Poets/Writers From West Bengal
Total: 194
Insha Allah Khan Insha
- Born : Murshidabad
- Domicile : Delhi
- Died : Lucknow
One of the most firebrand poets of Lucknow. Contemporary of Meer Taqi Meer. His rivalry with Mushafi is well-recorded. Also wrote Rekhti poetry and 'Raani Ketki ki kahani" in prose
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali polymath who was active as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter during the age of Bengal Renaissance. The only Indian-origin author to be awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.
Ahmad Bin Mohammad Ansari Sherwani
- Born : Saudi Arabia
- Domicile : Kolkata
- Died : Kolkata
Hasrat Azimabadi
- Born : Patna
- Domicile : Patna
- Died : Murshidabad
Prominent Contemporary of Mir Taqi Mir who had written a Masnavi called 'Khwab e Hasrat'.
Munawar Ali Khan
Munawwar Ali Khan was a Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana. He was the son of the maestro Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. He also learnt Dhrupad from Hussainuddin Dagar (Tansen Pandey).
Qazi Nazrul Islam
Bengali poet, writer, musician, and is the national poet of Bangladesh
Wahshat Raza Ali Kalkatvi
Prominent later – classical poet from Bengal
Abbas Ali Khan Bekhud
well-known poet of classical tone and tenor
Abdul Ghafoor Nassakh
- Born : Faridpur
- Domicile : West Bengal
Prominent poet of classical mould from Nengal, known for his 'Tazkira 'Sukhan-e-Shoara'.
Ahmad Saeed Malihabadi
Alqama Shibli
Well-known poet from Kolkata, wrote Ghazal, Nazm, and Rubai; published several collections of poetry for children, also edited several literary journals
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Ezaz Afzal
- Domicile : Kolkata
Jameel Mazhari
One of the outstanding pre-modern poets known for his radical views.
Jazib Quraishi
Khurshid Akram
One of the most prominent contemporary poets known for his unique love-poetry
Mael Lakhnavi
Mazhar Ali Khan Wila
Raunaq Naeem
- Born : West Bengal
- Domicile : West Bengal
Salik Lakhnavi
A progressive poet and storyteller, actively involved in the politics of the movement
Sayad Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Shahbaz
Translator, Poet and compiler and researcher of the ‘Kulliyat-e-Nazeer’
Wafa Rashidi
Waheed Arshi
- Born : West Bengal
- Domicile : Kolkata
Wakil Akhtar
Abdul Wadood Uhad
Abul Kalam Rahamni
- Born : Sheikhpura
- Domicile : Kolkata
Journalist and poet, known for his humour and satire
Abuzar Hashmi
Afzal Husain Afzal
- Born : Kidderpore
- Domicile : Kidderpore
- Died : Kidderpore
Akhtar Riazuddin
Ashhar Hashmi
- Born : West Bengal
- Domicile : West Bengal
Azhar Qadiri
Faragh Rohvi
- Born : Navada Kalan
- Domicile : Kolkata
Fay Seen Ejaz
Apart from active literary journalist, fiction writer, critic and translator and travel writer
Fayyaz Hashmi
Ibraheem Hosh
Masoom Sharqi
Moid Rasheedi
Prominent upcoming poet and critic. Recipient of Sahitya Academy's Yuva Puraskar.
Prabodh Chandra Bagchi
P. C. Bagchi was one of the most notable Sino -Indologists of the 20th century. He was the third Upacharya (Vice-Chancellor) of Visva-Bharati University.
Ranjoor Azimabadi
One of the key figures in establishing Azimabad as a School of Urdu Poetry. Earned the coveted titles of 'Shams-ul-Ulema' and 'Khan Bahadur'.