INDEX OF Artists

Popular poet and film lyricist.

Born in a literary family of Darbhanga, young poet of Urdu, Hindi, and Maithili.

One of the most outstanding Pakistani poets of new ghazal.

Writer of the famous Nazm 'Tere khusbu mein base khat main jalata kaise,' sung by Jagjit Singh.

Widely admired by both audiences and critics, Rajesh Reddy is a poet known for his skillfully crafted shayari. He has been honoured with the Firaq International Award.

Poet of the neo-classical ghazal, who avoided conventional imagery and developed an original style, distinguished further by his effective use of Hindi diction.

Noted poet and fiction writer from south India.

Well-known Urdu poet, who was honoured with the Presidential Award for Excellence. His major works include Rekhta, Zanjeer-e-Hamsaigi, Tasneef, among others.

Prominent contemporary poet.

Prominent post-modern poet.

Prominent popular poet of semi-classical style.

Prominent poet who mastered the poetic idiom of Lucknow poetry.

Widely popular poet, columnist, and television anchor. Rahman Faris is an internationally admired figure devoted to art and literature.

Nawab of Lucknow, a pupil of Aatish.

One of the most prominent post-modern poets, living in Gujarat.