List of Indian poets
This list of Indian poets consists of poets of Indian ethnic, cultural or religious ancestry either born in India or emigrated to India from other regions of the world. == Assamese == Amulya Barua (1922–1946), first published posthumously in 1964 Atul Chandra Hazarika (1903–1986), poet, dramatist, children's story writer and translator Parvati Prasad Baruva (1904-1964), lyricist, poet and filmmaker Bhabananda Deka (born 1929), writer, poet, critic, columnist, playwright Ganesh Gogoi (born 1907–1938) Hem Barua (1915–1977), poet and politician Lakshminath Bezbarua, a doyen of Assamese literature Chandra Kumar Agarwala, Romantic poet Hemchandra Goswami, Romantic poet Ambikagiri Raichoudhury, Romantic poet Hiren Bhattacharya (1932–2012), writer, poet, critic, columnist and editor Homen Borgohain (1932–2021), writer, poet, critic, columnist and editor Indira Goswami (1942-2011), Jnanapith Award winner, poet, editor and academician Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (1903–1953), playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker Bishnu Prasad Rabha (KolaGuru) Nabakanta Barua, also known as Ekhud Kokaideu (1926–2002), novelist and poet Nilmani Phookan (born 1933) Harekrishna Deka (born 1942), poet, fiction writer, and critic Mahim Bora (born 1930), poet, fiction writer Santana Tanty (born 1952), poet == Bengali == Bengali language names in parentheses Abul Bashar (born 1951), poet and writer Annadashankar Roy (1905–2002) Bharatchandra Ray (1712–1760), Raygunakar, Shakta court poet and song writer in Krishnanagar Binoy Majumdar (1934–2006), Indian poet Bishnu Dey (1909–1982), poet, prose writer, movie critic Buddhadeb Basu (also spelled "Buddhadeva Bose") (1908–1974), poet, novelist, short-story writer and essayist Kumudini Basu (1873–1942), poet, journalist, social reformer, freedom fighter and women's rights activist Chandidas (born 1408 CE), refers to (possibly more than one) medieval poet Dwijendralal Ray (1863–1913), poet, playwright, and musician, known primarily for patriotic plays and songs, as well as Hindu devotional lyrics Girindramohini Dasi (1858–1924), 19th-century poet Govindadasa, Medieval Vaishanavite poet Humayun Kabir (1906–1969), poet, educationalist, politician, writer, philosopher Iswarchandra Gupta (1812–1859), poet and writer Jatindramohan Bagchi (1878–1948) Jatindranath Sengupta (1887–1954), poet and writer Jibanananda Das (1899–1954) Joy Goswami (born 1954), Indian poet Kazi Nazrul Islam (also spelled "Kazi Nozrul Islam") (1899–1976), poet, musician, revolutionary, and philosopher Krittibas Ojha (also spelled "Krittivas Ojha"), medieval poet Malay Roy Choudhury (born 1939), founder of the Hungry generation movement Mallika Sengupta (born 1960), poet and writer Mandakranta Sen (born 1972), feminist poet, youngest winner of Ananda Puraskar and Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee award Michael Madhusudan Dutta (also spelled "Maikel Modhushudôn Dôtto" and "Datta") (1824–1873), born Madhusudan Dutt, poet and dramatist Nabaneeta Dev Sen (Nôbonita Deb Shen) (born 1938), writer and poet Nabinchandra Sen (1847–1909), poet and writer Premendra Mitra (1904–1988), poet, novelist, short-story writer, including thrillers and science fiction Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921–1990), known for Prabhat Samgiita Purnendu Patri (born 1930), poet, novelist, artist and film maker Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), Indian poet who won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature Ramprasad Sen (1718–1775), Shakta court poet Shankha Ghosh (1932–2021), poet and critic Shivadasa Sen (born 14th century) Samir Roychoudhury (1933–2016), post-modern poet, short story writer, critic and editor Subhash Mukhopadhyay (Shubhash Mukhopaddhae) (1919–2003) Subhro Bandopadhyay (born 1978), poet Subodh Sarkar (born 1958), poet Sudhindranath Dutta Sukanta Bhattacharya (1926–1947), poet, activist and playwright Sukumar Ray (1887–1923), humorous poet, short-story writer and playwright Sunil Gangopadhyay (Shunil Gônggopaddhae) (born 1934), Indian poet, novelist Syed Kawsar Jamal (born 1950), Indian poet and essayist Tarapada Roy (1936–2007), poet, essayist and short-story writer, short stories, and essays, humourist == Indian poets writing in English == In alphabetical order by first name: Aditya Tiwari (born 1998 in poetry) A. J. Thomas (born 1952), poet, editor A. K. Ramanujan (1929–1993), poet and scholar of Indian literature who wrote in both English and Kannada Abhay K (born 1980), poet, diplomat, writer, author and artist Agha Shahid Ali (1949–2001), Kashmiri-American poet writing in English Amit Chaudhuri (born 1962), author and poet writing in English Amitabh Mitra poet, artist and emergency medicine physician Amol Redij (born 1977), English poet and writer Arun Kolatkar (1932–2004), poet writings in English and Marathi Arundhathi Subramaniam, poet and writer and web editor writing in English Arvind Krishna Mehrotra (born 1947), poet, anthologist, literary critic and translator writing in English Bibhu Padhi (born 1951), poet, translator and critic writing in English C. P. Surendran (born 1958), poet, novelist and editor writing in English D. C. Chambial, poet, editor and critic Eunice De Souza (also "Eunice de Souza" (born 1940)), poet, literary critic and novelist writing in English Feroze Varun Gandhi (born 1980), poet, politician and columnist Fredoon Kabraji (1897–1986), poet, writer, journalist, and artist writing in English G. S. Sharat Chandra (1935–2000), author and poet writing in English Gieve Patel (born 1940), poet, playwright, painter and a practising general physician Gopi Kottoor (born 1956), internationally acclaimed poet, playwright and translator Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809–1831), Indian poet Jagannath Prasad Das (born 1936), also known as J P Das, award-winning poet in English and Oriya Jayant Kashyap, poet Jayanta Mahapatra (born 1928), internationally acclaimed poet, winner of Padma Shri and first ever Sahitya Akademi Award for English poetry Jeet Thayil (born 1959), poet, novelist, editor, winner of Sahitya Akademi Award and first Indian to win DSC Prize Kamala Das also known as "Kamala Suraiya" (born 1934), writer and poet in English and Malayalam Keki Daruwalla (born 1937), winner of Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi Award winner for English poetry K. V. Dominic (born 1956), poet, short story writer, critic and editor Makarand Paranjape (born 1960), poet writing in English Mani Rao (born 1965), poet writing in English Meena Alexander (1951-2018), poet, scholar and writer in English, Distinguished Professor of English at Hunter College Meena Kandasamy (born 1984), writer, poet, translator and activist Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1824–1873), poet and dramatist Nissim Ezekiel (1924–2004), poet, playwright and art critic and editor writing in English Nalini Priyadarshni (1974), poet, writer, and critic in English Nandini Sahu (1973), feminist poet, writer, and critic writing in English Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 1969), poet, author, novelist writing in English and Hindi P. Lal (1929–2010), poet, translator, professor and publisher; founder and publisher of Writers Workshop in Calcutta, India P C K Prem (born 1945), poet, critic and author writing in Hindi and English Pritish Nandy (born 1951), poet, journalist, politician, television personality and film producer writing in English R. Parthasarathy, poet, translator, critic, and editor writing in English Rochelle Potkar, fiction writer and poet Raman Mundair, poet, writer, artist and playwright writing in English Yuyutsu Sharma (born 1960), poet, editor and translator, writes in English Ranjit Hoskote (born 1969), poet, art critic, cultural theorist and independent curator writing in English Rashmi Parekh (born 1976), poet of free verse poetry Robin S Ngangom, poet writing in English Rukmini Bhaya Nair, poet and theorist, writing in English Salik Shah, poet, author, editor and publisher in English Samartha Vashishtha, poet, editor Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949), eminent poet, freedom fighter and administrator writing in English Shahzad A. Rizvi (born 1937, Gwalior), author, scholar and poet writing in English and Urdu Shiv Kumar, poet, playwright, novelist, short story writer Shreekumar Varma (born 1955), newspaper columnist, poet, novelist writing in English Smita Agarwal (born 1958), poet, critic, educator, and singer Som Ranchan (born 1932), poet and novelist writing in English Sri Aurobindo (Sri Ôrobindo, 1872–1950), poet, philosopher, and yogi writing in English and French Sudeep Sen, poet and editor writing in English Tabish Khair (born 1966), poet, novelist and essayist Tapan Kumar Pradhan (born 1972), activist, poet, writer; winner of Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award for poetry Tishani Doshi (born 1975), internationally acclaimed poet; first ever Indian to win Forward Poetry Prize T.K. Doraiswamy (Nakulan (1921–2007), poet, novelist, translator and professor of English T. Vasudeva Reddy (born 1943), poet, novelist, critic and professor of English Toru Dutt (1856–1877), poet, wrote in English and French Tushar Jain Urvashi Bahuguna, poet and essayist Vihang A. Naik (born 1969), poet and educator writing in English and Gujarati.