Biography of Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Thakur, was born on 7 May 1861 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India & died on 7 August 1941 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region’s literature … read more
Biography of Suresh Bhat
Suresh Bhat was born on April 15, 1932 in Amravati, Maharashtra & died on March 14, 2003 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, was a noted Marathi poet from the state of Maharashtra, India. He was known as … read more
Biography of Sahir Ludhianvi
Sahir Ludhianvi was born on 8 March 1921 in Ameenpur Bazar, Lyallpur, British India (now Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan) & died on 25 October 1980 in Bombay (now Mumbai), was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi … read more
Biography of Kusumagraj
Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar was born on February 27, 1912 in Pune, Maharashtra & died on March 10, 1999 in Nashik, Maharashtra, popularly known by his pen name, Kusumagraj, was an eminent Marathi poet, playwright, novelist, … read more
Biography of Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’
Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’ was born on February 21, 1896 in Midnapore, Bengal & died on October 15, 1961 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, was one of the most famous figures of the modern Hindi literature. He … read more
Biography of Jaishankar Prasad
Jaishankar Prasad was born on January 30, 1889 in Varanasi, India & died on January 14, 1937 in Varanasi, India, one of the most famous figures in modern Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre. … read more
Biography of Mirza Ghalib
Ghalib was born as Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan on 27 December 1797 in Agra, Mughal Empire & died on 15 February 1869 in Delhi, Punjab, British India, was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from … read more
Biography of Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Harivansh Rai “Bachchan” Shrivastav was born on November 27, 1907 in U.P. near Allahabad in the United Provinces (modern Uttar Pradesh) & died on January 18, 2003 in Mumbai, India, was a distinguished Hindi poet … read more
Biography of Jatindramohan Bagchi
Jatindramohan Bagchi was born on 27 November 1878 in Nadia, West Bengal & died on 1 February 1948, was a Bengali poet and editor. He was born in Jamsherpur, in Nadia, in rural Bengal. He … read more
Biography of Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru, the son of Motilal Nehru was born in Allahabad on Nov 14, 1889. He was the first Prime Minister of Independent India. He grew up in an influential political family, his father being … read more
Biography of Gunturu Seshendra Sarma
Gunturu Seshendra Sarma B.A. BL was born on October 20, 1927 in Nagarajupadu, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, India & died on May 30, 2007 in Hyderabad, India, also known as Yuga Kavi, was a Telugu … read more
Biography of Thirunalloor Karunakaran
Thirunalloor Karunakaran was born on October 8, 1924 in Kollam, Kerala, India & died on July 5, 2006 in Kollam, Kerala, India, was a renowned poet, scholar, teacher and leftist intellectual of Kerala, India. Thirunalloor … read more
Biography of Shakeel Badayuni
Shakeel Badayuni was born on August 3, 1916 in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh, India & died on April 20, 1970, was an accomplished Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter in Hindi films. His father, Mohammed Jamaal Ahmed … read more
Biography of Pingali Lakshmikantam
Pingali Lakshmikantam was born on 10 January 1894 in Arthamuru, West Godavari district, British India, was an Indian poet and writer. Lakshmikantam was born into a Brahmin in Arthamuru, West Godavari district, British India. His … read more
Biography of Josh Malihabadi
Josh Malihabadi was born as Shabbir Hasan Khan; on December 5, 1894 in Malihabad, United Provinces, British India & died on February 22, 1982 Islamabad, Pakistan, was a noted Urdu poet born in British India, … read more