INDEX OF Artists

A new generation poet, whose poetry is full of feminine emotions, expressed in simple and fascinating words, with love as the central theme in ghazals.

Popular poet and film lyricist.

One of the new generation poets.

Born in a literary family of Darbhanga, young poet of Urdu, Hindi, and Maithili.

Distinguished Urdu poet, journalist and master of the qat'a, honoured with the "Pride of performence" by the Government of Pakistan.

One of the most outstanding Pakistani poets of new ghazal.

Writer of the famous Nazm 'Tere khusbu mein base khat main jalata kaise,' sung by Jagjit Singh.

Widely admired by both audiences and critics, Rajesh Reddy is a poet known for his skillfully crafted shayari. He has been honoured with the Firaq International Award.

Poet of the neo-classical ghazal, who avoided conventional imagery and developed an original style, distinguished further by his effective use of Hindi diction.

Noted poet and fiction writer from south India.

Well-known Urdu poet, who was honoured with the Presidential Award for Excellence. His major works include Rekhta, Zanjeer-e-Hamsaigi, Tasneef, among others.

Well-known fiction writer, critic, and intellectual from Pakistan, editor of several journals, and recipient of the coveted title Pride of Performance.

Poet, critic, researcher, translator, and educationist, renowned for his distinguished contributions to contemporary Urdu poetry and literary criticism

Prominent contemporary poet.

Prominent post-modern poet.

Prominent popular poet of semi-classical style.

Prominent poet who mastered the poetic idiom of Lucknow poetry.