Poets/Writers From Barabanki

One of the most famous Progressive poets known for romantic and revolutionary poetry. He was the maternal uncle to film lyricist Jawed Akhtar.

Hanuman Prasad Sharma Aajiz Matvi is a well-known Persian and Arabic scholar.

A major poet to emerge in the '60s; known for his poetry of higher consciousness and intense emotional nature.

A distinguished Islamic scholar, unparalleled literary writer, elegy poet, autobiographer, great columnist, journalist, and commentator of the Quran.