Poets/Writers From Haryana
Total: 142
Altaf Hussain Hali
One of the founders of Urdu criticism. Outstanding pre-modern poet. Famous for writing Yaadgar-e-ghalib the first biography of Mirza Ghalib.
Nasir Kazmi
One of the founders of modern ghazal. Born at Ambala in India, he migrated to Pakistan and wrote extensively on the pain and sufferings of partition.
Saleem Kausar
Well-known poet from Pakistan famous for his ghazal "main khayaal hoon kisi aur ka…"
Barq Dehlvi
A later descendant of Delhi’s poetry tradition, known for his play 'Krishna Avataar'
Bimal Krishn Ashk
Well-known poet, known for drawing upon day-to-day experiences of life
Bu Ali Shah Qalandar
Inder Kumar Gujral
Jamal Panipati
Critic and poet. Contemporary of Saleem Ahmed, another prominent modern critic
Khalid Sharif
Master Ramchundra
Mathematician, teacher of science in Delhi College and journalist
Musharraf Ahmad
Parkash Fikri
Zahirul Haq alias Prakash Fikri, was a modernist Urdu poet famous for his collections of poetry such as; Safar Sitara and Ek Zara Si Barish.
Sada Ambalvi
Rajinder Pal Singh, Sada Ambalvi is a popular poet who also writes in Punjabi. Famous for his ghazal 'Wo to khushbu hai har ik samt bikharnaa hai use' sung by many singers.
Sahir Hoshiyarpuri
- Born : Hoshiarpur
- Domicile : Faridabad
Saleha Aabid Husain
Shaad Aarfi
One of the path-finders for modern urdu poetry.
Shakil-ur-Rahman
Sultan Ghauri
Syed Hashmi Faridabadi
Syed Wahidudeen Salim
Aasi Karnali
Aatish Bahawalpuri
- Born : Muzaffargarh
- Domicile : Sonipat
- Died : Sonipat
A poet and journalist from Haryana; also the editor of a newspaper called 'Paigham'
Akhtar Jamal
Balwan Singh Azar
- Born : kothal kalan
- Domicile : Delhi
Fatima Zaidi
Ghulam Bhik Nairang
Gopal Krishn Shafaq
Hasan Rizvi
- Born : Ambala
Mahender Kumar Sani
One of the most prominent poets of younger generation. Also a promising critic.
Mashkoor Husain Yaad
Maulwi Mohammad Hussain
Nau Bahar Sabir
Nazeer Hasnain Zaidi
Raees Niyazi
Sharar Fatehpuri
Suroor Ambalvi
- Born : Ambala
- Domicile : Rawalpindi
Syed Anjum Jafri
Syed Qasim Mahmood
Vikas Sharma Raaz
One of the most prominent new generation poets
Vipul Kumar
- Born : Hanumangarh
- Domicile : Gurgaon
Prominent among contemporary young Urdu poets
Waqar Ambalvi
- Born : Ambala
- Domicile : Sheikhpura
- Died : Sheikhpura