Name↕ | Era↕ | Genre↕ | Famous Work↕ | Language↕ | Country of Origin↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mirza Ghalib | 19th century | Ghazal, Poetry | Diwan-e-Ghalib | Urdu, Persian | India (Mughal Empire) |
Allama Iqbal | Early 20th century | Poetry, Philosophy | Bang-e-Dra, Shikwa/Jawab-e-Shikwa | Urdu, Persian | British India (Pakistan) |
Faiz Ahmed Faiz | 20th century | Poetry, Ghazal, Nazm | Naqsh-e-Faryadi, Mujh Se Pehli Si Mohabbat | Urdu | Pakistan |
Ahmad Faraz | Late 20th century | Ghazal, Poetry | Tanha Tanha, Mere Khwab Reza Reza | Urdu | Pakistan |
Parveen Shakir | Late 20th century | Ghazal, Poetry | Khushbu, Sad-Berg | Urdu | Pakistan |
Jaun Elia | Late 20th century | Poetry, Ghazal | Shayad, Gumaan | Urdu | Pakistan |
Mir Taqi Mir | 18th century | Ghazal, Poetry | Kulliyat-e-Mir | Urdu | India (Mughal Empire) |
Sahir Ludhianvi | 20th century | Poetry, Film Lyrics | Tajmahal (poem), Kabhi Kabhi (film lyrics) | Urdu, Hindi | India |
Gulzar | Late 20th - 21st century | Poetry, Film Lyrics, Screenwriting | Triveni, Jai Ho (Oscar-winning lyrics) | Urdu, Hindi | India |
Munshi Premchand | Early 20th century | Fiction, Novel | Godan, Idgah | Hindi, Urdu | India |
Ismat Chughtai | 20th century | Fiction, Short Stories | Lihaaf (The Quilt) | Urdu | India |
Saadat Hasan Manto | 20th century | Short Stories, Fiction | Toba Tek Singh, Thanda Gosht | Urdu | Pakistan |
Qurratulain Hyder | 20th century | Novel, Fiction | Aag Ka Darya (River of Fire) | Urdu | India |
Amrita Pritam | 20th century | Poetry, Novel | Pinjar, Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu | Punjabi, Hindi | India |
Habib Jalib | 20th century | Revolutionary Poetry | Dastoor, Musheer | Urdu | Pakistan |
Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi | 20th century | Poetry, Fiction, Journalism | Jalal o Jamal, Dustoor-e-Himmat | Urdu | Pakistan |
Kishwar Naheed | Late 20th century | Feminist Poetry | Lab-e-Goya, We Sinful Women | Urdu | Pakistan |
Ibn-e-Insha | 20th century | Humor, Poetry, Travelogue | Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitab, Is Sheher Mein | Urdu | Pakistan |
Noon Meem Rashid | 20th century | Modernist Poetry | Mavara, La = Insan | Urdu | Pakistan |
Bano Qudsia | 20th - 21st century | Novel, Drama, Fiction | Raja Gidh | Urdu | Pakistan |
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