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Hindi literature Hindi literature ( hi, हिन्दी साहित्य, translit=hindī sāhitya) includes literature in the various Hindi language which have writing systems. Earliest forms of Hindi literature are attested in poetry of Apabhraṃś ...

, i.e. people who write in

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

language, its dialects and

Hindustani language Hindustani (; Devanagari: , * * * * ; Perso-Arabic: , , ) is the '' lingua franca'' of Northern and Central India and Pakistan. Hindustani is a pluricentric language with two standard registers, known as Hindi and Urdu. Thus, the lang ...

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* Amarkant (1925–2014), novelist *

Amar Goswami Amar Goswami ( hi, अमर गोस्वामी; 28 November 1945 – 26 June 2012) was a senior journalist and one of the prominent fiction writers of Hindi literature. His work includes satires, short stories, poems, novels, novelettes ...

(1945–2012), Hindi author and journalist *

Amir Khusro Abu'l Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrau (1253–1325 AD), better known as Amīr Khusrau was an Indo-Persian culture, Indo-Persian Sufi singer, musician, poet and scholar who lived under the Delhi Sultanate. He is an iconic figure in the cultural his ...

(1253–1325 AD), author of pahelis and mukris in the "Hindavi" dialect *

Acharya Ramlochan Saran Acharya Ramlochan Saran (11 February 1889, Muzaffarpur–14 May 1971, Darbhanga) was a Hindi littérateur, grammarian and publisher. He founded Pustak Bhandar, a publishing enterprise, in Laheriasarai in 1915 and moved his publishing office ...

(1889–1971), author, grammarian and publisher * Abid Surti (1935–), author * Acharya Chatursen Shastri (1891–1960) *

Amrita Pritam Amrita Pritam (; 31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian novelist, essayist and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi. A prominent figure in Punjabi literature, she is the recipient of the 1956 Sahitya Akademi Award. Her body of w ...

(1919–2005)

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Bharatendu Harishchandra Bharatendu Harishchandra (9 September 18506 January 1885) was an Indian poet, writer and playwright. He authored several dramas, life sketches and travel accounts, using new media such as reports, publications, letters to editors of publicati ...

(1850–1885), the "father of modern Hindi literature" *

Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan (5 January 1905 – 22 June 1988) was a Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller and a prolific writer from India. He is considered one of the great activists of Buddhism of the 20th century. He was influenced by the Buddhist ...

(1905–1988) *

Bhisham Sahni Bhisham Sahni (8 August 1915 – 11 July 2003) was an Indian writer, playwright in Hindi and an actor, most famous for his novel and television screenplay '' Tamas'' ("Darkness, Ignorance"), a powerful and passionate account of the Partition of ...

(1915–2003), author * Bhupendra Nath Kaushik (1924–2007), poet, writer, satirist * Badri Narain Sinha (1930–1979), poet, critic, journalist * Balendu Dwivedi (1975–), Hindi author * Bihari (1595–1664), author of ''

Satasai The ''Satasai (Satsai)'' or Bihari Satsai (Seven Hundred Verses of Bihari) is a famous work of the early 17th century by the Hindi poet Bihārī, in the Braj Bhasha dialect of Hindi spoken in the Braj region of northern India. It contains Dohas, ...

'' ("Seven Hundred Verses") *

Banarasidas Banarasidas (15861643) was a Shrimal Jain businessman and poet of Mughal India. He is known for his poetic autobiography - ''Ardhakathānaka'', (The Half Story), composed in Braj Bhasa, an early dialect of Hindi linked with the region around Ma ...

(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 Sa ...

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

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Chand Bardai Chand Bardai was an Indian poet who composed ''Prithviraj Raso'', an epic poem in Brajbhasa about the life of the Chahamana king Prithviraj Chauhan. The poem presents him as a court poet of Prithviraj. According to it, after Prithviraj was def ...

(1148–1191), author of '' Prithviraj Raso'' *

Chitra Mudgal Chitra Mudgal (born 10 December 1943) is an Indian Writer and one of the leading literary figures of modern Hindi literature. She is the first Indian woman to receive the coveted Vyas Samman for her novel ''Avaan''. In 2019 she was awarded ...

(1943–) The first Indian woman to receive the Vyas Samman for her novel "Aavaan".

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* Darchhawna (1936–), Hindi writer and

Padma Shri Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...

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Devaki Nandan Khatri Devaki Nandan Khatri (18 June 1861– 1 August 1913) was an Indian writer who lived in Varanasi and wrote the historic fiction fantasy novel '' Chandrakanta''. Biography He was born on 18 June 1861 in a Punjabi family in Pusa village of Mu ...

(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 A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems ( oral or wri ...

of modern Hindustani *

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 Doodhnath Singh (17 October 1936 – 12 January 2018) was an Indian Hindi language writer, critic and poet. Born in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, Singh studied Hindi at the University of Allahabad and served as a Professor there until 1994. ...

(1936–2018), Hindi writer, critic, poet and a recipient of Bharat Bharti Samman

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* Ganga Das (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 (Ret Samadhi) which won the International Booker Prize in 2022 * Gopal Singh Nepali (1911–1963), poet, lyricist * Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh (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 Babu Gulabrai (17 January 1888 – 13 April 1963) was a significant figure in modern Hindi literature. Biography Babu Gulabrai was born in Etawah, where his father, Babu Bhawani Prasad, was a munsarif in the judicial court. His mother was ...

(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 Acharya Giriraj Kishore (4 February 1920 – 13 July 2014) was an Indian activist representing Hindu nationalism. He served as senior vice-president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, the religious wing of the Hindu nationalist Sangh Parivar. life Kishor ...

(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 (1907–2003): ''

Madhushala ''Madhushala'' ( hi, मधुशाला) (The Tavern/The House of Wine) is a book of 135 "quatrains": verses of four lines ( Ruba'i) by Hindi poet and writer Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003). The highly metaphorical work is still celebrated ...

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Hrishikesh Sulabh Hrishikesh Sulabh (born 15 February 1955) is a Hindi writer. He is the recipient of the prestigious 2019 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. He is best known for writing short stories, and writing plays in Bideshiya Shaili. He worked with the All Indi ...

(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 Indira Dangi ( hi, इन्दिरा दाँगी) (born 13 February 1980) is a Hindi novelist, playwright and short story writer She has published one novel, one theatrical play and two books of short stories. Her works are widely acclai ...

(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 Jaishankar Prasad (30 January 1889 15 November 1937) was a prominent figure in modern Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre. Prasad was his pen name. He was also known as Chhayavadi poet. Poetic Prasad started writing poetry with the pe ...

(1889–1937), poet known for ''

Kamayani ''Kamayani'' (Hindi : कामायनी) (1936) is a Hindi epic poem (Mahakavya) by Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937). It is considered one of the greatest literary works written in modern times in Hindi literature. It also signifies the epito ...

'' * Jainendra Kumar (1905–1988), author, short story writer * Janki Ballabh Shastri (1916–2011), poet, author

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Kabir Kabir Das (1398–1518) was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das ...

(1440–1518), poet, figure of the Bhakti movement * Kavi Bhushan (1613–1712), poet and scholar who mainly wrote in braj bhasha *

Kaka Kalelkar Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar (1 December 1885 – 21 August 1981), popularly known as Kaka Kalelkar, was an Indian independence activist, social reformer, journalist and an eminent follower of the philosophy and methods of Mahatma Gandhi. B ...

(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 Kashinath Singh ( hi, काशीनाथ सिंह, born 1937) is an Indian writer and scholar of Hindi language and known for writing novels and short stories in Hindi. He was formerly a professor of Hindi literature in Banaras Hindu Uni ...

(1937–), novelist, short story writer, 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for ''Rehan Par Ragghu'' (2008), author of '' Kashi Ka Assi'' etc. * Kedarnath Agarwal (1911–2000), recipient of the

Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

(1986) for ''Apurva'' (poetry collection) *

Kedarnath Singh Kedarnath Singh (7 July 1934 – 19 March 2018) was an Indian poet who wrote in Hindi. He was also an eminent critic and essayist. He was awarded the Jnanpith Award (2013), Sahitya Akademi Award (1989) in Hindi for his poetry collection, ''Akaal ...

(1934–2018), modern poet *

Keshavdas Keshavdas Mishra (1555–1617), usually known by the mononym Keshavdas or Keshavadasa, was a Sanskrit scholar and Hindi poet, best known for his ''Rasik Priya'', a pioneering work of the ''riti kaal'' (procedure period) of Hindi literature. Li ...

(1555–1625), Sanskrit scholar, Hindi poet, author of ''Rasik Priya'' *

Krishna Sobti Krishna Sobti (18 February 1925 – 25 January 2019) was an Indian Hindi-language fiction writer and essayist. She won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980 for her novel ''Zindaginama'' and in 1996, was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the ...

(1925–), recipient of

for the novel ''Zindaginama'' * Kamta Prasad Guru (1875–1947), grammar expert *

Kaifi Azmi Kaifi Azmi (born Athar Husain Rizvi; 14 January 1919 – 10 May 2002) was an Indian Urdu poet. He is remembered as the one who brought Urdu literature to Indian motion pictures. Together with Pirzada Qasim, Jaun Elia and others he participate ...

(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 (1903–1987), playwright

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Mirabai Meera, better known as Mirabai and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition. Mirabai was born into a Rathore ...

(1498–1546/1547), poet *

Malik Muhammad Jayasi Malik Muhammad Jayasi (1477– 1542) was an Indian Sufi poet and pir. He wrote in the Awadhi language, and in the Persian Nastaʿlīq script. His best known work is the epic poem '' Padmavat'' (1540). Biography Much of the information abo ...

(1477–1542), Avadhi poet; author of ''Padmawat'' *

Mahadevi Varma Mahadevi Varma (26 March 1907 – 11 September 1987) was an Indian Hindi-language poet, essayist, sketch story writer and an eminent personality of Hindi literature. She is considered one of the four major pillars of the '' Chhayawadi'' era in ...

(1907–1987), poet, writer, recipient of the

Jnanpith Award The Jnanpith Award is the oldest and the highest Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature". Instituted in 1961, the award is bestowed only on Indian w ...

Maithili Sharan Gupt Maithili Sharan Gupt (3 August 1886 – 12 December 1964) was one of the most important modern Hindi poets. He is considered one among the pioneers of ''Khari Boli'' (plain dialect) poetry and wrote in Khari Boli dialect, at a time when most Hin ...

(1886–1964), modern Hindi poet; a pioneer of Khadi boli poetry; author of the epic ''Saket'' *

Makhanlal Chaturvedi Pandit Makhanlal Chaturvedi (4 April 1889 – 30 January 1968), also called Pandit ji, was an Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist who is particularly remembered for his participation in India's national struggle for indepe ...

(1889–1968), poet, playwright, journalist *

Mannu Bhandari Mannu Bhandari Yadav (3 April 1931 – 15 November 2021) was an Indian author, screenplay writer, teacher, and playwright. Primarily known for her two Hindi novels, ''Aap Ka Bunty'' (''Your Bunty'') and ''Mahabhoj'' (''Feast''), Bhandari also ...

(1931–), novelist *

Mohan Rakesh Mohan may refer to: People * Mohan Shumsher JBR, Former prime minister of Nepal * Mohan (actor) (born 1956), Indian film actor * Mohan (director), Indian director of Malayalam films * Mohan (name), a name generally found among Hindus * Mohan ...

(1925–1972), a pioneer of the Nai Kahani ("New Story") literary movement *

Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi (15 May 1864 – 21 December 1938) was an Indian Hindi writer and editor. ''Adhunikkaal'', or the Modern period of the Hindi literature, is divided into four phases, and he represents the second phase, known as the ''Dwiv ...

(1864–1938), writer, linguist, translator *

Manohar Shyam Joshi Manohar Shyam Joshi (9 August 1933 – 30 March 2006) was a Hindi writer, journalist and scriptwriter, most well known as the writer of Indian television's first soap opera, '' Hum Log'' (1984) and his early hits ''Buniyaad'' (1987), '' Kakaji ...

(1933–2006), journalist, screenwriter * Mehrunnisa Parvez (1944–), Hindi novelist, short story writer and

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,

writer, recipient of the 2011

for contribution to literature * Mohan Rana (1964–), Hindi poet and philosopher *

Mridula Garg Mridula Garg (born 1938) is an Indian writer who writes in Hindi and English languages. She has published over 30 books in Hindi – novels, short story collections, plays and collections of essays – including several translated into English. ...

(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 (1922–2000), one of the pioneers ''Nakenwad'' movement * Nalin Vilochan Sharma (1916–1961), one of the pioneers ''Nakenwad'' movement * Neelam Saxena Chandra (1969–), poet, fiction *

Nirmal Verma Nirmal Verma (3 April 192925 October 2005) was a Hindi writer, novelist, activist and translator. He is credited as being one of the pioneers of the ''Nai Kahani'' (New Story) literary movement of Hindi literature, wherein his first collection ...

(1929–2005), novelist, translator * Narendra Kohli (1940–2021), credited with reinventing the ancient form of epic writing in modern prose

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* Pandit Narendra Sharma (1913–1989), poet, lyricist *

Phanishwar Nath 'Renu' Phanishwar Nath Mandal 'Renu' (4 March 1921 – 11 April 1977) was one of the most successful and influential writers of modern Hindi literature in the post-Premchand era. He is the author of ''Maila Anchal'', which after Premchand's '' Godaan' ...

(1921–1977), Hindi novelist *

Padma Sachdev Padma Sachdev (17 April 1940 – 4 August 2021) was an Indian poet and novelist. She was the first modern woman poet of the Dogri language. George, p. 522 She also wrote in Hindi. She published several poetry collections, including ''Meri Kavit ...

(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 (1880–1936), modern Hindustani literature *

Parichay Das Parichay Das (born ''Ravindra Nath Srivastava''), is an Indian writer, essayist, poet and editor of contemporary Bhojpuri poetry. He is Professor and Head, Department of Hindi, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara Deemed University. He writes in Bhojpuri and ...

(1964–), writer and editor in contemporary Bhojpuri poetry * Pankaj Prasun (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 Raghuvir Sahay (9 December 1929 – 30 December 1990) was an Indian Hindi poet, short-story writer, essayist, literary critic,Rahi Masoom Raza Rahi Masoom Reza (September 1927 – 15 March 1992) was an Indian Urdu and Hindi poet and writer and a Bollywood lyricist. He won the Filmfare Best Dialogue Award for the hit film ''Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki'' in 1979, followed by '' Mili'' and ...

(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 Ravidas or Raidas, was an Indian mystic poet-saint of the bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century CE. Venerated as a ''guru'' (teacher) in the modern regions of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punj ...

(1398–1448), guru, songwriter * Rajendra Mishra (1919–1979), Hindi author, critic *

Rajendra Yadav Rajendra Yadav (28 August 1929 – 28 October 2013) was a Hindi fiction writer, and a pioneer of the 'Nayi Kahani' movement of Hindi literature. He edited the literary magazine ''HANS'', which was founded by Munshi Premchand in 1930 but ceased ...

(1929–2013), pioneer of "Nayi Kahani" movement *

Rajinder Singh Bedi Rajinder Singh Bedi (1 September 1915 – 1984) was an Indian Urdu writer of the Progressive Writers' Movement, progressive writers' movement and a playwright, who later worked in Hindi cinema as a film director, screenwriter and dialogue writer ...

(1915–1984), writer, screenwriter *

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar Ramdhari Singh (23 September 1908 – 24 April 1974), known by his pen name Dinkar, was an Indian Hindi and Maithili language poet, essayist, freedom fighter, patriot and academic. He emerged as a poet of rebellion as a consequence of his ...

(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 bo ...

(1912–2000), literary critic * Ramvriksh Benipuri (1899–1968), writer * Rangeya Raghav (1923–1962), writer *

Raskhan Syed Ibrahim Khan (1548-1628) was an Indian Sufi Muslim poet who became a devotee of the Hindu deity Krishna. He was either born in Pihani (Hardoi) or Amroha, in modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India. His original name was Saiyad Ibrahim and Raskha ...

(1533–1618), poet * Rustam Singh (1955–), poet, philosopher, translator and editor *

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

(1861–1941), writer, poet, and musician

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Sahajanand Saraswati Sahajanand Saraswati( real name Navrang Rai ) (22 February 1889 – 26 June 1950) was an ascetic, a nationalist and a peasant leader of India. Although born in United Province ( present-day Uttar Pradesh), his social and political activities ...

(1889–1950), writer, scholar * Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911–1987) ("Agyeya"), recipient of the

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Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (15 September 1927 – 23 September 1983) was a Hindi writer, poet, columnist and playwright. He was one of the seven poets who first published in one of the " Tar Saptaks", which ushered in the ‘Prayogvaad’ (Experiment ...

(1927–1983), recipient of the

, 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 (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 (1925–2011), satirist *

Sumitranandan Pant Sumitranandan Pant (20 May 1900 – 28 December 1977) was an Indian poet. He was one of the most celebrated 20th century poets of the Hindi language and was known for romanticism in his poems which were inspired by nature, people and beauty wit ...

(1900–1977), Hindi poet *

Surdas Surdas (IAST: Sūr, Devanagari: सूर) was a 16th-century blind Hindu devotional poet and singer, who was known for his works written in praise of Krishna, the supreme lord. He was a Vaishnava devotee of Lord Krishna, and he was also a ...

(1467–1583), composer * Sūdan (1700–1753), author and poet * Shahnaz Fatmi (1949–), writer, scholar * Shankar Dayal Singh (1937–1995) * Yagyadutt Sharma (1916–1993), Hindi novelist, writer and poet *

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (16 August 1904 – 15 February 1948) was an Indian poet. One of her most popular poems is "Jhansi ki Rani" (about the courageous Queen of Jhansi).'' Biography Subhadra Chauhan was born in Nihalpur village in Prayagraj ...

(1904–1948), poet, songwriter * Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (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 (1907–1991), Hindi poet *

Saadat Hassan Manto Saadat Hasan Manto (; Punjabi, ur, , ; 11 May 1912 – 18 January 1955) was a Pakistani writer, playwright and author born in Ludhiana, who was active in British India and later, after the 1947 partition of India, in Pakistan. Writing mai ...

(1912–1955), Hindi author * Surender Mohan Pathak (1940–), Hindi author * Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil' (1936–1975), Hindi poet, recipient of 1979

for ''Kal Sunana Mujhe''

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* Teji Grover (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 (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 ...

(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

for the novel ''Ardhanarishvara'' *

Vibhuti Narain Rai Vibhuti Narain Rai (born 28 November 1950) is an ex police officer and author from India. He obtained an Master of Arts, M.A. in English literature from Allahabad University in 1971 and joined the Indian Police Service in 1975 as a part of th ...

(1951–), novelist * Viveki Rai (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 Vidya Niwas Mishra (28 January 1926 – 14 February 2005) was an Indian scholar, a Hindi-Sanskrit littérateur, and a journalist. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan. Life He was born on 14 January 1926 at Pakardiha in Gorakhpur district of Utta ...

(1926–2005), scholar, journalist *

Vrind Vrind (1643–1723) was an Indian saint and poet in Hindi language from Marwar, in present Rajasthan. He was an important poet of the Ritikal period of Hindi literature, known for his poems on ethics (Niti), and most known for his work ''Nitisat ...

(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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