List of Indian Poets - Hindi

Hindi

• Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556–1627), composer, poet, and produced books on Astrology
• Ambarish Srivastava (1965- ), architect and poet
• Amir Khusrow, (1253-1325) musician, scholar and poet
• Ashok Chakradhar (1951- ), author and poet
• Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), novelist, poet, playwright
• Bhawani Prasad Mishra (1913-1985), poet and author
• Dharmveer Bharti (1926-1997), poet, author, playwright and a social thinker
• Geet Chaturvedi (1977- ), poet, short story author and journalist
• Gopal Singh Nepali (1911–1963), poet of Hindi literature and lyricist of Bollywood
• Gopaldas Neeraj (1924- ), poet and author
• Gulab Khandelwal (1924- ), poetry including some in Urdu and English
• Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907-2003), poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge)
• Hemant Shesh (1952- ), writer, poet and civil servant
• Rambhadracharya (1950- ), religious leader, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwright and Katha artist
• Jagdish Gupt (1924–2001), Chhayavaad literary movement poet
• Jaishankar Prasad (1889-1937), novelist, playwright, poet
• Javed Akhtar (1945- ), poet, lyricist and scriptwriter
• Jwalamukhi (1938-2008), poet, novelist, writer and political activist
• Kabir (1440–1518), mystic poet and saint of India
• Kaka Hathrasi (1906-1995), satirist and humorist poet
• Kedarnath Agarwal (1911–2000), Hindi language poet and littérateur
• Kedarnath Singh (1934- ), poet, critic and essayist
• Kripalu Maharaj (1922- ), spiritual master and a poet
• Krishan Kumar Sharma "Rasik" (1983- ), Hindi, Punjabi, English and Urdu poet and writer
• Kumar Vishwas (1970- ), poet and a professor
• Kunwar Narayan (1927- ), poet
• Kanwal Ziai (1927-2011)
• Mahadevi Varma (1906-1987), poet, woman's activist and educationist
• Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886-1964), poet, politician, dramatist, translator
• Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889-1968), Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist
• Meera (1498–1547), mystic singer and composer of Bhajans
• Mohan Rana (1964- ), poet
• Murari Lal Sharma Neeras (1936- ), poet and educator
• Naresh Mehta, poet and playwright
• Nagarjun (1911-1998), poet, writer, essayist, novelist
• Pawan Kumar Bharti (1982- ), poet, lyricist, writer, environmentalist, editor, author
• Nawal Kishore Dhawal (1911-1964), writer, poet, proof reader, editor, critic, journalist and author
• Parichay Das, writer and editor and contemporary Bhojpuri poetry
• Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908-1974), poet, essayist and academic
• Ram Ratan Bhatnagar (1914- ), scholar, professor, writer and critic of poetry and literature
• Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911-1987), poet, writer, novelist, journalist, traveler
• Shivmangal Singh Suman (1915-2002), poet and academician
• Shail Chaturvedi !1936-2007), poet, humorist, lyricist, actor
• Ramakrishna (1836-1886), mystic, philosopher, poet
• Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904-1948), poet
• Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil' (1936-1975), poet
• Sumitranandan Pant (1900-1975), Chhayavaad poetry, verse plays and essays
• Surendra Sharma, poet and humorist
• Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1899-1961), poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer
• Tara_Singh, poetess
• Tulsidas (1497/1532–1623), poet-saint, reformer and philosopher
• Uday Prakash (1952- ), scholar, poet, journalist, translator and short story writer
• Valmiki, poet-saint, author of the epic Ramayana
• Sahir Ludhianvi lyricist, poet from Punjab (Ludhiana).