Indian male poets

Indian writer and poet (1908-1956)

Indian writer

Indian writer and film director

Indian poet (1952–2024)

Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave (24 August 1833 – 26 February 1886), popularly known as Narmad, was an Indian Gujarati-language poet, playwright, essayist, orator, lexicographer and reformer under the British Raj. He is considered to be the founder of modern Gujarati literature. After studying in Bombay, he stopped serving as a teacher to live by writing. During his prolific career, he introduced many literary forms in Gujarati. He faced economic struggles but proved himself as a dedicated reformer, speaking loudly against religious and social orthodoxy. His essays, poems, plays and prose were

Indian Bengali poet and writer

Indian writer (1926-2013)

Bengali writer

Kannada poet (1918–1992)

Urdu poet

Indian writer

Telugu poet and lyricist (1910–1983)

Indian journalist, author and film producer

Indian writer (1905–1998)

Maharaja of Mysore (1794–1868)

Indian writer (1908–1974)

Vemana, popularly known as Yogi Vemana, was an Indian philosopher and poet in the Telugu language. His poems are known for their use of simple language and native idioms. They discuss the subjects of yoga, wisdom and morality.

Syed Ibrahim Khan (1548-1628) was an Indian Sufi Muslim poet who became a devotee of the Hindu deity Krishna. He was either born in Pihani (Hardoi) or Amroha, in modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India. His original name was Saiyad Ibrahim and Raskhan was his takhallus (pen name) in Hindi. In his early years, he became a follower of Krishna, learned the bhakti marga from Vitthalanatha and began living in Vrindavan, where he spent the rest of his life. He accepted Krishna as the supreme god (Svayam Bhagavan) and became a Vaishnava. He died in 1628 AD. His samadhi is at Mahaban, about six miles east of

Indian Bengali writer and poet (1939–2023)

Punjabi poet (1876-1954)

writer, poet, essayist (1905-2002)

Indian writer (1873–1924)

writer from Odisha, India

Indian politician

Indian writer (1918-2004)

Indian poet and critic (1930-2006)

Indian dramatist, director and poet (1928–2016)

Amoghavarsha Nrupatunga (–878), also known as Amoghavarsha I, was the Rashtrakuta emperor from 814 until his death in 878. He is considered by many historians to be the greatest emperor of the Rashtrakuta dynasty. His reign of 64 years is one of the longest precisely dated monarchical reigns on record. Many Kannada and Sanskrit scholars prospered during his rule, including the great Indian Jain mathematician Mahaviracharya who wrote the Ganita-sara-samgraha, Shakatayan and Srivijaya (a Jain Kannada language theorist), as well as Jain Monks like Acharya Jinasena and Acharya Virasena, Acharya Gu

writer

Indian author

Poet, lyricist

Indian poet and writer (1931–1991)

Indian poet, novelist, dramatist (1919-2016)

Indian poet (1877–1949)

Bengali poet, playwright, and musician

Indian writer (1899–1968)

Indian poet and writer

Bengali actor, director, and writer

Indian writer (1897–1971)

Indian writer, etymologist (1902–1981)

poet, litterateur, social reformer and freedom fighter from Gujarat, India

Bammera Pothana (1400–1475) was a Telugu poet best known for his translation of the Srimad Bhaagavatam from Sanskrit to Telugu. He was a Telugu and Sanskrit Scholar. His work, Srimad Bhagavatamu, is popularly called as Pothana Bhagavatam in Telugu.

Indian (Odia) Writer.

Indian film director

Hāla (r. 20–24 CE) was a Satavahana king who ruled in present-day Deccan region. The Matsya Purana mentions him as the 17th ruler of the Satavahana dynasty.

Indian writer, essayist and journalist (1820-1886)

Indian writer and lyricist

scholar of Arabic, Persian and Urdu languages in 18th century India

Indian Assamese-language writer

Indian saint

Indian writer (1906-1995)

Urdu poet

Indian writer (1766-1845), Minister in Nizams kingdom

Indian poet (1918-2010)

Indian Bengali poet, writer and editor

Indian Telugu poet (1895-1971), Padma Bhushan recipient

Indian politician (1918-2004)

Indian poet

poet, freedom fighter (1848–1934)

Indian writer (1899–1979)