This List of Indian poets consists of poets: - of Indian ethnic, cultural or religious ancestry
- born in India or emigrated to India
Each has published poetry books either in an Indian language or in English. Unless otherwise noted at the top of each section, poets are listed in alphabetical order by surname, as rendered in English. Assamese- Nirmalprabha Bardoloi (born 1933)
[George, K. M., editor, , p 65, published by Sahitya Akademi, 1992, ISBN 9788172013240, retrieved January 8, 2009]
- Atul Chandra Hazarika (1903–1986), poet, dramatist, children's story writer and translator; called "Sahitycharjya" by an Assamese literary society
Bengali- Chandidas (born 1408 CE) refers to (possibly more than one) medieval poet
- Kazi Nazrul Islam (কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম; also spelled "Kazi Nozrul Islam") (1899–1976) poet, musician, revolutionary, and philosopher
- Premendra Mitra (প্রেমেন্দ্র মিত্র) (1904–1988) poet, novelist, short-story writer, including thrillers and science fiction
- Buddhadeb Basu (also spelt "Buddhadeva Bose") (বুদ্ধদেব বসু) (1908–1974), poet, novelist, short-story writer and essayist
- Tarapada Roy (1936–2007), poet, essayist and short-story writer, short stories, and essays, known for his satirical sense of humour
- [Jamil Sayed]] (born 1956), Indian poet
Indian poets writing in English- Agha Shahid Ali (आगा शाहीद अली) (4 February 1949, New Delhi - 8 December 2001, Amherst, Massachusetts)
- Arvind Krishna Mehrota
[Knippling, Alpana Sharma, "Chapter 3: Twentieth-Century Indian Literature in English", in Natarajan, Nalini, and Emanuel Sampath Nelson, editors, (Google books link), Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, ISBN 9780313287787 ("These poets were joined, in the late 1960s and 1970s by [...] Arvind Krishna Mehrota and Pritish Nandy" -- p 91), retrieved December 10, 2008]
- Henry Derozio (1809–1831)
[Knippling, Alpana Sharma, "Chapter 3: Twentieth-Century Indian Literature in English", in Natarajan, Nalini, and Emanuel Sampath Nelson, editors, (Google books link), Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, ISBN 9780313287787, retrieved December 10, 2008]
- Indira Goswami (born 1942), also known as "Mamoni Raisom Goswami" and, popularly, "Mamoni Baideo", poet, novelist and academic
- Ranjit Hoskote (born 1969) is a poet, art critic, cultural theorist and independent curator
- P. Lal (born 1929), poet, essayist, translator, professor and publisher; also the founder and publisher of Writer's Workshop in Calcutta
- Lawrence Bantleman
[These poets were prominent enough to mention in the introduction of King, Bruce, editor, (first edition), Delhi: Oxford University Press, from Amazon.co display of "Introduction", retrieved December 11, 2008]
- Pritish Nandy (born 1951), poet, journalist, politician, television personality and film producer
- Gieve Patel (born 1940), poet, playwright and self-taught artist; practised to be a general physician
GujaratiIn alphabetical order by last name: - Akho (1591–1659), poet, Vedantist and radical
[Mohan, Sarala Jag, (Google books link), in Natarajan, Nalini, and Emanuel Sampath Nelson, editors, Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, ISBN 9780313287787, retrieved December 10, 2008]
- Niranjan Bhagat (born 1926), poet and academic
[Ramanathan, Suguna; Rita Kothari, editors and translators, [Modern Gujarati Poetry: A Selection], published by Sahitya Akademi, 1998, ISBN 9788126002948, Google Books version retrieved December 17, 2008]
- Bhalan (c. 1426–1500)Known as Adi Kavi-First Gujarti Poet-
- Mahadev Desai (1892–1942), writer in English, Gujarati and Bengali, who translated poetry and prose into Gujarati; also Gandhi's private secretary for many years and called "Bapu's Boswell"
- Meerabai (मीराबाई) (1498-1547), alternate spelling: Meera, Mira, Meera Bai; Hindu poet-saint, mystical poetess whose compositions, extant version of which are in Gujarati and a Rajasthani dialect of Hindi, remain popular throughout India
- Narsinh Mehta, alternate spelling: Narasingh Mehta (c. 1414 – c. 1481), Hindu poet-saint notable as a bhakta, an exponent of Hindu devotional religious poetry; acclaimed as Adi Kavi (Sanskrit for "first among poets") of Gujarat, where he is especially revered
- Chinu Modi (born 1939), novelist, short-story writer, critic, lecturer, scriptwriter, freelancer in advertising and poet associated with the Hotel Poets Group; has been editor of Hreigh Kruti and Unmoolan
- Premanand (poet) (1640–1700) nonreligious poet who wrote originally in Hindi, but when reprimanded by his guru, switched to Gujarati, which he vowed to develop into a language of fine literary expression
- Sitanshu (fl. 20th century), poet, critic and playwright
- Sneharashmi, pen name of Jhinabhai Desai, 20th-century poet who popularized haiku in Gujarati literature
- Sundaram (1909–1990), poet, short-story writer, travel writer, biographer and critic
- Balawantrai Thakore (1869–1952), the first Imagist and formalist poet in Gujarati literature; introduced into Gujarati the sonnet and prithvi meter, "which is closest to English blank verse", according to The Handbook of Twentieth-Century Indian Literature
HindiKannadaKashmiri- Lalleshwari लल्लेश्वरी also known as "Lalla" or "Lal Ded"
Konkani- Poet Borkar Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar and also known as "Baki-baab" (1910–1984) wrote mostly in Marathi but with numerous works in Konkani
Maithili- Nagarjun, called Janakavi, the "people's poet" (1911–1998), Hindi and Maithili poet, novelist, short-story writer, biographer and travel writer
- Vidyapati, also known as Vidyapati Thakur and called Maithil Kavi Kokil "the poet cuckoo of Maithili" (c. 1352 – c. 1448), Maithili poet and Sanskrit writer
MalayalamMedieval Poets- Arnos Paathiri, also known as "Johann Ernst Hanxleden" (1681–1732), a German Jesuit priest, missionary in India and a Malayalam/Sanskrit poet, grammarian, lexicographer, and philologist
Renaissance Poets- Kerala Varma Valiya Koyithampuran, also known as Kerala Varma (1845–1914), poet and translator who had an equal facility in writing in Mayalayam, English and Sanskrit
[Paniker, Ayyappa, chapter in George, K. M., editor, ' 'Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology' ', pp 231–255, published by Sahitya Akademi, 1992, retrieved January 10, 2009]
Romantic PoetsNeo-Romantic PoetsModernist Poets- Satchidanandan (born 1946), critic (writing in Malayalam and English), poet (in Malayalam), academic, editor, translator and playwright
Postmodern PoetsManipuri Marathi- Sant Eknath संत एकनाथ or Eknāth; the epithet "sant" संत is traditionally given to persons regarded as thoroughly saintly (1533–1599), poet and scholar
- Arun Kolatkar अरुण बालकृष्ण कोलटकर, (born 1931 or 1932), poet who wrote both in Marathi and English; also a graphic designer
- Shanta Shelke शांता शेळके (1922–2002), poet, journalist, a professor, composer, story writer, translator, writer of children's literature (a woman)
- Poet Borkar Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar and also known as "Baki-baab" (1910–1984) wrote mostly in Marathi but with numerous works in Konkani
Konkani dialectOriya- Fakir Mohan Senapati ଫକିର ମୋହନ ସେନାପତି (1843–1918), short-story writer, novelist, poet, writer, government official and social activist who has variously been called the "Father of Modern Oriya Literature" and Vyasakabi or "founder poet" of the language. He wrote what is regarded as the first short story in the Oriya language, whose preservation he championed.
- Kabibar Radhanath Ray (1848–1908), modernist poet, essayist and translator who introduced into Oriya literature new forms of and topics in poetry, including blank-verse, satire in the manner of Dryden and Pope, concern with social problems, and patriotic sentiments
- Gopabandhu Das called Utkal Mani ("Gem of Orissa"), (1877–1928), social worker, political activist, writer, novelist and poet
Contemporary poetsNepaliPunjabiRajasthaniSanskritAncient PoetsModern PoetsTamilAncient Sangam and Medieval- Thiruvalluvar திருவள்ளுவர் ([fl.] c. 2nd century B.C. – 8th century A.D.) poet who wrote the Thirukkural, an ethical work
- Avvaiyar the name of more than one poet who was active during different periods of Tamil literature; Auvaiyar I lived during the Sangam period (c. first and second century C.E.)
see also Sangam literatureBakthiPatriots- Subramanya Bharathi சுப்பிரமணிய பாரதி, called Mahakavi Bharati ("Great Poet Bharati") (1882–1921) poet, writer, independence advocate and reformer
- Bharathidasan பாரதிதாசன், also spelt Bharatidasan (1891–1964), poet, playwright, screenwriter, short-story writer and essayist
Modern- Pa. Vijay பா. விஜய், poet who writes song lyrics for films
TeluguThis list is in alphabetical order by family name (surname). The position (first, second, last place) in a Telugu name is complicated. Traditionally, most Telegu family names have been given first, followed by the given name. For men, the two names are often followed by a caste title, such as Reddy, Sastri or Raju. In the 20th century, caste titles have been replaced by secondary given names such as Rao, Babu and Baba. Women may have only two-part names or an extension of the given name, such as Devi or Amma. Christian names follow the same order, but Muslim names often have the family name at the end. Many poets use one- or two-word pen names. - Aarudhra, pen name of Bhagavatula Siva Sankara Sastry (1925–1998), author, poet, essayist, writer of stories (including detective stories), playwright, translator, composer of film songs
- Errana ఎఱ్ఱన్న also known as "Yellapregada" or "Errapregada" (fl. 14th century), poet in the court of Prolaya Vemareddy who ruled areas in the future state of Andhra Pradesh; third poet of the Kavi Trayam, or "Trinity of Poets", that translated Mahabharatamu into Telugu over the course of a few centuries: he concluded the project by translating the half-finished "Aranya Parvamu" in the mode of Nannaya Bhattaraka and then shifting to that of Tikkana as a bridge between the two styles; honored with the title Prabandha Parameshwara ("the supreme lord of Prabandha") and Shambudasusu; belonged to Srivatsa gotram and Apastambha sutram of the Brahmin caste
- * Gurajada Apparao గురజాడ అప్పారావు (1862–1915) poet, writer and playwright who wrote the first Telugu play, Kanyasulkam; also an influential social reformer sometimes called Mahakavi ("the great poet")
- Kandukuri Veeresalingam (1848–1919), social reformer, poet, scholar, founded the journal Vivekavardhani, introduced the essay, biography, autobiography and the novel into Telugu literature
[Natarajan, Nalini and Emmanuel Sampath Nelson, editors, Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India, Chapter 11: "Twentieth-Century Telugu Literature" by G. K. Subbarayudu and C. Vijayasree' ', pp 306-328, retrieved via Google Books, January 4, 20089]
- Molla, also known as "Mollamamba", both popular names of Atukuri Molla (1440–1530) poet who wrote Telugu Ramayan; a woman
- Nannaya Bhattaraka, also known as the First Poet "Aadi Kavi", the first poet of the Kavi Trayam, or "Trinity of Poets", that translated Mahabharatamu into Telugu over the course of a few centuries
- Rayaprolu Subba Rao
[Natarajan, Nalini and Emmanuel Sampath Nelson, editors, ' 'Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India' ', Chapter 11: "Twentieth-Century Telugu Literature" by G. K. Subbarayudu and C. Vijayasree' ', pp 306-328, retrieved via Google Books, January 4, 20089]
- Tallapaka Tirumalamma, also known as "Timmakka" and "Thimmakka" (fl. 15th century) poet who wrote Subhadra Kalyanam; wife of singer-poet Annamacharya and was popularly known as Timmakka
- Tikkana తిక్కన్న also called "Tikkana Somayaji" (1205–1288) a poet born into a literary family during the Golden Age of Kakatiya dynasty; the second poet of the Kavi Trayam, or "Trinity of Poets", that translated Mahabharatamu into Telugu over the course of a few centuries; he translated last 15 chapters, but didn’t touch the half-finished Aranya Parvamu; the other two poets were Nannaya Bhattaraka and Errana
- Vemana వేమన (fl. 14th century) poet, many of whose poems are now colloquial phrases in Telugu; a yogi or yogi-like person whose poems, in a simple style, are all in the Ataveladi ("dancing lady") meter, dealing with mystic, satirical, moral and social subjects, including social problems and challenging traditions; he is often portrayed in the nude
Modern Poets - Ismail, popular name of Mohammad Ismail (born 1928)
TibetanUrdu See also
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