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This List of Indian poets consists of poets:

of Indian ethnic, cultural or religious ancestry
born in India or emigrated to India
from other regions of the world who are poets in any of the Indian languages

Each has published poetry books either in an Indian language or in English.

Unless otherwise noted at the top of each section, poets are listed in alphabetical order by surname, as rendered in English.

[edit] Assamese

Amulya Barua (1922–1946) first published posthumously in 1964
Aruni Kashyap (born 1984)
Atul Chandra Hazarika (1903–1986), poet, dramatist, children's story writer and translator; called "Sahitycharjya" by an Assamese literary society
Bhabananda Deka (born 1929) writer, poet, critic, columnist, playwright
Harekrishna Deka (born 1948)
Hem Barua (1915–1977), poet and politician
Hiren Bhattacharya (born 1932), writer, poet, critic, columnist and editor
Homen Borgohain (born 1932), writer, poet, critic, columnist and editor
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, জ্যোতিপ্ৰসাদ আগৰৱালা, (1903–1953), playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker
Nabakanta Barua, also spelt "Navakanta Barua" also known as Ekhud Kokaideu (1926–2002), novelist and poet
Nilmani Phookan (born 1933)
Raju Baruah (born 1971)
Nitoo Das
Uddipana Goswami

[edit] Bengali

Bengali language names in parentheses

Abul Bashar (born 1951), poet and writer
Annadashankar Roy (অন্নদাশংকর রায়) (1905–2002)
Bharatchandra (Raygunakar, court poet in Krishnanagar)
Binoy Majumdar (1934–2006)Indian poet
Bishnu Dey (1909–1982) poet, prose writer, movie critic
Buddhadeb Basu (also spelt "Buddhadeva Bose") (বুদ্ধদেব বসু) (1908–1974), poet, novelist, short-story writer and essayist
Chandidas (born 1408 CE) refers to (possibly more than one) medieval poet
Dwijendralal Ray (1863–1913) poet, playwright, and musician, known primarily for patriotic plays and songs, as well as Hindu devotional lyrics
Govindadas, Medieval Vaishanavite poet
Humayun Kabir (1906–1969), poet, educationalist, politician, writer, philosopher
Iswarchandra Gupta (1812–1859) poet and writer
Jatindramohan Bagchi (1878–1948)
Jatindranath Sengupta (1887–1954), poet and writer
Jibananda Das (জীবনানন্দ দাশ) (1899–1954)
Joy Goswami (born 1954), Indian poet
Kazi Nazrul Islam (কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম; also spelled "Kazi Nozrul Islam") (1899–1976) poet, musician, revolutionary, and philosopher
Krittibas Ojha (; also spelt "Krittivas Ojha"), medieval poet
Mallika Sengupta (born 1960), poet and writer
Michael Madhusudan Dutta (also spelled "Maikel Modhushudôn Dôtto" and "Datta") (1824–1873), born Madhusudan Dutt, poet and dramatist
Nabaneeta Dev Sen (Nôbonita Deb Shen) (born 1938) writer and poet
Nabinchandra Sen (1847–1909), poet and writer
Premendra Mitra (প্রেমেন্দ্র মিত্র) (1904–1988) poet, novelist, short-story writer, including thrillers and science fiction
Purnendu Patri (born 1930) poet, novelist, Artist and Film maker.
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Novelist, poet, painter and Asia's first Nobel laureate
Ramprasad Sen, Shakta devotee cum poet-composer
Samar Sen (1916–1987) poet and journalist
Shakti Chattopadhyay (Shokti Chôţţopaddhae) (born 1934)
Shankha Ghosh (born 1932), poet and critic
Subhash Mukhopadhyay (Shubhash Mukhopaddhae) (1919–2003)
Subodh Sarkar (born 1958), poet
Sudhindranath Dutta
Sukanta Bhattacharya (1926–1947) poet
Sukumar Ray (1987–1923) humorous poet, short-story writer and playwright
Sunil Gangopadhyay(Shunil Gônggopaddhae) (born 1934), Indian poet, novelist
Syed Kawsar Jamal (born 1950), Indian poet and essayist
Tarapada Roy (1936–2007), poet, essayist and short-story writer, short stories, and essays, known for his satirical sense of humour
Vattacharja Chandan (born 1944), Indian poet, fiction writer, mail artist, editor.

[edit] Indian poets writing in English

In alphabetical order by last name:

A. K. Ramanujan (1929–1993), Indian poet, writer, academic, philologist, folklorist, translator, and playwright who wrote in English and Kannada.
Abhay K (born 1980), Poet, Diplomat, Writer and Artist.
Agha Shahid Ali (आगा शाहीद अली) (4 February 1949, New Delhi – 8 December 2001, Amherst, Massachusetts) Indian poet writing in English.
Amit Chaudhuri (born 1962), author and poet writing in English.
Arun Kolatkar (Marathi: अरुण बालकृष्ण कोलटकर, 1932–2004), Indian poet writings in English and Marathi.
Arvind Krishna Mehrotra (born 1947) Indian poet, anthologist, literary critic and translator writing in English.
Dilip Chitre (1938-2009) Indian poet writing in English and Marathi also a painter and filmmaker.
Dilip Sankarreddy
Dom Moraes (1938–2004), Goan writer, poet and columnist writing in English.
Eunice De Souza (also "Eunice de Souza" (born 1940) Indian poet, literary critic and novelist writing in English.
G. S. Sharat Chandra (1935–2000), author and poet writing in English .
Gieve Patel (born 1940), Indian poet, playwright and painter who practiced to be a general physician writing in English.
Gopi Kottoor (born 1956), Indian poet , playwright, translator writing in English.
Hemant Mohapatra, poet writing in English.
Henry Derozio (1809–1831).
Indira Goswami (1942-2011), also known as "Mamoni Raisom Goswami" and, popularly, "Mamoni Baideo", poet, novelist and academic writing in English.
Jayanta Mahapatra (born 1924) poet, critic, arts scholar, and curator writing in English.
Kamala Das also known as "Kamala Suraiya" (born 1934), writer and poet in English and Malayalam .
Keki Daruwalla Indian poet writing in English.
Makarand Paranjape (born 1960) is an Indian poet writing in English.
Mani Rao (born 1965) is an Indian woman poet writing in English.
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Nissim Ezekiel(1924–2004), Indian poet, playwright and art critic and editor writing in English.
P. Lal (born 1929), Indian poet, translator, professor and publisher; also the founder and publisher of Writers Workshop in Calcutta , India.
Prithwindra Mukherjee (born 1936), Indian poet writing in English.
Pritish Nandy (born 1951), Indian poet, journalist, politician, television personality and film producer writing in English.
R. Parthasarathy is an Indian poet, translator, critic, and editor writing in English.
Rafey Habib is an Indian-born poet and scholar of literature.
Raman Mundair, poet, writer, artist and playwright writing in English.
Ranjit Hoskote (born 1969) Indian poet, art critic, cultural theorist and independent curator writing in English.
Robin S Ngangom. Indian poet writing in English.
Rukmini Bhaya Nair Indian woman poet , writer and critic writing in English.
Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949). Indian woman poet and freedom fighter writing in English .
Shiv Kumar is Indian poet , playwright, novelist, short story writer
Smita Agarwal (born 1958) Indian woman poet, critic, educator, singer.
Som Ranchan (born 1932), Indian poet and novelist writing in English.
Sri Aurobindo (Bengali: শ্রী অরবিন্দ Sri Ôrobindo) (1872–1950) major Indian English poet, philosopher, and yogi writing in English.
Subhash Misra (born 1955)
Tabish Khair (born 1966), poet, novelist and essayist
Tishani Doshi (born 1975)
Sudeep Sen, Indian poet and editor writing in English .
Vikram Seth (born 1952), is an Indian poet, novelist, travel writer, librettist, children's writer, biographer and memoirist.
Ram Sharma (1837–1918), Indian poet and journalist writing in English .
Arundhathi Subramaniam is a woman poet and writer and web editor writing in English.
C P Surendran, poet, novelist and editor writing in English.
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), major Indian poet who won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature .
Shreekumar Varma (born 1955), newspaper columnist, poet, novelist writing in English.
T.K. Doraiswamy (Nakulan), (1921–2007), poet, novelist, translator and professor of English
Toru Dutt (1856–1877). Indian woman poet wrote in English and French .
Yuyutsu Sharma (born 1960) poet, editor and translator, writes in English.
Deepak Chaswal (born 1985) poet, editor and critic.

[edit] Gujarati

In alphabetical order by last name:

Akho (1591–1659), poet, Vedantist and radical.
Dalpatram (1820–1898), father of Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi
Deepak Chaswal (born 1985), poet and critic writing in English.
Dayaram (1757–1852)
Mahadev Desai (1892–1942), writer in English, Gujarati and Bengali.
Suresh Joshi (1921–1986), novelist, short-story writer, critic, poet and writer
Umashankar Joshi – see listing under "Umashankar", below
Kalapi (1874–1900)
Kavi Kant (1867–1923), writer and poet.
Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi (નાનાલાલ દલપતરામ કવિ)
Meerabai (मीराबाई) (1498–1547), alternate spelling: Meera, Mira, Meera Bai.
Jhaverchand Meghani (1896–1947), novelist, poet, short-story writer, folklorist
Narsinh Mehta, alternate spelling: Narasingh Mehta (c. 1414 – c. 1481)
K. M. Munshi (1887–1971), novelist, playwright, writer, politician and lawyer
Narmad (1834–1886)
Ravji Patel (born 1939) was a modernist poet and novelist in Gujarati.
Rajendra Shah (born 1913)
Rajendra Shukla
Sundaram (1909–1990), poet, short-story writer, travel writer, biographer and critic
Govardhanram Tripathi (1855–1907), novelist and poet
Umashankar Joshi (1911–1988), novelist, poet, playwright, writer and academic; surname: Umashankar

[edit] Hindi

Main article: List of Hindi language poets

[edit] Kannada

Main article: List of Kannada language poets

[edit] Kashmiri

Abdul Ahad Azad (1903–1948)
Amin Kamil (born 1924)
Arnimal (died 1800)
Ghulam Ahmad Mahjur (1885–1952)
Habba Khatun (16th century)
Lalleshwari लल्लेश्वरी also known as "Lalla" or "Lal Ded"
Mahmud Gami (1765–1855)
Maqbool Shah Kralawari (1820–1976)
Moti Lal Saqi (1936–1999), poet, writer, folklorist and researcher
Nund Reshi (1377–1440)
Rasul Mir (died 1870)
Rehman Rahi (born 1925), poet, translator and critic
Rupa Bhavani (1621–1721)
Zinda Kaul 'Masterji' (1884–1965)

[edit] Konkani

Poet Borkar Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar and also known as "Baki-baab"

[edit] Maithili

Vidyapati, also known as Vidyapati Thakur and called Maithil Kavi Kokil "the poet cuckoo of Maithili" (c. 1352 – c. 1448), Maithili poet and Sanskrit writer
Acharya Ramlochan Saran (1889–1971), littérateur, grammarian, publisher and poet
Jayamant Mishra, (15.10.1925- 7.9.2010) Sanskrit scholar and Maithili poet

[edit] Malayalam

Main article: Malayalam literature#Poetry

Medieval Poets

Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan തുഞ്ചത്തു രാമാനുജന്‍ എഴുത്തച്ഛന്‍, called the "Father of the Malayalam language" (fl. 16th century)
Arnos Paathiri, also known as "Johann Ernst Hanxleden" (1681–1732), a German Jesuit priest
Poonthanam Namboothiri (fl. 16th century), devotional poet
Kunchan Nambiar (1705–1770)
Unnayi Warrier
Irayimman Thampi ഇരയിമ്മന്‍ തമ്പി (1783–1862), court poet and musician
Moyinkutty Vaidyar (1857–1891)

Renaissance Poets

Kumaran Asan (1873–1924)
Kerala Varma Valiya Koyithampuran, also known as Kerala Varma (1845–1914), poet and translator
Vallathol Narayana Menon (1878–1958)
Ulloor S Parameswara Iyer (1877–1949)
K. V. Simon, (1883–1943)
K.C. Kesava Pillai (1868–1914)
A. R. Raja Raja Varma (1863–1918) poet, grammarian, scholar, critic and writer.

Romantic Poets

Changampuzha Krishna Pillai (1911–1948), poet and translator
Edappalli Raghavan Pillai (1909–1936)
P. Kunhiraman Nair (1906–1974)
Sanjayan

Neo-Romantic Poets

G. Sankara Kurup, aka "Sankara Kurup" (died 1978)
Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon, aka "Vailoppilli Sreedhara Menon" (1911–1985)
Edasseri Govindan Nair (1906–1974))
N.V. Krishna Warrier (1916–1989), poet and scholar
Thirunalloor Karunakaran (1924–2006), poet and scholar
P. Bhaskaran, (born 1924–2007), poet and film songwriter
Vayalar Ramavarma, also spelt Vayalar Rama Varma, (1928–1975)
O.N.V. Kurup (born 1931)
Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri (born 1939)
Kunjunni (died 2006)

Modernist Poets

M. Govindan (1919–1988)
K. Ayyappa Panicker, also spelt Ayyappa Paniker, Indian (1930–2006)
Attoor Ravi Varma
Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan, popularly known as Kadammanitta (1935–2008)
Satchidanandan (born 1946), critic (writing in Malayalam and English), poet (in Malayalam)
S. Rajasekharan (born 1946), poet and literary critic
D. Vinayachandran
A. Ayyappan (born 1949)
Balachandran Chullikkad (born 1957), poet and actor
Nellikkal Muraleedharan (born 1948), poet, writer and critic

Postmodern Poets

Adiyeri Gangadharan
P. P. Ramachandran
T. P. Rajeevan (born 1959), poet, novelist and literary critic.
V. M. Girija (born 1961), a poetess
Veerankutty

[edit] Manipuri

Nongthombam Biren Singh, politician, poet and former journalist.
Ashangbam Minaketan Singh
Robin S Ngangom (born 1959), poet who writes in English and Manipuri
Angom Gopi

[edit] Marathi

For Konkani poets, see "Konkani" section, above

Samarth Ramdas – He has written Manache Shlok. Also, known as the Guru of Shivaji Maharaj.
Sant Dnyaneshwar ज्ञानेश्वर, also known as "Sant Jñāneshwar" and "Jñanadeva" ज्ञानदेव (1275–1296) saint, poet, philosopher and yogi
Sant Eknath संत एकनाथ or Eknāth; the epithet "sant" संत is traditionally given to persons regarded as thoroughly saintly (1533–1599), poet and scholar
Sant Tukaram संत तुकाराम (birth-year estimates range from 1577–-1609 – died 1650)
Keshav Pandit, also known as Keshav Pandit or Keshav Bhat Pandit (died 1690), religious official under Chhatrapati Shivaji, poet and Sanskrit scholar
Raghunath Pandit
Suresh Bhat सुरेश भट, 1932–2003), known as Ghazal Samrat (Emperor of ghazals) for his exposition of that form
Namdeo Dhasal (born 1949), poet, writer, journalist, editor and Dalit activist
Manohar Oak (born 1933), poet and novelist
Arun Kolatkar अरुण बालकृष्ण कोलटकर, (born 1931 or 1932), poet who wrote both in Marathi and English; also a graphic designer
Bahinabai Chaudhari बहिणाबाई चौधरी (1880–1951), illiterate poet whose son wrote down her poems for her
Tryambak Bapuji Thombre
Vilas Sarang (born 1942), writer, critic, translator and poet
Kusumagraj कुसुमाग्रज, pen name of Vishnu Vāman Shirwādkar विष्णु वामन शिरवाडकर (1912–1999), poet, writer and humanist
P. S. Rege (1910–1978), poet, playwright, fiction writer and academic
Shanta Shelke शांता शेळके (1922–2002), poet, journalist, a professor, composer, story writer, translator, writer of children's literature
Hemant Divate (born 1967), poet, editor of Abhidhanantar magazine, translator
Manya Joshi (born 1972), a noted Marathi poet
Mangesh Narayanrao Kale (born 1966), poet, editor, critic and translator
Shridhar Tilve (born 1964), poet and critic
Saleel Wagh (born 1967), poet, translator, critic
G. D. Madgulkar गजानन दिगंबर माडगूळकर or ग. दि. माडगूळकर , popularly known in his home state of Maharashtra by his initials, Ga Di Ma गदिमा (1919–1977), poet, lyricist, writer and actor; older brother of writer Venkatesh Madgulkar
Poet Borkar Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar and also known as "Baki-baab" (1910–1984) wrote mostly in Marathi but with numerous works in Konkani
Varjesh Solanki (born 1967), an award winning Marathi poet,
Vasant Abaji Dahake (born 1942), poet, novelist, playwright, artist, and critic
Bhau Panchbhai, poet and dalit activist.
Mangesh Padgaonkar (born 1929), मंगेश केशव पाडगांवकर, noted Marathi poet and recipient Maharahtra Bhushan Award.

[edit] Nepali

Parijat (1937–1993)
Rajendra Bhandari (born 1956)
Yuyutsu Sharma (born 1960)Pravakar Jayasingh, a writer, social activist.

[edit] Oriya

Brajanath Ratha
Fakir Mohan Senapati ଫକିର ମୋହନ ସେନାପତି (1843–1918), short-story writer, novelist, poet, writer, government official and social activist who has variously been called the "Father of Modern Oriya Literature" and Vyasakabi or "founder poet" of the language. He wrote what is regarded as the first short story in the Oriya language, whose preservation he championed.
Gangadhar Meher
Gopabandhu Das called Utkala Mani ("Gem of Orissa"), (1877–1928), social worker, political activist, writer, novelist and poet.
Gopinath Mohanty
Jayadeva
Manmohan Acharya
Manoj Das
Mohammed Ayoob
Nanda Kishore Bal
Nirmala Devi
Radhanath Ray
Ramakrushna Nanda
Ramakant Rath
Salabega (born 1607 or 1608), Muslim author of many bhajans and devotee of Jagannath
Sarala Dasa
Surendra Mohanty
Upendra Bhanja (born sometime from 1670 to 1688), poet and member of the royal family of a princely state.

[edit] Punjabi

Main article: List of Punjabi language poets

Baba Farid- 12th–13th c
Damodar – 15th c
Shah Hussain – 16th c
Sultan Bahu – 16th–17th c
Bulleh Shah – 17th–18th c
Waris Shah – 18th c
Khwaja Ghulam Farid- 18th–19th c
Mian Muhammad Bakhsh – 19th c
Qadaryar – 19th c
Peelu – 19th c)
Hashim – 19th c
Bhai Veer Singh – 20th c
Dhani Ram Chatrik – 20th c
Amrita Pritam – 20th c
Darshan Singh Awara – 20th c
Dr. Harbhajan Singh – 20th c
Paash – 20th c
Shiv Kumar Batalvi – 20th c
Sharif Kunjahi – 20th c
Surjit Paatar – 20th c
Ajmer Rode – 20th c
Paramjit Kaur Sirhind

[edit] Rajasthani

Abdul Vaheed `Kamal'
Bankidas Asiya
Chand Bardai
Kanhaiyalal Sethia कन्हैयालाल सेठिया (1919–2008), Rajasthani and
Sanwar Daiya
Sawai Singh Dhamora
Kripa Ram Barath
Dr.Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat
Dr. Narayan Singh Bhati
Sūdan
Vijaydan Detha
Dr.Zahoor Khan Mehar

[edit] Sanskrit

Ancient Poets

Valmiki, (author of Ramayana)
Vedavyasa, (author of Mahabharata)
Kālidāsa, (1st century BC), Classical Sanskrit poet and dramatist
Bharavi (author of Kiratarjuniya)
Magha
Jayadeva (author of Gita Govinda,1200 AD)
Bhaṭṭikāvya (author of Bhattikāvya known as Rāvatavadha)
Narayana Panditacharya, (author of Sumadhvavijaya, Sangraha Ramayana etc.)
Vedanta Desika (1269–1370), Sri Vaishnava writer, poet, devotee, philosopher and teacher.
Krishnadevaraya (died 1529), king of the Vijayanagara empire and poet

Modern Poets

[edit] Sindhi

Main article: List of Sindhi language poets

[edit] Tamil

Sangam poets (c. 300 BC to 300 AD)

Agastya
Avvaiyar the name of more than one poet who was active during different periods of Tamil literature; Auvaiyar I lived during the Sangam period (c. 1st and 2nd century CE)
Kadiyalur Uruttirangannanar
Kapilar

[edit] Telugu

This list is in alphabetical order by family name (surname). The position (first, second, last place) in a Telugu name is complicated. Traditionally, most Telegu family names have been given first, followed by the given name. For men, the two names are often followed by a caste title, such as Reddy, Sastri or Raju. In the 20th century, caste titles have been replaced by secondary given names such as Rao, Babu and Baba. Women may have only two-part names or an extension of the given name, such as Devi or Amma. Christian names follow the same order, but Muslim names often have the family name at the end. Many poets use one- or two-word pen

Gona Budda Reddy - 13th century poet
Annamacharya శ్రీ తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య (1408–1503), mystic saint composer of the 15th century, widely regarded as the Telugu pada kavita pitaamaha (grand old man of simple poetry); husband of Tallapaka Tirumalamma
Aarudhra, pen name of Bhagavatula Siva Sankara Sastry (1925–1998), author, poet, essayist, writer of stories (including detective stories), playwright, translator, composer of film songs
Balijepalli Lakshmikantham, (1881–1953), poet and dramatist
Chellapilla Venkata Sastry
Devulapalli Krishna Sastry (1887–1981), poet and writer of radio plays, known as "Andhra Shelly"
Divakarla Tirupati Sastry
Errana ఎఱ్ఱన్న also known as "Yellapregada" or "Errapregada" (fl. 14th century), poet in the court of Prolaya Vemareddy who ruled areas in the future state of Andhra Pradesh; third poet of the Kavi Trayam, or "Trinity of Poets", that translated Mahabharatamu into Telugu over the course of a few centuries: he concluded the project by translating the half-finished "Aranya Parvamu" in the mode of Nannaya Bhattaraka and then shifting to that of Tikkana as a bridge between the two styles; honored with the title Prabandha Parameshwara ("the supreme lord of Prabandha") and Shambudasusu belonged to Srivatsa gotram and Apastambha sutram of the Brahmin caste
Gurajada Apparao గురజాడ అప్పారావు (1862–1915) poet, writer and playwright who wrote the first Telugu play, Kanyasulkam; also an influential social reformer sometimes called Mahakavi ("the great poet")
Jwalamukhi జ్వాలాముఖీ , pen name of Veeravalli Raghavacharyulu (1938–2008), poet, novelist, writer and political activist
Kandukuri Veeresalingam (1848–1919), social reformer, poet, scholar, founded the journal Vivekavardhani, introduced the essay, biography, autobiography and the novel into Telugu literature
Molla, also known as "Mollamamba", both popular names of Atukuri Molla (1440–1530) poet who wrote Telugu Ramayan; a woman
Nannaya Bhattaraka, also known as the First Poet "Aadi Kavi", the first poet of the Kavi Trayam, or "Trinity of Poets", that translated Mahabharatamu into Telugu over the course of a few centuries
Potana, born Bammera Pothana (1450–1510), poet best known for his translation of the Bhagavata Purana from Sanskrit; the book is popularly known as Pothana Bhagavatham
Rayaprolu Subba Rao
C. R. Reddy
Sri Sri – Srirangam Srinivasa Rao (1910–1983)
Tallapaka Tirumalamma, also known as "Timmakka" and "Thimmakka" (fl. 15th century) poet who wrote Subhadra Kalyanam; wife of singer-poet Annamacharya and was popularly known as Timmakka
Tikkana తిక్కన్న also called "Tikkana Somayaji" (1205–1288) a poet born into a literary family during the Golden Age of Kakatiya dynasty; the second poet of the Kavi Trayam, or "Trinity of Poets", that translated Mahabharatamu into Telugu over the course of a few centuries; he translated last 15 chapters, but didn’t touch the half-finished Aranya Parvamu; the other two poets were Nannaya Bhattaraka and Errana
Timmakka – see Tallapaka Tirumalamma
Vemana వేమన (fl. 14th century) poet, many of whose poems are now colloquial phrases in Telugu; a yogi or yogi-like person whose poems, in a simple style, are all in the Ataveladi ("dancing lady") meter, dealing with mystic, satirical, moral and social subjects, including social problems and challenging traditions; he is often portrayed in the nude
Viswanatha Satyanarayana (1895–1976), popularly known as the Kavi Samraat ("Emperor of Poetry")

Modern Poets

C. Narayana Reddy సి.నారాయణరెడ్డి (born 1931), poet, academic and songwriter
Ismail, popular name of Mohammad Ismail (born 1928)
Narayanam Narasimha Murthy (నారాయణం నరసింహ మూర్తి) Popularly known as "Vidyavachaspati" Prof Dr N N Murthy, Crusader of Paryavaran Kavitodyamam (పర్యావరణ కవితోద్యమం)
Suravaram Pratap Reddy - Writer and historian from Telangana
Kethu Viswanatha Reddy - Poet from Rayalaseema
Kesava Reddy - Telugu novelist from Chittoor
Rishi Reddi - American author

[edit] Urdu

Syed Mahmood "Talib" Khundmiri

Main article: List of Urdu language poets

[edit] See also

Poetry portal

Indian poetry

[edit] References

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[edit] Bengali

[edit] Indian poets writing in English

[edit] Gujarati

[edit] Hindi

[edit] Kannada

[edit] Kashmiri

[edit] Konkani

[edit] Maithili

[edit] Malayalam

[edit] Manipuri

[edit] Marathi

[edit] Nepali

[edit] Oriya

[edit] Punjabi

[edit] Rajasthani

[edit] Sanskrit

[edit] Sindhi

[edit] Tamil

[edit] Telugu

[edit] Urdu

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