# List of Hindi authors

This is a list of authors of Hindi literature, i.e. people who write in Hindi language, its dialects and Hindustani language.

## A

* Amarkant (1925–2014), novelist
* Amar Goswami (1945–2012), Hindi author and journalist
* Amir Khusro (1253–1325 AD), author of pahelis and mukris in the "Hindavi" dialect
* Acharya Ramlochan Saran (1889–1971), author, grammarian and publisher
* Abid Surti (1935–), author
* Acharya Chatursen Shastri (1891–1960)
* Amrita Pritam (1919–2005)
* Asghar Wajahat (1946-) Hindi scholar, novelist

## B

* Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), the "father of modern Hindi literature"
* Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan (1905–1988)
* Bhisham Sahni (1915–2003), author
* Bhupendra Nath Kaushik (1924–2007), poet, writer, satirist
* Badri Narain Sinha (1930–1979), poet, critic, journalist
* Balendu Dwivedi (1975–), Hindi author
* Bihari (1595–1664), author of Satasai ("Seven Hundred Verses")
* Banarasidas (1586–1643), author of 'Ardhakathanaka', the first biography in Hindi
* Bhagwati Charan Verma (1903–1981), author of Chitralekha and Sahitya Akademy award winning Bhoole Bisre Chitra

## C

* Chand Bardai (1148–1191), author of Prithviraj Raso
* Chandrarekha Dhadwal (1951-), Hindi and Pahadi author
* Chandrakiran Sonrexa (1920-2009), author of Chandan Chandni
* Chitra Mudgal (1943–) The first Indian woman to receive the Vyas Samman for her novel "Aavaan".

## D

* Darchhawna (1936–), Hindi writer and Padma Shri awardee
* Devaki Nandan Khatri (1861–1913), novelist, author of Chandrakanta
* Dharamvir Bharati (1926–1997), Hindi poet, playwright
* Dushyant Kumar (1931–1975), poet of modern Hindustani
* Divya Prakash Dubey (1982–), Hindi author
* Doodhnath Singh (1936–2018), Hindi writer, critic, poet and a recipient of Bharat Bharti Samman

## G

* Ganga Das (1823–1913), author of about fifty kavya-granthas and thousands of padas. He is known as Bhismpitama of the Hindi poetry.
* Geetanjali Shree (1957 - ) author of Tomb of Sand (Ret Samadhi) which won the International Booker Prize in 2022
* Gopal Singh Nepali (1911–1963), poet, lyricist
* Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh (1917–1964), modern Hindi poet
* Guru Bhakt Singh 'Bhakt' (1893–1983), "Wordsworth of India"
* Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666–1708), the tenth Guru of Sikhism
* Babu Gulabrai (1888–1963), philosopher and Hindi writer
* Gopaldas Neeraj (1925–2018), poet and author
* Giriraj Kishore (1937–2020), writer

## H

* Hari Joshi (1943–), satirist, novelist, writer, poet
* Harishankar Parsai (1924–1995), satirist
* Harivanshrai Bachchan (1907–2003): Madhushala
* Hazari Prasad Dwivedi (1907–1979), novelist, literary historian
* Hetu Bhardwaj, Hindi fiction writer
* Hrishikesh Sulabh (1955–)

## I

* Indira Dangi (1980–), novelist, writer

## J

* Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj (1922–2013), religious leader
* Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya (1950–), spiritual leader, scholar, poet, textual commentator, philosopher and playwright
* Jagdish Piyush (1950–2021), author, writer
* Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), poet known for Kamayani
* Jainendra Kumar (1905–1988), author, short story writer
* Janki Ballabh Shastri (1916–2011), poet, author
* Jyotsna Milan (1941–2014), novelist, short story writer, poet and editor

## K

* Kabir (1440–1518), poet, figure of the Bhakti movement
* Kavi Bhushan (1613–1712), poet and scholar who mainly wrote in braj bhasha
* Kaka Kalelkar (1885–1961), Gandhian, social reformer, scholar
* Kamleshwar (1932–2007), author, screenwriter, 2003 Sahitya Akademi Award for Kitne Pakistan (2000)
* Kashinath Singh (1937–), novelist, short story writer, 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for Rehan Par Ragghu (2008), author of Kashi Ka Assi.
* Kedarnath Agarwal (1911–2000), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1986) for Apurva (poetry collection)
* Kedarnath Singh (1934–2018), modern poet
* Keshavdas (1555–1625), Sanskrit scholar, Hindi poet, author of Rasik Priya
* Krishna Sobti (1925–2019), recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel Zindaginama
* Kamta Prasad Guru (1875–1947), grammar expert
* Kaifi Azmi (1919–2002)

## L

* Lallu Lal (1763–1835), author and translator
* Laxmi Narayan Mishra (1903–1987), playwright

## M

* Mirabai (1498–1546/1547), poet
* Malik Muhammad Jayasi (1477–1542), Avadhi poet; author of Padmawat
* Mahadevi Varma (1907–1987), poet, writer, recipient of the Jnanpith Award
* Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964), modern Hindi poet; a pioneer of Khadi boli poetry; author of the epic Saket
* Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), poet, playwright, journalist
* Mannu Bhandari (1931–), novelist
* Mohan Rakesh (1925–1972), a pioneer of the Nai Kahani ("New Story") literary movement
* Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi (1864–1938), writer, linguist, translator
* Mamta Kalia (1940–), Novelists
* Manohar Shyam Joshi (1933–2006), journalist, screenwriter
* Mehrunnisa Parvez (1944–), Hindi novelist, short story writer and Padma Shri awardee
* Madhur Kapila (1942–), art critic, Hindi writer, recipient of the 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for contribution to literature
* Mohan Rana (1964–), Hindi poet and philosopher
* Mridula Garg (1938–), short story writer and novelist

## N

* Nagarjun (1911–2002), poet, biographer
* Naresh Mehta (1922–2000), one of the pioneers Nakenwad movement
* Nalin Vilochan Sharma (1916–1961), one of the pioneers Nakenwad movement
* Neelam Saxena Chandra (1969–), poet, fiction
* Nirmal Verma (1929–2005), novelist, translator
* Narendra Kohli (1940–2021), credited with reinventing the ancient form of epic writing in modern prose
* Nasira Sharma(1948-) writer, novelist

## P

* Pandit Narendra Sharma (1913–1989), poet, lyricist
* Phanishwar Nath 'Renu' (1921–1977), Hindi novelist
* Padma Sachdev (1940–2021), poet, novelist in Hindi and Dogri
* Pran Kumar Sharma (1938–2014), creator of Chacha Choudhary
* Premchand (1880–1936), modern Hindustani literature
* Priyamvad (1952–), writer and historian in Hindi.
* Parichay Das (1964–), writer and editor in contemporary Bhojpuri poetry
* Pankaj Prasun (1984–), writer and poet of Satire poetry

## R

* Ram Ratan Bhatnagar (1914–1992), writer, literary critic
* Ramesh Chandra Jha (1928–1994), poet, novelist
* Raghuvir Sahay (1929–1990), poet, translator, short-story writer and journalist
* Rahi Masoom Raza (1927–1992), writer, lyricist
* Rajkamal Choudhary (1929–1967), poet, short story writer, novelist, critic
* Rahul Sankrityayan (1893–1963), the "father of Hindi travel literature"
* Ravidas (1398–1448), guru, songwriter
* Rajendra Prasad Singh (1964–) , Hindi author, critic and linguist
* Rajendra Mishra (1919–1979), Hindi author, critic
* Rajendra Yadav (1929–2013), pioneer of "Nayi Kahani" movement
* Rajinder Singh Bedi (1915–1984), writer, screenwriter
* Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908–1974), nationalist poet, essayist
* Ramnarayan Yadavendu (1909–1951), writer, fictionist, essayist and social reformer
* Ram Vilas Sharma (1912–2000), literary critic
* Ramvriksh Benipuri (1899–1968), writer
* Rangeya Raghav (1923–1962), writer
* Raskhan (1533–1618), poet
* Rustam Singh (1955–), poet, philosopher, translator and editor
* Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), writer, poet, and musician

## S

* Sahajanand Saraswati (1889–1950), writer, scholar
* Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911–1987) ("Agyeya"), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, and Jnanpith Award
* Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (1927–1983), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, 1983
* Sharad Joshi (1931–1991), satirist, screenwriter
* Shekhar Joshi (1939–2022), Hindi author
* Acharya Shivpujan Sahay (1893–1963), writer of novels and prose
* Sri Lal Sukla (1925–2011), satirist
* Sumitranandan Pant (1900–1977), Hindi poet
* Surdas (1467–1583), composer
* Sūdan (1700–1753), author and poet
* Shahnaz Fatmi (1949–), writer, scholar
* Shankar Dayal Singh (1937–1995)
* Yagyadutt Sharma (1916–1993), Hindi novelist, writer and poet
* Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904–1948), poet, songwriter
* Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1896–1961), poet and author
* Safdar Hashmi (1889–1954), author, street theatre, activist
* Shyam Narayan Pandey (1907–1991), Hindi poet
* Saadat Hassan Manto (1912–1955), Hindi author
* Surender Mohan Pathak (1940–), Hindi author
* Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil' (1936–1975), Hindi poet, recipient of 1979 Sahitya Akademi Award for Kal Sunana Mujhe

## T

* Teji Grover (1955–), poet, fiction writer, translator and painter
* Tulsidas (1532–1623), author of Shrī Rāmcharitmānas

## U

* Usha Priyamvada (1930–), novelist, short-story writer, translator

## V

* Vidyapati (1352–1448), a prominent poet of Eastern dialects
* Vishnu Prabhakar (1912–2009), recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel Ardhanarishvara
* Vibhuti Narain Rai (1951–), novelist
* Viveki Rai (1924–2016), novelist
* Vrindavan Lal Verma (1889–1969), historical novelist
* Vidya Niwas Mishra (1926–2005), scholar, journalist
* Vrind (1643–1723), Braj bhasha poet

## Y

* Yashpal (1903–1976), novelist, author, Jhutha Sach (The False Truth, 1958–1960)