Poets/Writers From West Bengal

One of the most firebrand poets of Lucknow. Contemporary of Meer Taqi Meer. His rivalry with Mushafi is well-recorded. Also wrote Rekhti poetry and 'Raani Ketki ki kahani" in prose

Bengali polymath who was active as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter during the age of Bengal Renaissance. The only Indian-origin author to be awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.

Begum Akhtar, also known as Mallika-e-Ghazal, was an eminent multi-genre Hindustani classical music singer. She was posthumously honored with the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.

Chitra Singh is a renowned Indian ghazal singer and the wife of legendary ghazal maestro, Jagjit Singh. As a duo, they are considered the pioneers of ghazal singing.

Prominent Contemporary of Mir Taqi Mir who had written a Masnavi called 'Khwab e Hasrat'.

Notable author associated with the prestigious Fort William College, also laid the foundation of modern Urdu Prose

Munawwar Ali Khan was a Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana. He was the son of the maestro Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. He also learnt Dhrupad from Hussainuddin Dagar (Tansen Pandey).

Bengali poet, writer, musician, and is the national poet of Bangladesh

Prominent later – classical poet from Bengal

well-known poet of classical tone and tenor

Prominent poet of classical mould from Nengal, known for his 'Tazkira 'Sukhan-e-Shoara'.

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

Firdausi Begum was a celebrated singer of India. Her teachers in music were Ustaad Munir Husain Khan, Ustaad Mohammad Husain Khan and Ustaad Mastaan Gama.

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

Kamla Jharia was a royal singer at the court of Maharaja Shiv Prasad of Jharia, Dhanbad in India. Later, she also sung for HMV music company.

One of the most prominent contemporary poets known for his unique love-poetry

Munni Begum is a famous Pakistani ghazal singer. Her teacher in music was the famous singer Ustad Khwaja Ghulam Mustafa Warsi. She was honored with the

Prominet poet of New Nazm

A progressive poet and storyteller, actively involved in the politics of the movement

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

Journalist and poet, known for his humour and satire

Apart from active literary journalist, fiction writer, critic and translator and travel writer

Poet, Critic, Journalist and honorary editor of literary magazine "Tmseel-e-Nau"