Literature
- Mir Anis (1803-1874)– Mir Babar Ali Anis legendary Urdu poet and renowned Marsia writer all over the world. He was born in Faizabad in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in 1803 and died in 1874.
- Mirza Dabeer (1803–1875)– Salamat Ali Dabeer leading Urdu poet of India who excelled and perfected the art of Marsia writing and is considered the leading exponent of Marsiya writing along with Mir Anis.
- Mirza Muhammad Rafi Sauda (A.H. 1125 - A.H. 1195 ) was the leading Urdu poet of his time. His accomplishments were a cause of pride to the city of Delhi.
- Mir Moonis
- Josh Malihabadi (December 5, 1894 – February 22, 1982) born as Shabbir Hasan Khan (شبیر حسن خان) was a noted Urdu poet born in British India. He actively participated in freedom struggle of India and came to be called Shaair-e-Inquilaab (Poet of the Revolution). He was an Indian citizen until 1958, when he emigrated to Pakistan and became a Pakistani citizen. He wrote Marsiyaas, ghazals and nazms under the takhallus (Urdu for nom de plume) Josh (جوش) (literally, "Passion" or "Intensity").
- Mirza Muhammad Hadi Ruswa (Urdu: مرزا محمد ہادی رسوا) (1857 – October 21, 1931) was an Urdu poet and writer of fiction, plays, and treatises (mainly on religion, philosophy, and astronomy).
- Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza Urdu/Hindi writer/Poet he wrote the scripts and dialogues for a many popular TV serials including Mahabharat, films, Novel Neem Ka Ped and many more.
- Prof. Naiyer Masud Rizvi - former Professor of Persian in Lucknow University, is one of the foremost short story writers in Urdu. He was awarded the (2001) Urdu prize of the Sahitya Akademi and the Saraswati Samman in (2007). Naiyer Masud is the son of Syed Hasan Masud Rizvi Adeeb, also a Professor of Persian and a famed scholar of dastaan.
- Sayyid Zawwar Abbas Amir Sadar - was renowned Urdu poet hailing from Karari and a direct descendant of Syed Hishammuddin, his Qasida'h were towards praise and description of the Twelver Shia Imams & Prophet of Islam (p.h.u.t), a book of his works is published under the title 'Naqooshe' Vila'.
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