This is a list of authors of Hindi literature, i.e. people who write in Hindi language, its dialects and Hindustani language.

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* Amarkant (1925–2014), novelist * Amar Goswami (1945–2012), Hindi author and journalist * Amir Khusro (1253–1325 AD), author of pahelis and mukris in the "Hindavi" dialect * Acharya Ramlochan Saran (1889–1971), author, grammarian and publisher *

Abid Surti Abid Surti or Aabid Surti (born 5 May 1935) is a painter, author, cartoonist, journalist, environmentalist, playwright and screenwriter from India. He was given a National Award by the government of India in 1993 for writing a series of short s ...

(1935–), author *

Acharya Chatursen Shastri Acharya Chatursen Shastri (26 August 1891 – 2 February 1960) was an Indian writer of Hindi literature. He wrote many historical fictions, including '' Vaishali ki Nagarvadhu'' adapted into a feature film (1948), ''Vayam Rakshamah'' (1951), ' ...

(1891–1960) * Amrita Pritam (1919–2005)

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* Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), the "father of modern Hindi literature" * Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan (1905–1988) * Bhisham Sahni (1915–2003), author *

Bhupendra Nath Kaushik Bhupendra Nath Kaushik ( hi, भूपेंद्र नाथ कौशिक "फ़िक्र") (7 July 1924 – 27 October 2007) was a Hindi and Urdu language poet, writer and satirist. He was born in Nahan, Himachal Pradesh. He completed ...

(1924–2007), poet, writer, satirist *

Badri Narain Sinha Badri Narain Sinha (4 April 1930 – 7 November 1979) was born at village Saramohanpur in Darbhanga district of Bihar. An officer of Indian Police Service of 1952 batch of Bihar cadre of India, Sinha died in harness as Deputy Inspector General ...

(1930–1979), poet, critic, journalist * Balendu Dwivedi (1975–), Hindi author * Bihari (1595–1664), author of '' Satasai'' ("Seven Hundred Verses") * Banarasidas (1586–1643), author of 'Ardhakathanaka', the first biography in Hindi *

Bhagwati Charan Verma Bhagwati Charan Verma (30 August 1903 – 5 October 1981) was a Hindi author. He wrote many novels, his best work was '' Chitralekha'' (1934), which was made into two successful Hindi films in 1941 and 1964 respectively. He was awarded Sah ...

(1903–1981), author of ''Chitralekha'' and Sahitya Akademy award winning ''Bhoole Bisre Chitra''

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* Chand Bardai (1148–1191), author of ''

Prithviraj Raso The ''Prithviraj Raso'' (IAST: Pṛthvīrāja Rāso) is a Braj language epic poem about the life of Prithviraj Chauhan (reign. c. 1177–1192 CE). It is attributed to Chand Bardai, who according to the text, was a court poet of the king. Th ...

'' * Chitra Mudgal (1943–) The first Indian woman to receive the

Vyas Samman The Vyas Samman is a literary award in India, first awarded in 1991. It is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation and includes a cash payout of Rs 4,00,000 (as of 2019). To be eligible for the award, the literary work must be in the Hi ...

for her novel "Aavaan".

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Darchhawna Darchhawna is an Indian writer of Hindi literature and historian from the Northeast Indian state of Mizoram. Born on the New year Day of 1936, Darchhawna is a former Officer on Special Duty at the Mizoram University, when it was the Mizoram campu ...

(1936–), Hindi writer and Padma Shri awardee * Devaki Nandan Khatri (1861–1913), novelist, author of '' Chandrakanta'' *

Dharamvir Bharati Dharamvir Bharati (25 December 1926 – 4 September 1997) was a renowned Hindi poet, author, playwright and a social thinker of India. He was the chief editor of the popular Hindi weekly magazine '' Dharmayug'', from 1960 till 1987.The Illustr ...

(1926–1997), Hindi poet, playwright *

Dushyant Kumar Dushyant Kumar Tyagi (1 September 1931 – 30 December 1975) was an Indian poet of modern Hindi literature. He is famous for writing Hindi Ghazals, and is generally recognised as one of the foremost Hindi poets of the 20th century. Personal l ...

(1931–1975), poet of modern

Hindustani Hindustani may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Hindustan (another name of India) * Hindustani language, an Indo-Aryan language, whose two official norms are Hindi and Urdu * Fiji Hindi, a variety of Eastern Hindi spoken in Fiji, and ...

Divya Prakash Dubey Divya Prakash Dubey (born 8 May 1982) is an Indian Hindi author. He has written six books: a couple of collection of stories in Hindi, ''Terms and Conditions Apply'' and ''Masala Chai'', and four short novels which includes ''Musafir Ca ...

(1982–), Hindi author * Doodhnath Singh (1936–2018), Hindi writer, critic, poet and a recipient of Bharat Bharti Samman

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Ganga Das Ganga Das (1823–1913) was a saint of the Udasi sect and known for piety and Hindi poetry. He was born in 1823 to a Jat family on the day of ''Basant Panchami'' at Rasulpur Bahlolpur village, Hapur Hapur is a city in, as well as the headquar ...

(1823–1913), author of about fifty kavya-granthas and thousands of padas, he is known as Bhismpitama of the Hindi poetry. *

Geetanjali Shree Geetanjali Shree ( hi, गीतांजलि श्री; born 12 June 1957), also known as Geetanjali Pandey, is an Indian Hindi-language novelist and short-story writer based in New Delhi, India. She is the author of several short stories ...

(1957 - ) author of

Tomb of Sand '' Tomb of Sand'' (originally titled ''Ret Samadhi'', hi, रेत समाधि) is a 2018 Hindi-language novel by Indian author Geetanjali Shree. It was translated into English by U.S. translator Daisy Rockwell. In 2022, the book became ...

(Ret Samadhi) which won the International Booker Prize in 2022 *

Gopal Singh Nepali __NOTOC__ Gopal Singh Nepali (11 August 1911 – 17 April 1963) was an Indian poet of Hindi literature and a lyricist of Bollywood. He was the son of Rel Bahadur Singh and Saraswoti. He was born on birthday of Lord Krishna (Krishna Janmashtami ...

(1911–1963), poet, lyricist *

Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh (गजानन माधव मुक्तिबोध) (13 November 1917 – 11 September 1964) was one of the most prominent Hindi poets, essayists, literary and political critics, and fiction writers of the 20th cen ...

(1917–1964), modern Hindi poet * Guru Bhakt Singh 'Bhakt' (1893–1983), "Wordsworth of India" *

Guru Gobind Singh Ji Guru Gobind Singh (; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708), born Gobind Das or Gobind Rai the tenth Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. When his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was executed by Aurangzeb, Guru Gobind Si ...

(1666–1708), the tenth Guru of Sikhism * Babu Gulabrai (1888–1963), philosopher and Hindi writer *

Gopaldas Neeraj Gopaldas Neeraj (popularly known as Neeraj; 4 January 1925 – 19 July 2018) was an Indian poet and author of Hindi literature. He was also a poet of Hindi Kavi sammelan (Poets Meet). He was born in the village of Puravali, near Mahewa in Eta ...

(1925–2018), poet and author * Giriraj Kishore (1937–2020), writer

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Harishankar Parsai Harishankar Parsai (22 August 1922 – 10 August 1995) was an Indian writer who wrote in Hindi. He was a noted satirist and humorist of modern Hindi literature and is known for his simple and direct style. He wrote vyangya (satire), which descri ...

(1924–1995), satirist * Hari Joshi (1943–), satirist, novelist, writer, poet *

Harivanshrai Bachchan Harivansh Rai Bachchan (; 27 November 1907 19 December 2002) was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is be ...

(1907–2003): '' Madhushala'' * Hrishikesh Sulabh (1955–) *

Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Hazari Prasad Dwivedi (19 August 190719 May 1979) was a Hindi novelist, literary historian, essayist, critic and scholar. He penned numerous novels, collections of essays, historical research on medieval religious movements of India especially K ...

(1907–1979), novelist, literary historian

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* Indira Dangi (1980–), novelist, writer

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* Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj (1922–2013) * Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya (1950–) *

Jagdish Piyush Jagdish Piyush (6 August 1950 – 5 February 2021) was an Indian Hindi writer, a leader of the Indian National Congress and Educationist from Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was also the media representative of former prime minister Shri Raji ...

(1950–2021), author, writer * Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), poet known for '' Kamayani'' *

Jainendra Kumar Jainendra Kumar (2 January 1905 – 24 December 1988) was a 20th century Indian writer who wrote in Hindi. He wrote novels include ''Sunita'' and ''Tyagapatra''. He was awarded one of India's highest civilian honours, the Padma Bhushan in 1971. ...

(1905–1988), author, short story writer *

Janki Ballabh Shastri Acharya Janki Ballabh Shastri (5 February 1916 – 7 April 2011) was an Indian Hindi poet, writer and critic. He declined to accept Padma Shri in 2010 stating his disciples deserved much more than Shri. He also refused the Padmashri Padma Shr ...

(1916–2011), poet, author

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* Kabir (1440–1518), poet, figure of the

Bhakti movement The Bhakti movement was a significant religious movement in medieval Hinduism that sought to bring religious reforms to all strata of society by adopting the method of devotion to achieve salvation. Originating in Tamilakam during 6th centur ...

Kavi Bhushan Kavi Bhushan (c. 1613–1715) was an Indian poet in the courts of the Bundeli king Chhatrasal and the Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He mainly wrote in Brajbhasha interspersed with words from Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian languages. H ...

(1613–1712), poet and scholar who mainly wrote in braj bhasha * Kaka Kalelkar (1885–1961), Gandhian, social reformer, scholar *

Kamleshwar Kamleshwar may refer to: * Kamleshwar (writer) * Kamleshwar Dam * Kamleshwar Patel {{Hndis, Kamleshwar ...

(1932–2007), author, screenwriter, 2003 Sahitya Akademi Award for ''

Kitne Pakistan ''Kitne Pakistan'' (translation: How Many Pakistan?) is a 2000 Hindi novel by Kamleshwar, noted 20th-century Hindi writer, a pioneer of the ''Nayi Kahani'' ("New Story") movement of the 1950s, and later screenwriter for Hindi cinema. The novel c ...

'' (2000) * Kashinath Singh (1937–), novelist, short story writer, 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for ''Rehan Par Ragghu'' (2008), author of ''

Kashi Ka Assi ''Kashi Ka Assi'' is a 2004 Hindi novel written by Kashi Nath Singh. A movie, '' Mohalla Assi'' was made on this novel. Kashi Ka Assi can signify to the Assi that belongs to Kashi – the city or the author. He has added real people and real co ...

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Kedarnath Agarwal Kedarnath Agarwal (also spelled as Agrawal and Aggarwal; 1911–2000) was a Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region ...

(1911–2000), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1986) for ''Apurva'' (poetry collection) * Kedarnath Singh (1934–2018), modern poet * Keshavdas (1555–1625), Sanskrit scholar, Hindi poet, author of ''Rasik Priya'' * Krishna Sobti (1925–), recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel ''Zindaginama'' *

Kamta Prasad Guru Kamta Prasad Guru (1875 – 16 November 1947) was an expert on grammar of Hindi language. He was the author of the book ''Hindi vyakarana''. He was born in Sagar, which is today in Madhya Pradesh state in India. His Hindi grammar book ha ...

(1875–1947), grammar expert * Kaifi Azmi (1919–2002)

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Lallu Lal Lallu Lal (1763–1835) was an academic, author and translator from British India. He was an instructor in the Hindustani language at Fort William College in Hastings, Calcutta. He is notable for ''Prem Sagar'', the first work in modern literary ...

(1763–1835), author and translator *

Laxmi Narayan Mishra Laxmi Narayan Mishra (17 December 1903–19 August 1987) was born in the village of Basti in Maunath Bhanjan district, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Mishra was a popular play writer of Hindi literature. He was a theatre personality of ...

(1903–1987), playwright

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* Mirabai (1498–1546/1547), poet * Malik Muhammad Jayasi (1477–1542),

Avadhi Awadhi (; ), also known as Audhi (), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in northern India and Nepal. It is primarily spoken in the Awadh region of present-day Uttar Pradesh, India. The name ''Awadh'' is connected to Ayodhya, the ancient city, ...

poet; author of ''Padmawat'' * Mahadevi Varma (1907–1987), poet, writer, recipient of the Jnanpith Award * Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964), modern Hindi poet; a pioneer of Khadi boli poetry; author of the epic ''Saket'' * Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), poet, playwright, journalist * Mannu Bhandari (1931–), novelist * Mohan Rakesh (1925–1972), a pioneer of the Nai Kahani ("New Story") literary movement * Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi (1864–1938), writer, linguist, translator * Manohar Shyam Joshi (1933–2006), journalist, screenwriter * Mehrunnisa Parvez (1944–), Hindi novelist, short story writer and Padma Shri awardee *

Madhur Kapila Madhur Kapila (15 April 1942 – 19 December 2021) was an Indian novelist, journalist, art critic and a reviewer of Hindi literature. Some of her published works included ''Bhatke Raahi'' (Hindi: भटके राही; ), ''Satwan Swar'' (H ...

(1942–), art critic, Hindi writer, recipient of the 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for contribution to literature *

Mohan Rana Mohan Rana ( hi, मोहन राणा; born 9 March 1964) is a Hindi language poet from India. He has published ten poetry collections in Hindi. His poems have been translated and published by the Poetry Translation Centre. Biography Moh ...

(1964–), Hindi poet and philosopher * Mridula Garg (1938–), short story writer and novelist

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Nagarjun Vaidyanath Mishra (30 June 1911 – 5 November 1998), better known by his pen name Nagarjun, was a Hindi and Maithili poet who has also penned a number of novels, short stories, literary biographies and travelogues, and was known as ''Janakav ...

(1911–2002), poet, biographer *

Naresh Mehta Naresh Mehta (15 February 1922 - 22 November 2000) was a Hindi writer. There are over 50 published works in his name, ranging from poetry to plays. He received several literary awards, most notably the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi in 1988 fo ...

(1922–2000), one of the pioneers ''Nakenwad'' movement *

Nalin Vilochan Sharma Pandit Nalin Vilochan Sharma (18 February 1916 – 12 September 1961) was a professor of Hindi Literature in University of Patna. He started the ''Nakenwad'' movement in Hindi literature. He was the son of Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Ram Avatar Sha ...

(1916–1961), one of the pioneers ''Nakenwad'' movement *

Neelam Saxena Chandra Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 27 June 1969) is an Indian poet and author. She has written novels, short stories, children's stories, and poetry in English and Hindi. Biography Chandra has authored four novels, a novella, five collections of shor ...

(1969–), poet, fiction * Nirmal Verma (1929–2005), novelist, translator *

Narendra Kohli Narendra Kohli (6 January 1940 – 17 April 2021) was an Indian author. Writing in Hindi-language, he is credited with reinventing the ancient form of epic writing in modern prose. He is also regarded as a trendsetter in the sense that he pio ...

(1940–2021), credited with reinventing the ancient form of epic writing in modern prose

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Pandit Narendra Sharma Pandit Narendra Sharma (28 February 1913 – 12 February 1989) was an Indian writer, poet and lyricist in Hindi language. He also wrote some songs for Indian Hindi cinema, like the title song for ''Satyam Shivam Sundaram'' (1979), for which he ...

(1913–1989), poet, lyricist * Phanishwar Nath 'Renu' (1921–1977), Hindi novelist * Padma Sachdev (1940–), poet, novelist in Hindi and Dogri *

Pran Kumar Sharma Pran Kumar Sharma (15 August 1938 – 5 August 2014), better known as Pran, was an Indian cartoonist best known as the creator of ''Chacha Chaudhary'' (1971). He also created other characters like Shrimatiji, Pinki, Billoo, Raman, and Channi ...

(1938–), creator of ''Chacha Choudhary'' *

Premchand Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (31 July 1880 – 8 October 1936), better known by his pen name Premchand (), was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature. Premchand was a pioneer of Hindi and Urdu social fiction. He was one of ...

(1880–1936), modern Hindustani literature * Parichay Das (1964–), writer and editor in contemporary Bhojpuri poetry *

Pankaj Prasun Pankaj Prasun (born 2 January 1984, Hindi: पंकज प्रसून) is a Hindi poet, satirist, humorist and author from India. He is known for his unique style and language of humorous Hindi poetry in India. His weekly column "Prasun Ke ...

(1984–), writer and poet of Satire poetry

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* Ram Ratan Bhatnagar (1914–1992), writer, literary critic *

Ramesh Chandra Jha Ramesh Chandra Jha (8 May 1928 – 7 April 1994) was an Indian poet, novelist and freedom fighter. Son of a senior gandhian and freedom fighter Lakshmi Narayan Jha, who was offered to become the first chief minister of Bihar but refused as he ...

(1928–1994), poet, novelist * Raghuvir Sahay (1929–1990), poet, translator, short-story writer and journalist * Rahi Masoom Raza (1927–1992), writer, lyricist *

Rajkamal Choudhary Rajkamal Choudhary (1929–1967) (also spelled Rajkamal Chaudhary or Rajkamal Chaudhari) was an Indian poet, short story writer, novelist, critic and thinker in Maithili & Hindi languages. He was known as "a bold leader of new poetry" and write ...

(1929–1967), poet, short story writer, novelist, critic *

Rahul Sankrityayan Rahul Sankrityayan (born Kedarnath Pandey; 9 April 1893 – 14 April 1963) was an Indian writer and a polyglot who wrote in Hindi. He played a pivotal role in giving travelogue a 'literary form'. He was one of the most widely travelled scholars ...

(1893–1963), the "father of Hindi travel literature" * Ravidas (1398–1448), guru, songwriter *

Rajendra Mishra Rajendra Mishra (1919–1977) was an Indian Professor and education pioneer known for being one of the founders of the first of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) at IIT Kharagpur, in 1951. He helped establish the institute's infrastructur ...

(1919–1979), Hindi author, critic * Rajendra Yadav (1929–2013), pioneer of "Nayi Kahani" movement * Rajinder Singh Bedi (1915–1984), writer, screenwriter * Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908–1974), nationalist poet, essayist * Ramnarayan Yadavendu (1909–1951), writer, fictionist, essayist and social reformer *

Ram Vilas Sharma Ram Vilas Sharma (10 October 1912 – 30 May 2000) was a progressive literary critic, linguist, poet and thinker. He was born in Unchgaon Sani, Unnao District, Uttar Pradesh. In a career spanning nearly five decades, Sharma authored over 50 boo ...

(1912–2000), literary critic *

Ramvriksh Benipuri Ramavriksha Benipuri (, 23 December 1899 – 9 September 1968) was a freedom fighter, Socialist Leader editor and Hindi literature, Hindi writer. He was born in a small village named Benipur in Muzaffarpur district in a Bhumihar Brahmin family ...

(1899–1968), writer *

Rangeya Raghav Rangeya Raghava (रांगेय राघव) (17 January 1923 – 12 September 1962), birth name Tirumalai Nambakam Vir Raghava Acharya, was born in Agra, a city of Uttar Pradesh state, India, and lived in Weir village of Bharatpur. A prom ...

(1923–1962), writer * Raskhan (1533–1618), poet * Rustam Singh (1955–), poet, philosopher, translator and editor * Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), writer, poet, and musician

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* Sahajanand Saraswati (1889–1950), writer, scholar *

Sachchidananda Vatsyayan Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan (7 March 1911 – 4 April 1987), popularly known by his pen name Agyeya (also transliterated Ajneya, meaning 'the unknowable'), was an Indian writer, poet, novelist, literary critic, journalist, translator a ...

(1911–1987) ("Agyeya"), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, and Jnanpith Award * Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (1927–1983), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, 1983 *

Sharad Joshi Sharad Joshi was an Indian poet, writer, satirist and a dialogue and scriptwriter in Hindi films and television. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990. Biography Early life and education Sharad Joshi was born on 21 May 1931 in Ujjain, Madhya ...

(1931–1991), satirist, screenwriter *

Shekhar Joshi Shekhar Joshi (10 September 1932 – 4 October 2022) was an Indian Hindi author, who was also known for his insight into the culture, traditions and lifestyles of people of Uttarakhand. With Shailesh Matiyani, he created a composite image of e ...

(1939–), Hindi author *

Acharya Shivpujan Sahay Acharya Shivpujan Sahay (9 August 1893 – 21 January 1963) was a noted Hindi and Bhojpuri novelist, editor and prose writer. He contributed in pioneering modern trends in, as well as in fiction. His texts ''"Mata ka Anchal"'' also printed in ...

(1893–1963), writer of novels and prose *

Sri Lal Sukla Shrilal Shukla (31 December 1925 – 28 October 2011) was a Hindi writer, notable for his satire. He worked as a PCS officer for the state government of Uttar Pradesh, later inducted into the IAS. He has written over 25 books, including Raa ...

(1925–2011), satirist * Sumitranandan Pant (1900–1977), Hindi poet * Surdas (1467–1583), composer *

Sūdan Sūdan ( hi, सूदन) (1700–1753) was the main court poet of Maharaja Suraj Mal, the Bharatpur ruler in Rajasthan. He was Mathur by caste, resident of Mathura and the most favourite poet of the Bharatpur Maharaja Suraj Mal. He had accom ...

(1700–1753), author and poet * Shahnaz Fatmi (1949–), writer, scholar *

Shankar Dayal Singh Litterateur and parliamentarian Shankar Dayal Singh (Hindi: डा० शंकर दयाल सिंह) was twice elected to the Parliament of India. He was one of the youngest members of the Fifth Lok Sabha, in which he represented the ...

(1937–1995) * Yagyadutt Sharma (1916–1993), Hindi novelist, writer and poet * Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904–1948), poet, songwriter *

Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' Suryakant Tripathi "Nirala" (21 February 1897 – 15 October 1961) was an Indian poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer who wrote in Hindi. He was also an artist, who drew many contemporary sketches. Biography Tripathi was born on 2 ...

(1896–1961), poet and author *

Safdar Hashmi Safdar Hashmi (12 April 1954 – 2 January 1989) was a communist playwright and director, best known for his work with street theatre in India. He was also an actor, lyricist, and theorist, and he is still considered an important voice in Indian ...

(1889–1954), author, street theatre, activist *

Shyam Narayan Pandey Shyam Narayan Pandey (1907 - 1991) was an Indian poet. His epic ''Jauhar'', depicting the self-sacrifice of Rani Padmini, a queen of Chittor, written in a folk style,Das, Sisir Kumar, "A Chronology of Literary Events / 1911–1956", in Das, ...

(1907–1991), Hindi poet * Saadat Hassan Manto (1912–1955), Hindi author *

Surender Mohan Pathak Surender Mohan Pathak (born 19 February 1940 at Khemkaran, in Tarn Taran district near Amritsar, in the Majha region of Punjab) is an author of Hindi-language crime fiction with nearly 300 novels to his credit. His writing career, along with h ...

(1940–), Hindi author *

Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil' Sudama Pandey "Dhoomil" (9 November 1936 – 10 February 1975) was an Indian poet who wrote in Hindi. He is known for his revolutionary writings and his "protest-poetry" along with Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh. Known as the angry young man of Hindi ...

(1936–1975), Hindi poet, recipient of 1979 Sahitya Akademi Award for ''Kal Sunana Mujhe''

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Teji Grover Teji Grover is a Hindi poet, fiction writer, translator and painter. According to poet and critic Ashok Vajpeyi, "Teji Grover shapes her language away from the prevalent idiom of Hindi poetry. In her poetry language acquires a form which is uniqu ...

(1955–), poet, fiction writer, translator and painter *

Tulsidas Tulsidas (; born Rambola Dubey; also known as Goswami Tulsidas; c.1511pp. 23–34.–1623) was a Ramanandi Vaishnava Hindu saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama. He wrote several popular works in Sanskrit and Awadhi, but ...

(1532–1623), author of '' Shrī Rāmcharitmānas''

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Usha Priyamvada Usha Priyamvada ( hi, उषा प्रियंवदा) is the nom-de-plume of Usha Nilsson (née Usha Saksena; born 1930) is an Indian-born American emerita professor of South Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, a noveli ...

(1930–), novelist, short-story writer, translator

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Vidyapati Vidyapati ( – 1460), also known by the sobriquet ''Maithil Kavi Kokil'' (the poet cuckoo of Maithili), was a Maithili and Sanskrit polymath-poet-saint, playwright, composer, biographer, philosopher, law-theorist, writer, courtier and ...

(1352–1448), a prominent poet of Eastern dialects *

Vishnu Prabhakar Vishnu Prabhakar (21 June 1912 – 11 April 2009) was a Hindi writer. He had several short stories, novels, plays and travelogues to his credit. Prabhakar's works have elements of patriotism, nationalism and messages of social upliftment. He wa ...

(1912–2009), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel ''Ardhanarishvara'' * Vibhuti Narain Rai (1951–), novelist *

Viveki Rai Viveki Rai (19 November 1924 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian writer who penned over fifty books. He was a famous literary figure of Hindi and Bhojpuri literature. He belonged to Bhumihar Brahmin community of Sonwani village in Ghazipur. He ...

(1924–2016), novelist *

Vrindavan Lal Verma Vrindavan Lal verma (9 January 1889 – 23 February 1969) was a Hindi novelist and playwright. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan for his literary works; Agra University presented him with honorary D. Lit. He received Soviet Land Nehru Award and ...

(1889–1969), historical novelist * Vidya Niwas Mishra (1926–2005), scholar, journalist * Vrind (1643–1723), Braj bhasha poet

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Yashpal Yashpal (3 December 1903 – 26 December 1976) was a Hindi-language writer who is sometimes considered to be the most gifted writer since Premchand. A political commentator and a socialist, he wrote in a range of genres, including essays, ...

(1903–1976), novelist, author, ''Jhutha Sach'' (''The False Truth'', 1958–1960)

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