Poets/Writers From Banaras
Total: 73
Mohammad Khalil
1944
Mirza Qadir Bakhsh Sabir Dehlavi
1808 - 1882
Meerza Jawan Bakht Jahandar
1749 - 1788
Crown Prince of the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam, who migrated to Lucknow and then to Varanasi due to political turmoil at the Delhi Court.
Maulana Syed Sibtul Hasan
1908 - 1978
Masood Akhtar Jamal
1915 - 1981
- Born : Banaras
Nationalist and patriotic poet, known for his nazm “Baghi Ka Tarana.” Once, Pandit Nehru said his nazm titled “Gharibon Ka Geet” is India's dream.
Manmath Nath Gupta
1908 - 2000
Manisha Pandey
1983
Mahmood Alam
1991
