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Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan (27 December 179715 February 1869), commonly known as Mirza Ghalib, was an Indian poet and letter writer of the Mughal Empire. Writing in Persian and Urdu during the final years of the Mughal Empire and the rise of British colonial rule, his poetry often addressed themes of love, loss, philosophy, the human condition, and socio-political disturbances with a depth and complexity that influenced the literary traditions of his time. His ghazals, noted for their intricate imagery and layered meanings, form a significant part of Urdu literature. He spent most of his life in
Mir Taqi Mir
Indian Urdu language poet (1723-1810)
Rajendra Yadav
Indian writer (1929-2013)
Nazeer Akbarabadi
poet

Siraj-ud-Din Ali Khan Arzu
Indian poet
Amritlal
Hindi-language writer (1916-1990)
Babu Gulabrai
Indian writer
Rangeya Raghav
Indian writer (1923-1962)
Seemab Akbarabadi
poet (1882–1951)
Lallu Lal
Indian academic, author and translator
Nemi Chandra Jain
Indian writer
Banarasidas
Banarasidas (1586–1643) was a Shrimal Jain businessman and poet of Mughal India. He is known for his poetic autobiography – Ardhakathānaka, (The Half Story), composed in Braj Bhasa, an early dialect of Hindi linked with the region around Mathura. It is the first autobiography written in an Indian language. At the time, he was living in Agra and was 55 years old – the "half" story refers to the Jain tradition, where a "full" lifespan is 110 years.
Saghar Nizami
Indian writer