20th-century Indian poets

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)

South Asian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician

Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)

Indian poet, politician, governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from 1947 to 1949

Indian writer and spiritual teacher (1931–2007)

Hindi poet, scholar, journalist, novelist and short story writer

Punjabi poet (1919–2005)

National poet of Bangladesh (1899-1976)

Indian actress and poet (1933-1972)

WW2 SOE British agent (1914–1944)

Indian novelist and poet

Indian writer

Gulzar (born Sampooran Singh Kalra; 18 August 1934) is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as an important Urdu poet of this era. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film Bandini and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. Gulzar also writes poetry, dialogues and scripts. He directed films such as Aandhi and Mausam during the 1970s and the TV series Mirza Ghalib in the 1980s. He also directed Kirda

Indian Hindi writer and poet (1907-1987)

Indian Hindi poet, Father of Amitabh Bachchan (1907-2003)

Indian writer, poet and lyricist

Indian author and poet (1934–2009)

Tamil poet, social reformer, fighter for Indian freedom & women's rights

Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya (born Giridhar Mishra on 14 January 1950) is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, educator, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwright and Katha artist based in Chitrakoot, India. He is one of four incumbent Jagadguru Ramanandacharyas, and has held this title since 1988.

Indian Islamic scholar and reformer, regarded as a founder of the Barelvi movement (1856–1921)

British India's first female graduate, Bengali poet, social activist and feminist writer

Indian educator and politician

Indian writer and poet (1909–2004)

Indian writer and Women's rights activist

revolutionary, poet & writer (1897–1927)

Indian poet (1904–1948)

Indian writer (1898–1971)

Indian hindi poet, essayis (1908-1974)

Indian poet and novelist (1940–2021)

Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan (7 March 1911 – 4 April 1987), popularly known by his pen name Agyeya (also transliterated Ajneya, meaning 'the unknowable'), was an Indian writer, poet, novelist, literary critic, journalist, translator and revolutionary in Hindi language. He pioneered modern trends in Hindi poetry, as well as in fiction, criticism and journalism. He is regarded as the pioneer of the Prayogavaad (experimentalism) movement in modern Hindi literature.

Indian writer (1942–2011)

Indian writer (1909–1995)

Indian writer

poet, scholar, and writer (1951-2018)

Bangladeshi writer

Sugathakumari (22 January 1934 – 23 December 2020) was an Indian poet and activist, who was at the forefront of environmental and feminist movements in Kerala, India.

Indian poet

Urdu author (1896-1982)

Assamese-language Indian poet

Indian writer

Indian poet (1938-2019)

writer and twenty-fifth Maharaja of Mysore (1919-1974)

Indian sociologist, anthropologist, educationist, and writer (1905-1970)

Indian Poet (1886-1964)

Indian writer

Indian writer (1929–2005)

Indian writer

Indian writer

Indian writer and critic in the Kannada language

Indian Poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer

Indian diplomat

Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and editor (1887-1923)

Indian Punjabi language poet and writer (1945–2024)

Indian Urdu and Hindi poet (1921–1980)

Indian writer (1902-1997)

Indian poet (1932-2021)

Indian poet (1878-1958)

Vaidyanath Mishra (30 June 1911 – 5 November 1998), better known by his pen name Nagarjun, was a Hindi and Maithili poet who has also penned a number of novels, short stories, literary biographies and travelogues, and was known as Janakavi- the People's Poet. He is regarded as the most prominent protagonist of modernity in Maithili.

Indian poet and songwriter (1919–2002)