954) poet, philosopher and writer

D

Dharmveer Bharti (1926–1997), poet, author, playwright and a social thinker
Dhirendra Verma (1897–1973), poet and writer
Dinesh Bhramar (born 1939), Hindi and Bhojpuri poet
Dnyaneshwar Mulay (born 1958), diplomat and poet
Durbalnath, Indian saint
Dushyant Kumar (1933–1975), poet of modern Hindustani

G

Gafil Swami (born 1953), poet and journalist
Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh (1917-1964)
Ganga Prasad Vimal (1939–2019), writer, poet, novelist, and translator
Geet Chaturvedi (born 1977), poet, short story author and journalist
Ghananand (1673 - 1760), poet of the Reeti Era
Girish Tiwari (1945-2010), scriptwriter, lyricist, and poet
Gopal Singh Nepali (1911–1963), poet of Hindi literature and lyricist of Bollywood
Gopal Prasad Vyas (1915–2005), poet, known for his humorous poems
Gopaldas Neeraj (born 1924), poet and author
Gulab Khandelwal (born 1924), poetry including some in Urdu and English
Guru Bhakt Singh 'Bhakt' (1893-1983), poet and dramatist

H

Hari Shankar Sharma (1891–1968), Hindi and Urdu poet
Harikrishna Prasad Gupta Agrahari, Hindi and Nepali language poet
Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003), poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge)
Hasrat Jaipuri (1922 - 1999), Hindi and Urdu poet
Hemant Joshi (born 1954), professor, writer, and poet
Hemant Shesh (born 1952), writer, poet and civil servant
Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu (1502–1552), Braj Bhasha poet-sant and bhakti religious leader
Hullad Moradabadi (1942-2014), poet, humorist and satirist

I

Ibrahim Ashk (1951-2022), poet and lyricist
Imran Pratapgarhi (born 1987), Hindi and Urdu poet, politician
Indira Indu
Indra Bahadur Khare (1922–1953), Chhayavaad writer and poet
Irshad Kamil (born 1971), poet and lyricist

J

Jacinta Kerketta (born 1983), poet and journalist
Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), novelist, playwright, poet
Jagdish Chaturvedi (writer) (1932-2015)
Jagdish Gupt (1924–2001), Chhayavaad literary movement poet
Javed Akhtar (born 1945), poet, lyricist and scriptwriter
Joba Murmu, poet and writer of Santali literature
Jwalamukhi (1938–2008), poet, novelist, writer and political activist
Jyotsna Milan (1941–2014), poet, novelist, short story writer and editor

K

Kabir (1440–1518), mystic poet and saint of India
Kailash Vajpeyi (1936–2015), poet, writer, and lyricist
Kaka Hathrasi (1906–1995), satirist and humorist poet
Kamlesh Shukla (Socialist) (1937 – 2015), anti-Emergency poet
Kanhaiya Lal Nandan (1933–2010), poet and lyricist
Kavi Bhushan (1613–1712), poet and scholar
Kavi Pradeep (1915–1998), poet and songwriter
Kedarnath Agarwal (1911–2000), Hindi language poet and littérateur
Kedarnath Singh (1934–2018), poet, critic and essayist
Keshavdas (1555–1617), Sanskrit scholar and Hindi poet
Kishorilal Goswami (1865–1932), writer and poet
Koduram Dalit (1910-1967), Chhattisgarhi and Hindi poet
Kripa Shankar Sharma
Kripalu Maharaj (1922–2013), spiritual master (Jagadguru) and a poet-saint
Krishan Kumar Sharma "Rasik" (born 1983), Hindi, Punjabi, English and Urdu poet and writer
Krishna Kumar Sharma "Betaab" (1922-2001), Indian independence activist and poet
Kumar Vikal (1935–1997)
Kumar Vishwas (born 1970), poet and professor
Kunwar Bechain (1942–2021), professor and poet
Kunwar Narayan (1927–2017)

L

Lari Azad (born 1959), historian and poet
Laxmi Shankar Bajpai (born 1955)
Laxminarayan Payodhi (born 1957), poet and researcher
Leeladhar Jagudi (born 1940), journalist and poet

M

Madan Mohan Malaviya Indian independence activist, educational reformer, and poet
Mahadevi Varma (1906–1987), poet, freedom fighter, woman's activist and educationist
Mahendra Bhatnagar (1926-2020), post-Independence Hindi and English poet
Mahendra Pratap Singh (1930-2022), author, historian, and researcher
Mahesh Garg Bedhadak (born 1966), Hindi poet and writer
Mamta Kalia (born 1940), author, teacher, and poet
Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964), poet, politician, dramatist, and translator
Malik Muhammad Jayasi (1477– 1542), Sufi poet and Pir
Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist
Meera (1498–1547), mystic singer and composer of Bhajans
Mirabai, 16th-century Hindu mystic poet, Bhakti saint, and devotee of Krishna
Mohan Rana (born 1964), poet, columnist, and lyricist
Motilal Jotwani (1936-2008), writer and educationist
Mrityunjay Kumar Singh (born 1961)
Munishree Nagraj, writer and poet
Murari Lal Sharma ("Neeras") (born 1936), author, poet and educator

N

N. Chandrasekharan Nair, poet, novelist, and dramatist
Nagarjun (1911–1998), poet, writer, essayist, novelist
Nalin Vilochan Sharma (1916-1961), professor and poet
Nand Chaturvedi (1923-2014), poet and littérateur
Narendra Mohan (poet) (born 1935), poet, author, and playwright
Naresh Mehta (1922-2000), poet and playwright
Narottam Das (1550–1605), the writer of 'Sudama Charitra' and contemporary of Tulsidas
Nathuram Sharma (1859–1932), Hindi poet, known by his pen-name "Mahakavi Shankar"
Nawal Kishore Dhawal (1911–1964), writer, poet, proof reader, editor, critic, journalist and author
Neelabh Ashk (1945-2016), poet, journalist, and translator
Nemi Chandra Jain (1919-2005), poet and critic
Nirjhar Pratapgarhi, Awadhi and Hindi language poet
Nirmal Verma (1929-2005), writer, novelist, and translator
Nivedita Jha, Hindi poet, journalist and women's rights activist

O

Om Prakash Aditya (1936–2009)

P

Pandit Narendra Sharma (1913-1989), poet, writer, and lyricist
Pankaj Rag (born 1964), poet and IAS officer
Pawan Karan (born 1964), poet, writer, editor, journalist, columnist, social and political analyst
Phoolchand Gupta (born 1958), poet, writer and translator
Prasoon Joshi (born 1971), advertiser, lyricist, and poet
Prabhakiran Jain (born 1963), poet and writer
Prabha Thakur (born 1951), poet, writer, composer and Indian politician
Prem Kishore Patakha (born 1943)

R

Raghuvir Sahay (1929-1990), short story writer, poet, and essayist
Raghuvir Sharan Mitra (1919-1966), writer and poet
Rahi Masoom Raza (1927-1992), Urdu and Hindi poet and writer, Bollywood lyricist
Rajesh Joshi (born 1946), writer, poet, journalist, and playwright
Ram Ratan Bhatnagar (born 1914), scholar, professor, writer and critic of poetry and literature
Ram Prasad Bismil (1897-1927), poet, writer, and revolutionary
Ram Vilas Sharma (1921-2000), academic and writer
Ramavtar Tyagi (1925-1985), poet
Rambhadracharya (born 1950), religious leader and educationist.
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908–1974), poet, essayist and academic
Ramesh Chandra Jha (1928-1994), poet and writer of ghazals
Ramkumar Verma (1905-1990), poet and publisher of one-act plays
Raskhan (1548-1628), Sufi poet and later devotee of Krishna
Ravindra Prabhat (born 1969), writer, poet, editor, critic, journalist and author
Rustam Singh (born 1955), poet, philosopher, translator and editor

S

Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911–1987), poet, writer, novelist, journalist, traveler
Samartha Vashishtha (born 1983)
Sandeep Nath, poet and Bollywood lyricist
Saroj Kumari Gaurihar (1929–2022), politician and poet
Sarvesh Asthana (born 1965), poet, writer, and satirist
Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (1972-1982), poet who helped start the ‘Prayogvaad’ (Experimentalism) era
Satyapal Anand (born 1931), Indian-American poet, critic, and writer
Shabab Aalam (born 1984), poet
Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist), Bollywood lyricist and music composer
Shail Chaturvedi (1936–2007), poet, humorist, lyricist, actor
Shailesh Matiyani (1931-2001), poet, writer, and essayist
Shambhunath Singh (1916-1991), writer, poet
Shambhu Shikhar (born 1984)
Shankardas Kesarilal Shailendra (1923–1966), poet, lyricist; known for his poetry used in Hindi cinema
Sharad Joshi
Dnyaneshwar Mulay (born 1958), diplomat and poet
Sheetal Agashe (born 1977), business woman and former actress
Shrikant Verma (1931-1986)
Shrinivási (1926-2019), Surinamese poet
Sheila Gujral (1924-2011), Hindi, Punjabi, and English poet and writer
Shiv Prasad Dabral (1912-1999), historian, geographer, academic, and writer, known by his pen name "Charan"
Shivmangal Singh Suman (1915–2002), poet and academic
Shyam Narayan Pandey (1907-1991)
Shyamlal Gupta (1896-1977), poet and lyricist, popularly known by his pen name "Parshad"
Sitaram Agrahari (born 1957), journalist and editor
Sohan Lal Dwivedi (1906-1988), Indian independence activist and poet
Sonroopa Vishal (born 1977), writer, poet, and author
Soumitra Mohan (born 1938), poet and exponent of the Akavita (अकविता - anti-poetry) movement
S.R. Harnot (born 1955)
Sri Lal Sukla (1925-2011), author and writer
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904–1948), poet known for her emotionally charged songs
Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil' (1936–1975), poet known for his revolutionary writings and protest-poetry
Sūdan (1700–1753)
Suman Pokhrel (born 1967), poet, lyricist, translator, and artist
Sumitranandan Pant (1900–1975), Chhayavaad poetry, verse plays and essays
Sunderdas (1596-1689), saint, poet, philosopher, and social reformer
Sunil Jogi, author and poet of comic verses
Surender Sharma (born 1945), poet, writer, and humorist
Surdas (1467–1583), composer and devotional poet
Suryadev Singh Bareth, advocate and poet
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1899–1961), poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer
Suryakumar Pandey (born 1954), poet, writer
Susmita Basu Majumdar, Hindi and Urdu poet

T

Tara Singh (born 1952), writer and poet
Teji Grover (born 1955), poet, fiction writer, translator and painter
Tulsidas (1497/1532–1623), poet-saint, reformer and philosopher

U

Uday Prakash (born 1952), scholar, poet, journalist, translator and short story writer
Uday Pratap Singh (born 1932), politician
Urmilesh Shankhdhar (1951-2005), poet, writer, and lyricist

V

Verma Malik (1925-2009), poet and Bollywood lyricist
Viren Dangwal (1947-2015), poet, academic, and journalist
Virendra Kumar Baranwal (1941-2020), poet and writer
Vishnu Khare (1940–2018), Hindi journalist, translator and poet
Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari (born 1940), poet, editor, and critic
Vrind (1643–1723), Braj Bhasha poet
Vitthalbhai Patel, (1936-2013) poet and Bollywood lyricist
Vinay Kumar – psychiatrist and poet

List of Hindi poets

Contents

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