Firaq Gorakhpuri
1896–1982Urdu author (1896-1982)
poet
Ajmal Sultanpuri
1923–2020, born Sultanpur district, writes in Urdu, poet
Ajmal Sultanpuri was an Indian poet in Urdu language. He was a native of Harakhpur in Sultanpur District, Uttar Pradesh. In 1967, He was beaten by few village men because he was trying to protest against social discrimination. After that, he moved to Sultanpur and never went back to Harakhpur.
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Also writing in Urdu
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1934–2018Kashmiri writer (1934-2018)
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Naiyer Masud
1936–2017writer
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
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