Poets/Writers From Lucknow

Among the prominent emerging female voices in Urdu poetry.

Medical doctor / living in London.

Prominent fiction writer and journalist known for his major novel 'Lahoo ke Phool'. Also known for his views against the ghazal.

Hugely popular in Mushairas for his extraordinary recitation.

Freedom fighter, member of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Indian Constitution. He gave the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad" during the freedom movement. He was a devotee of Shri Krishna. He wrote the famous ghazal "Chupke Chupke Raat Din".

Prominent short story writer from Pakistan to highlight the excesses of the male-dominated society.

Contemporary of Mirza Ghalib, Aatish was one of the shining stars of 19th-century Urdu Ghazal.