Poets/Writers From Karnataka

Famous for his path-breaking literary magazine Saughaat.

Mujtaba Husain a prolific and critically acclaimed humourist in the field of Urdu literature. He was honored with the award of the much-coveted Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contributions to Urdu literature.

Prominent poet, recipient of Sahitya Academy award.

Prominent poet and literary figure from South India

One of the contemporary poets of note

The eighth ruler of Bijapur kingdom, poet, calligrapher and painter

Anuradha Paudwal is a Indian playback vocalist who has in many languages like; Hindi, Marwari, Pahari, Marathi, Sanskrit, Bengali, Gujarati, Tami and others.

Poet and author, known for his experimentations in poetical genres

One of the contemporary short story writers

The first Rekhti poet (a form of Urdu poetry written in language of women) and author of masnavi ‘Yusuf Zelkha’.

Noted Pakistani story writer and journalist; also wrote plays and travelogues.