List of Hindi poets

This is a List of notable Hindi language poets:

A

Aalok Shrivastav (1971-)
Acharya Shivpujan Sahay (1893-1963)
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556–1627), composer, poet, and produced books on fastrology
Agnishekhar (1956-) real name Kuldeep Sumbly
Agyeya (1911-1987)
A. M. Turaz (1974-)
Amir Khusrow (1253–1325), musician, scholar and poet
Asad Zaidi (1954-), poet, editor, publisher, translator
Ashok Chakradhar (1951-), author and poet
Ashok Vajpeyi (1941-)
Atal Bihari Vajpai (1924–2018), author, poet and orator
Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay (1865–1947)

B

Balli Singh Cheema (1952-)
Banarsidas (1586–1643), poet, businessman
Bhagwan Datt Sharma (1935-)
Bhai (writer) (1935-2018)
Bihari (1595–1663), poet, author
Bhikhari Das (1721–?), poet
Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), novelist, poet, playwright
Bhawani Prasad Mishra (1913–1985), poet and author
Birbal (1528-1586)

C

Chand Bardai (1149-1200)
Choudhari Mulkiram (1910–1954) poet, philosopher and writer

D

Dharmveer Bharti (1926–1997), poet, author, playwright and a social thinker
Dinesh Bhramar (1939-), Hindi and Bhojpuri poet
Dhirendra Verma (1897–1973)
Dushyant Kumar (1933–1975), poet of modern Hindustani

G

Gafil Swami (born 1953), poet and journalist
Ganga Prasad Vimal (1939–2019)
Geet Chaturvedi (born 1977), poet, short story author and journalist
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
Girish Tiwari (1945-2010)
Gulab Khandelwal (born 1924), poetry including some in Urdu and English
Gulzar (born 1934), poet, lyricist, film director
Guru Bhakt Singh 'Bhakt' (1893-1983)

H

Hari Shankar Sharma (1891–1968), Hindi and Urdu poet
Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003), poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge)
Hemant Shesh (born 1952), writer, poet and civil servant
Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu (1502–1552), Braj Bhasha poet-sant and bhakti religious leader

I

Indra Bahadur Khare (1922–1953), Chhayavaad writer and poet
Ibrahim Ashk (1951-2022), poet and lyricist

J

Jagdish Chaturvedi (writer) (1932-2015)
Jagdish Gupt (1924–2001), Chhayavaad literary movement poet
Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), novelist, playwright, poet
Javed Akhtar (born 1945), poet, lyricist and scriptwriter
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
Kamlesh Shukla (Socialist) (1937 – 2015)
Koduram Dalit (1910-1967)
Kailash Vajpeyi (1936–2015)
Kavi Bhushan (1613–1712), poet and scholar
Kaka Hathrasi (1906–1995), satirist and humorist poet
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
Kripalu Maharaj (1922–2013), spiritual master (Jagadguru) and a poet-saint
Kripa Shankar Sharma
Krishan Kumar Sharma "Rasik" (1983-), Hindi, Punjabi, English and Urdu poet and writer
Krishna Kumar Sharma (1922-2001)
Kumar Vikal (1935–1997), poet
Kumar Vishwas (1970-), poet and professor
Kunwar Bechain (1942–2021), professor and poet
Kunwar Narayan (1927–2017), poet

L

Laxmi Shankar Bajpai (1955-)
Laxminarayan Payodhi (1957-), poet and researcher
Lari Azad (1959-), historian and poet

M

Mahadevi Varma (1906–1987), poet, freedom fighter, woman's activist and educationist
Mahendra Bhatnagar (1926-2020)
Mahendra Pratap Singh (1930-2022), author, historian, and researcher
Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964), poet, politician, dramatist, and translator
Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist
Meera (1498–1547), mystic singer and composer of Bhajans
Mohan Rana (1964-), poet, columnist, and lyricist
Mrityunjay Kumar Singh (1961-)
Murari Lal Sharma Neeras (1936-), author, poet and educator
Mahesh Garg Bedhadak (1966-), Hindi poet and writer

N

Nagarjun (1911–1998), poet, writer, essayist, novelist
Nalin Vilochan Sharma (1916-1961), professor and poet
Nand Chaturvedi (1923-2014)
Naresh Mehta, 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
Nirmal Verma (1929-2005), writer, novelist, and translator

O

Om Prakash Aditya (1936–2009), poet

P

Pandit Narendra Sharma (1913-1989), poet, writer, and lyricist
Pawan Karan (1964-), poet, writer, editor, journalist, columnist, social and political analyst
Phoolchand Gupta (1958-), poet, writer and translator
Prabha Kiran Jain (1963-), poet and writer
Prabha Thakur (1951-), poet, writer, composer and Indian politician
Prasoon Joshi (1971-), advertiser, lyricist, and poet

R

Ramkumar Verma (1905-1990), poet and publisher of one-act plays
Ram Prasad Bismil (1897-1927), poet, writer, and revolutionary
Ram Vilas Sharma (1921-2000), academic and writer
Rambhadracharya (born 1950), religious leader and educationist.
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908–1974), poet, essayist and academic
Ramavtar Tyagi (1925-1985), poet
Rameshraj Tewarikar (1954-), scholar and poet
Ram Ratan Bhatnagar (born 1914), scholar, professor, writer and critic of poetry and literature
Rustam Singh (born 1955), poet, philosopher, translator and editor
Ravindra Prabhat (born 1969), writer, poet, editor, critic, journalist and author

S

Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911–1987), poet, writer, novelist, journalist, traveler
Samartha Vashishtha (1983-)
Satyapal Anand (1931-), Indian-American poet, critic, and writer
Sarvesh Asthana (1965-), poet, writer, and satirist
Shambhunath Singh (1916-1991), writer, poet
Shambhu Shikhar (1984-)
Shivmangal Singh Suman (1915–2002), poet and academic
Shail Chaturvedi (1936–2007), poet, humorist, lyricist, actor
Shabab Aalam (1984-), poet
Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist), Bollywood lyricist and music composer
Shankardas Kesarilal Shailendra (1923–1966), poet, lyricist; known for his poetry used in Hindi cinema
Sheetal Agashe (1977-), business woman and former actress
Sitaram Agrahari (1957-), journalist and editor
Shiv Prasad Dabral (1912-1999), historian, geographer, academic, and writer, known by his pen-name "Charan"
Shrikant Verma (1931-1986)
Shrinivási (1926-2019), Surinamese poet
Sri Lal Sukla (1925-2011), author and writer
Sonroopa Vishal (1977-), writer, poet, and author
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
Sunderdas (1596-1689), saint, poet, philosopher, and social reformer
Surdas (1467–1583), composer and devotional poet
Surender Sharma (1945-), poet, writer, and humorist
Suryadev Singh Bareth, advocate and poet
Sūdan (1700–1753), poet
Sumitranandan Pant (1900–1975), Chhayavaad poetry, verse plays and essays
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1899–1961), poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer
Suryakumar Pandey (born 1954), poet, writer

T

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

U

Uday Prakash (1952-), scholar, poet, journalist, translator and short story writer
Uday Pratap Singh (1932-), politician

V

Vibudh Shridhar, Apabhraṃśa poet and writer
Viren Dangwal (1947-2015)
Virendra Kumar Baranwal (1941-2020)
Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari (1940-), poet, editor, and critic
Vishnu Khare (1940–2018), Hindi journalist, translator and poet
Vrind (1643–1723), Braj Bhasha poet

List of Hindi poets

Contents

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Misc. Hindi Poets

See also