Firaq Gorakhpuri
1896–1982Urdu author (1896-1982)
novelist
Masroor Jahan
1938–2019, born Lucknow, writes in Urdu, writer, novelist
Begum Masroor Jahan was an Indian novelist and short-story writer in the Urdu language. For her contributions to literature, she was awarded the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Akademi Awards in 2010 and 2015, and the Hindustan Times Women’s Award in 2017.
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Also writing in Urdu
Ghulam Nabi Gowhar
1934–2018Kashmiri writer (1934-2018)
Gulzar
b. 1933poet, lyricist and author (1933- Present)
Naiyer Masud
1936–2017writer
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
1935–2020Urdu language poet, author, critic and theorist.
Singireddy NarayanaReddy
1931–2017Jnanpith awardee and renowned Telugu poet