Firaq Gorakhpuri
1896–1982Urdu author (1896-1982)
Urdu poet, dramatist and critic (1938-2021)
Shamim Hanafi
1938–2021, writes in Urdu, translator
Shamim Hanafi was an Indian Urdu critic, dramatist and a proponent of modernist movement in Urdu literature. His books on modernism include The Philosophical Foundation of Modernism and New Poetic Tradition. He was associated with the Jamia Millia Islamia to the extent of becoming a professor emeritus.
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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