Poets from Maharashtra

Indian actress and poet (1933-1972)

Indian social reformer (1831-1897)

Tukaram (Marathi pronunciation: [t̪ukaːɾam]), also known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, and Tukoba, was a Hindu Marathi saint of the Warkari Sampradaya who lived in the 17th century. He was a devotee of the god Vithoba, a form of Vishnu. He is best known for his devotional poetry called abhanga, which is popular in Maharashtra. Many of his poems deal with social reform.

Indian writer

Kanhopatra (or Kanhupatra) was a 15th-century Marathi saint-poet, venerated by the Varkari sect of Hinduism.

Indian poet and lyricist (1930–2002)

Contemporary Indian English language poet

Marathi poet and writer (1922–2002)

Indian writer (1898-1969)

Indian poet (1924–2004)

Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (27 February 1912 – 10 March 1999), popularly known by his pen name, Kusumāgraj, was a Marathi poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer, who wrote of freedom, justice and emancipation of the deprived.

Sant Janābāi was a Marāthi religious Sant and poet in the Hindu tradition in India, who was born likely in the seventh or the eighth decade of the 13th century. She died in 1350.

Indian writer (1889–1976)

Indian writer (born 1941)

Marathi-language writer (1942-2003)

Indian politician

Indian writer

Indian poet and writer

Gujarati language poet

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

Indian film director

Indian writer (1913-1998)

Indian poet

Indian educationist, writer

Indian poet (1918-2010)

Indian fiction author and poet based in Mumbai

Indian politician (1953–2009)

Indian poet, playwright, and translator

Indian singer

Indian writer

Indian writer (1935–2011)

Indian writer

Punjabi writer (1925-2012)

Indian poet (1932-2001)

Indian poet and playwright

Indian poet

Indian writer

social worker and writer from Maharashtra, India (1929-2017)

Keshavasuta (born Krishnaji Keshav Damle; 7 October 1866 – 7 November 1905) was a Marathi poet who is regarded as the pioneer of modern Marathi poetry. He wrote around 135 poems during his lifetime. In addition to his Marathi works, he wrote poetry in English and authored a play that remained unpublished.

Indian writer

Indian writer

Indian writer (1928–1992)

Indian writer (1901-1982)

Indian writer

Urdu poet, writer (1934–1996)

Indian writer, teacher, gay-rights activist

Indian writer (1906–1998)

Indian poet and writer (born 1977)

Indian writer

Marathi poet, Indian poet (1919-1977)

Gujarati poet

Indian writer (1712-1764)

Indian Muslim saint (1560–1650)

Indian Sindhi language poet

Indian actor

Indian writer

Indian poet