List of Hindi authors

This is a list of authors of Hindi literature, i.e. people who write in Hindi language, its dialects and Hindustani language.

A

Amarkant (1925–2014), novelist
Amar Goswami (1945–2012), Hindi author and journalist
Amir Khusro (1253–1325 AD), author of pahelis and mukris in the "Hindavi" dialect
Acharya Ramlochan Saran (1889–1971), author, grammarian and publisher
Abid Surti (1935–), author
Acharya Chatursen Shastri (1891–1960)
Amrita Pritam (1919–2005)
Asghar Wajahat (1946-) Hindi scholar, novelist

B

Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), the "father of modern Hindi literature"
Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan (1905–1988)
Bhisham Sahni (1915–2003), author
Bhupendra Nath Kaushik (1924–2007), poet, writer, satirist
Badri Narain Sinha (1930–1979), poet, critic, journalist
Balendu Dwivedi (1975–), Hindi author
Bihari (1595–1664), author of Satasai ("Seven Hundred Verses")
Banarasidas (1586–1643), author of 'Ardhakathanaka', the first biography in Hindi
Bhagwati Charan Verma (1903–1981), author of Chitralekha and Sahitya Akademy award winning Bhoole Bisre Chitra
[[ Bhagavanta Anamola](1990-2012)

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C

Chand Bardai (1148–1191), author of Prithviraj Raso
Chandrarekha Dhadwal (1951-), Hindi and Pahadi author
Chandrakiran Sonrexa (1920-2009), author of Chandan Chandni
Chitra Mudgal (1943–) The first Indian woman to receive the Vyas Samman for her novel "Aavaan".

D

Darchhawna (1936–), Hindi writer and Padma Shri awardee
Devaki Nandan Khatri (1861–1913), novelist, author of Chandrakanta
Dharamvir Bharati (1926–1997), Hindi poet, playwright
Dushyant Kumar (1931–1975), poet of modern Hindustani
Divya Prakash Dubey (1982–), Hindi author
Doodhnath Singh (1936–2018), Hindi writer, critic, poet and a recipient of Bharat Bharti Samman

G

Ganga Das (1823–1913), author of about fifty kavya-granthas and thousands of padas, he is known as Bhismpitama of the Hindi poetry.^[1]
Geetanjali Shree (1957 - ) author of Tomb of Sand (Ret Samadhi) which won the International Booker Prize in 2022
Gopal Singh Nepali (1911–1963), poet, lyricist
Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh (1917–1964), modern Hindi poet
Guru Bhakt Singh 'Bhakt' (1893–1983), "Wordsworth of India"
Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666–1708), the tenth Guru of Sikhism
Babu Gulabrai (1888–1963), philosopher and Hindi writer
Gopaldas Neeraj (1925–2018), poet and author
Giriraj Kishore (1937–2020), writer

H

Hari Joshi (1943–), satirist, novelist, writer, poet
Harishankar Parsai (1924–1995), satirist
Harivanshrai Bachchan (1907–2003): Madhushala
Hazari Prasad Dwivedi (1907–1979), novelist, literary historian
Hetu Bhardwaj, Hindi fiction writer^[2]
Hrishikesh Sulabh (1955–)

I

Indira Dangi (1980–), novelist, writer

J

Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj (1922–2013), religious leader
Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya (1950–), spiritual leader, scholar, poet, textual commentator, philosopher and playwright
Jagdish Piyush (1950–2021), author, writer
Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), poet known for Kamayani
Jainendra Kumar (1905–1988), author, short story writer
Janki Ballabh Shastri (1916–2011), poet, author
Jyotsna Milan (1941–2014), novelist, short story writer, poet and editor

K

Kabir (1440–1518), poet, figure of the Bhakti movement
Kavi Bhushan (1613–1712), poet and scholar who mainly wrote in braj bhasha
Kaka Kalelkar (1885–1961), Gandhian, social reformer, scholar
Kamleshwar (1932–2007), author, screenwriter, 2003 Sahitya Akademi Award for Kitne Pakistan (2000)
Kashinath Singh (1937–), novelist, short story writer, 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for Rehan Par Ragghu (2008), author of Kashi Ka Assi etc.
Kedarnath Agarwal (1911–2000), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1986) for Apurva (poetry collection)
Kedarnath Singh (1934–2018), modern poet
Keshavdas (1555–1625), Sanskrit scholar, Hindi poet, author of Rasik Priya
Krishna Sobti (1925–), recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel Zindaginama
Kamta Prasad Guru (1875–1947), grammar expert
Kaifi Azmi (1919–2002)

L

Lallu Lal (1763–1835), author and translator
Laxmi Narayan Mishra (1903–1987), playwright

M

Mirabai (1498–1546/1547), poet
Malik Muhammad Jayasi (1477–1542), Avadhi poet; author of Padmawat
Mahadevi Varma (1907–1987), poet, writer, recipient of the Jnanpith Award
Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964), modern Hindi poet; a pioneer of Khadi boli poetry; author of the epic Saket
Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), poet, playwright, journalist
Mannu Bhandari (1931–), novelist
Mohan Rakesh (1925–1972), a pioneer of the Nai Kahani ("New Story") literary movement
Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi (1864–1938), writer, linguist, translator
Mamta Kalia (1940–), Novelists

Manohar Shyam Joshi (1933–2006), journalist, screenwriter
Mehrunnisa Parvez (1944–), Hindi novelist, short story writer and Padma Shri awardee
Madhur Kapila (1942–), art critic, Hindi writer, recipient of the 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for contribution to literature
Mohan Rana (1964–), Hindi poet and philosopher
Mridula Garg (1938–), short story writer and novelist

N

Nagarjun (1911–2002), poet, biographer
Naresh Mehta (1922–2000), one of the pioneers Nakenwad movement
Nalin Vilochan Sharma (1916–1961), one of the pioneers Nakenwad movement
Neelam Saxena Chandra (1969–), poet, fiction
Nirmal Verma (1929–2005), novelist, translator
Narendra Kohli (1940–2021), credited with reinventing the ancient form of epic writing in modern prose
Nasira Sharma(1948-) writer, novelist

P

Pandit Narendra Sharma (1913–1989), poet, lyricist
Phanishwar Nath 'Renu' (1921–1977), Hindi novelist
Padma Sachdev (1940–), poet, novelist in Hindi and Dogri
Pran Kumar Sharma (1938–), creator of Chacha Choudhary
Premchand (1880–1936), modern Hindustani literature
Priyamvad (1952–), writer and historian in Hindi.
Parichay Das (1964–), writer and editor in contemporary Bhojpuri poetry
Pankaj Prasun (1984–), writer and poet of Satire poetry

R

Ram Ratan Bhatnagar (1914–1992), writer, literary critic
Ramesh Chandra Jha (1928–1994), poet, novelist
Raghuvir Sahay (1929–1990), poet, translator, short-story writer and journalist
Rahi Masoom Raza (1927–1992), writer, lyricist
Rajkamal Choudhary (1929–1967), poet, short story writer, novelist, critic
Rahul Sankrityayan (1893–1963), the "father of Hindi travel literature"
Ravidas (1398–1448), guru, songwriter
Rajendra Mishra (1919–1979), Hindi author, critic
Rajendra Yadav (1929–2013), pioneer of "Nayi Kahani" movement
Rajinder Singh Bedi (1915–1984), writer, screenwriter
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908–1974), nationalist poet, essayist
Ramnarayan Yadavendu (1909–1951), writer, fictionist, essayist and social reformer
Ram Vilas Sharma (1912–2000), literary critic
Ramvriksh Benipuri (1899–1968), writer
Rangeya Raghav (1923–1962), writer
Raskhan (1533–1618), poet
Rustam Singh (1955–), poet, philosopher, translator and editor
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), writer, poet, and musician

S

Sahajanand Saraswati (1889–1950), writer, scholar
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911–1987) ("Agyeya"), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, and Jnanpith Award
Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (1927–1983), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, 1983
Sharad Joshi (1931–1991), satirist, screenwriter
Shekhar Joshi (1939–), Hindi author
Acharya Shivpujan Sahay (1893–1963), writer of novels and prose
Sri Lal Sukla (1925–2011), satirist
Sumitranandan Pant (1900–1977), Hindi poet
Surdas (1467–1583), composer
Sūdan (1700–1753), author and poet
Shahnaz Fatmi (1949–), writer, scholar
Shankar Dayal Singh (1937–1995)
Yagyadutt Sharma (1916–1993), Hindi novelist, writer and poet
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904–1948), poet, songwriter
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1896–1961), poet and author
Safdar Hashmi (1889–1954), author, street theatre, activist
Shyam Narayan Pandey (1907–1991), Hindi poet
Saadat Hassan Manto (1912–1955), Hindi author
Surender Mohan Pathak (1940–), Hindi author
Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil' (1936–1975), Hindi poet, recipient of 1979 Sahitya Akademi Award for Kal Sunana Mujhe

T

Teji Grover (1955–), poet, fiction writer, translator and painter
Tulsidas (1532–1623), author of Shrī Rāmcharitmānas

U

Usha Priyamvada (1930–), novelist, short-story writer, translator

V

Vidyapati (1352–1448), a prominent poet of Eastern dialects
Vishnu Prabhakar (1912–2009), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel Ardhanarishvara
Vibhuti Narain Rai (1951–), novelist
Viveki Rai (1924–2016), novelist
Vrindavan Lal Verma (1889–1969), historical novelist
Vidya Niwas Mishra (1926–2005), scholar, journalist
Vrind (1643–1723), Braj bhasha poet

Y

Yashpal (1903–1976), novelist, author, Jhutha Sach (The False Truth, 1958–1960)

References

^ "1-8-1999". Archived from the original on 7 November 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
^ Dutt, Kartik Chandra (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. ISBN 9788126008735.

[1] "1-8-1999". Archived from the original on 7 November 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2009.

[2] Dutt, Kartik Chandra (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. ISBN 9788126008735.

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