Poets/Writers From Patna

One of the prominent 18th-century poets / contemporary to Mir Taqi Mir.

A renowned poet who gives creative expression to the fusion of classical awareness and contemporary sensibility.

Prominent contemporary of Mir Taqi Mir who had written a masnavi called 'Khwab-e-Hasrat'.

Noted story writer and novelist, known for his treatment of communal riots in India.

Prominent contemporary of Mir Taqi Mir, writing poetry at far-off Azimabad in Delhi style.

Widely regarded as a classical poet in the tradition of Mir Taqi Mir, he is a versatile literary figure who wrote poetry, prose, essays, a travelogue, and an autobiography. He received the Padma Shri for his contributions to literature.

Prominent later-classical poet from Bihar.

"A saviour of the ghazal by imparting it with a new mellowness stimulating perception and lyrical realism", as described by Urdu Scholar Ali Jawad Zaidi. He excelled in Ghazal and Marsiya compositions.

One of the prominent modern poets.

One of the most inspiring pre-modern poets who laid foundations for the modern ghazal. Known for his sustained denunciation of Mirza Ghalib and contemporary poetry in Lucknow.

Prominent Post-Modern poet.

Well-known poet from Kolkata, wrote Ghazal, Nazm, and Rubai; published several collections of poetry for children, also edited several literary journals.

Prolific Urdu humour poet of classical mould with a perfect command of language and medium.

Freedom fighter best known for his legendary ghazal "Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna", a poem later immortalized through its use in many films. In his honour, the Bihar Urdu Academy confers the 'Bismil Azimabadi Award'.

Famous for his trend-setting book on criticism, 'Kaashif-ul-Haqaaiq'.

One of the outstanding pre-modern poets known for his radical views.

Postmodern Urdu poet known for libertarian radical views.

Prominent poet of New Nazm.

One of the most prominent disciples of Mir Taqi Mir.

Translator, poet, and compiler and researcher of the ‘Kulliyat-e-Nazeer’.

A Sufi poet associated with a renowned Sufi order from Bihar.

Prominent progressive story writer, poet, and playwright.

A researcher and critic, author of History of Urdu Literature and Tarikh-e-Adabiyat-e-Alam

One of the prominent poets of the new generation, the portrayal of serious themes, self-awareness, and delicate emotions in poetry.

One of the most prominent later–classical poets.

Prominent critic, scholar, fiction writer, and poet, also known for his romantic poetry.

A unique identity for symbolic, abstract, and existential stories.

A renowned Islamic scholar, orator, poet, and researcher from Pakistan, famous for his eloquent speeches.

Poet and author with a book on the Urdu novel after Independence, was Urdu faculty at Patna University.

Journalist and poet, known for his children's literature.

Important poet and prose writer from Bihar also wrote critical essays and humorous pieces.

One of the remarkable women poets in india.