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- Raghuvir Sahay, (1929–1990), poet, translator, short-story writer and journalist
- Rahi Masoom Raza, writer, lyricist
- Rahul Sankrityayan, the "father of Hindi travel literature"
- Raidas (1398–1448), Guru, songwriter
- Rajinder Singh Bedi, writer, screenwriter
- Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908–1974), a nationalist poet
- Ram Vilas Sharma, literary critic
- Ramvriksh Benipuri, writer
- Rangeya Raghav, writer
- Raskhan (1533–1618), poet
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