Poets/Writers From Mumbai

Prominent new generation poet

Prominent modern short story writer, well known for his symbolic style and narrative.

Sujata Trivedi is an Indilan playback singer.

Shoma Banerjee is an Indian playback singer. One of her albums was so popular that it sold two lakh copies.

Shamshad Begum was one of the first singers of the Hindi film industry. From the 6000 songs that she had sung in a variety of Indian languages, 1287 were for Hindi films.

Prominent scholar,columnist, poet and critic.

Prominent post-modern poet from Mumbai having an unconventional style.

Famous poet and film lyricist

Poet and film lyricist.

A prolific poet and lyricist, his collaborations shaped the golden era of Bollywood music.

one of the most popular & versatile singers from Jammu & Kashmir

A notable writer of romantic stories; also the wife of famous fiction writer Krishna Chandra.

Major contemporary fiction writer known for his stories of the subaltern. Also noted as a translator of stories from several Indian languages.

Leading progressive Indian poet and celebrated film-lyricist. Popular for his writings against social injustice and backwardness in society

Renowned poet from Haryana.