Poets/Writers From Barabanki

One of the most famous Progressive poets known for romantic and revolutionary poetry. He was the maternal uncle to film lyricist Jawed Akhtar.

Sufi poet famous for his devotional poetry.

One of the most prominent modern Urdu critics, famous for his promotion of the anti-ghazal trend of poetry and anti-modernism views.

A distinguished Islamic scholar, unparalleled literary writer, elegy poet, autobiographer, great columnist, journalist, and commentator of the Quran.

Hanuman Prasad Sharma Aajiz Matvi is a well-known Persian and Arabic scholar.

An American scholar of Urdu language and literature.

Popular poet who also penned film lyrics.

One of the famous poets, who also wrote songs for films.

Saghar Azmi was a popular Urdu poet from Azamgarh in U.P. He has been a regular participant in international mushairas in Dubai, Sharjah, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, etc.

One of the emerging poets of this generation, also recognized as a social media influencer.

Distinguished Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, and performer, known for his commanding presence at international Mushairas. In addition to his literary contributions, he is actively involved in humanitarian work through UNICEF.

A major poet to emerge in the '60s; known for his poetry of higher consciousness and intense emotional nature.

Prominent scholar and literary critic who writes both in Urdu and English, living in the U.S.A.