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Template:IndicText This List of Indian poets consists of poets of Indian ethnic, cultural or religious ancestry either 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.

Assamese

Bengali

See also: List of Bengali-language authors (chronological)

Bengali language names in parentheses

Indian poets writing in English

In alphabetical order by first 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.
  • Meena Kandasamy (born 1984) is a writer, poet, translator and an activist
  • Nandini Sahu (born 1973) is an Indian woman poet,critic and story writer writing in English.
  • Michael Madhusudan Dutt
  • Nissim Ezekiel(1924–2004), Indian poet, playwright and art critic and editor writing in English.
  • P. Lal (1929-2010), 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.
  • 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.

Gujarati

In alphabetical order by last name:


Haryanavi

Hindi

Main article: List of Hindi-language poets

Kannada

Main article: List of Kannada-language poets


Kashmiri

Konkani

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

Malayalam

Main article: Malayalam literature § Poetry

Medieval Poets

Renaissance Poets

Romantic Poets


Neo-Romantic Poets

Modernist Poets

Postmodern Poets


Manipuri

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 "Balkavi"
  • 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.

Nepali

Oriya

Punjabi

Main article: List of Punjabi language poets

Rajasthani

Sanskrit

Ancient Poets

Modern Poets

Sindhi

Main article: List of Sindhi language poets

Tamil

Sangam poets (c. 300 BC to 300 AD)

see also Sangam literature

Post Sangam poets (200 AD to 1000 AD)

Bakthi period poets (700 to 1300 AD)

Patriots and British period poets

Modern

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 Chowdary, 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

Urdu

Main article: List of Urdu language poets


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