Firaq Gorakhpuri
1896–1982Urdu author (1896-1982)
writer and dastangoi performer
Syed Sahil Agha
b. 1982, born New Delhi, writes in Urdu, English, Arabic, Hindi, writer
Syed Sahil Agha is an Indian storyteller, actor, writer and vintage car collector, who is specialised in the verbal art of Dastangoi, a 13th-century art of oral storytelling in Urdu language. He discovered the old form of QissaKhwani and revived it by naming it QissaGoi and also reintroduced Jumlebaazi, a 13th-century wit and Wordplay oral storytelling art form. He is known for his role as Shibli Nomani in the Sir Syed Ahmed Khan: The Messiah, a web-series released on Apple TV.
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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