Poets/Writers From Lucknow

Eminent historian and a leading scholar of the Shibli school

Critic, researcher, linguist, renowned for his book 'Hamari Shairi'

Former editor of the monthly Naya Daur (Lucknow), noted journalist and writer.

Suhail Kakorvi is an acclaimed poet and writer who excels in English, Hindi, Urdu, and Persian.

Prominent pre-modern poet reflecting shades of modernity.

Young Urdu poet.

One of the most popular fiction writers from Pakistan, author of several celebrated novels and stories, known especially for his masterpiece 'Khuda ki Basti'.

Shanti Hiranand was trained and mentored by Begum Akhtar. Begum Akhtar trained her in the traditional forms of thumri, dadra, and ghazal singing.