Firaq Gorakhpuri
1896–1982Urdu author (1896-1982)
writer (1935–2011)
Wajida Tabassum
1935–2011, born Amravati, writes in Urdu, Dakhanī, poet
Wajida Tabassum was an Indian writer of fiction, verses and songs in the Urdu language. She wrote 27 books. Some of her stories have been made into movies and Indian television serials. Her controversial 1975 story titled “Utran” was made into a popular soap opera on Indian television in 1988. “Utran” was reprinted in English translation as part of an anthology of 20 short stories titled Such Devoted Sisters in 1994, and from there was made into a movie in 1996 under the title Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, with a script by Mira Nair and Helena Kriel.
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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