Poets/Writers From Barabanki
Total: 65
Asrarul Haq Majaz
One of the most famous Progressive poets known for romantic & revolutionary poetry. He was maternal Uncle to film lyricist Jawed Akhtar.
Bedam Shah Warsi
Sufi poet famous for his devotional poetry
Naseeruddin Shah
Saleem Ahmed
One of the most prominent modern Urdu critics. Famous for his promotion of the Anti-ghazal trend of poetry and anti-modernism views.
Abdul Majid Dariyabadi
Ajiz Matvi
Hanuman Prasad Sharma Aajiz Matvi is a well-known Persian and Arabic Scholar
C. M. Naim
An American scholar of Urdu language and literature
Khumar Barabankavi
Popular poet who also penned film lyrics.
Suroor Barabankvi
Varis Kirmani
Anees Qidwai
Julius Naheef Dehlvi
Kashish Sandelvi
Naseem Nikhat
Rais-Us-Shakri
Saghar Azmi
Saghar Azmi was a popular Urdu poet from Azamgarh in U.P. He has been a regular participant of international mushairas at Dubai, Sharjah, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, etc.
Arif Nadwi
Bawan Behari Lal Mathur 'Shad'
Rizwan Ahmad
Saleem Siddiqui
Sharib Mauranwi
Abdul Mateen Niyaz
A major poet to emerge in the 60s; known for his poetry of higher consciousness and intense emotional nature
Abdul Mujeeb Sahalvi
Abhishar Geeta Shukl
Aleem Usmani
Anjum Barabankvi
Anwar Husain Khan
Anwar Jamal Anwar
Azeez Barabankwi
Prominent scholar and literary critic who writes both in Urdu and English living in U.S.A
Devang Thakur
- Born : Barabanki
Ghubaar Bhatti
Gyanendra Pathak
- Born : Barabanki
Irfan Abbasi
Irfan Bara Bankwi
Javed Sahil
Khan Azmi Rudaulvi
Masood-ul Haq
Mazhar Abbas
Mohammad Taqi Ameeni
Murad Barabankavi
- Domicile : Barabanki
