List of Indian poets writing in English



This List of Indianpoets consists of poets of Indian ethnic, cultural or religious ancestry, born in India or emigrated to India, who has published books of poetry in English.

Indian poets writing in English

 * A. K. Ramanujan (1929–1993), Indian poet, writer, academic, philologist, folklorist, translator, and playwright who wrote in English and Kannada.


 * Adil Jussawalla is Indian poet writing in English.


 * Agha Shahid Ali (आगा शाहीद अली) (4 February 1949, New Delhi – 8 December 2001, Amherst, Massachusetts) Indian poet writing in English.


 * Amit Chaudhuri (born 1962), author and poet writing in English.


 * Arun Kolatkar (Marathi: अरुण बालकृष्ण कोलटकर, 1932–2004), Indian poet writings in English and Marathi.


 * Arvind Krishna Mehrotra (born 1947) Indian poet, anthologist, literary critic and translator writing in English.


 * Deb Kumar Das


 * Dilip Chitre (born 1938) Indian poet writing in English and Marathi also a painter and filmmaker.


 * Dom Moraes (1938–2004), Goan writer, poet and columnist writing in English.


 * Eunice De Souza (also "Eunice de Souza" ) (born 1940) Indian poet, literary critic and novelist writing in English.


 * G. S. Sharat Chandra (1935–2000), author and poet writing in English.


 * Gieve Patel (born 1940), Indian poet, playwright and painter who practiced to be a general physician writing in English.


 * Gopi Kottoor (born 1956), Indian poet, playwright, translator writing in English.


 * Henry Derozio (1809–1831) Indian poet writing in English.


 * Indira Goswami (born 1942), also known as "Mamoni Raisom Goswami" and, popularly, "Mamoni Baideo", poet, novelist and academic writing in English.


 * Jayanta Mahapatra (born 1924) poet, critic, arts scholar, and curator writing in English.


 * Kamala Das also known as "Kamala Suraiya" (born 1934), writer and poet in English and Malayalam.


 * Keki Daruwalla Indian poet writing in English.


 * Kersey Katrak (also known as "K. D. Katrak") Indian poet writing in English.


 * Lawrence Bantleman


 * Makarand Paranjape (born 1960) is an Indian poet writing in English.


 * Mani Rao (born 1965) is an Indian woman poet writing in English.


 * Manmohun Ghose (birth year unknown – 1924)


 * Michael Madhusudan Dutt (also known as "Madhusudan Dutt" ) (1827–1873) Indian poet writing in English.


 * Nissim Ezekiel(1924–2004), Indian poet, playwright and art critic and editor writing in English.


 * P. Lal (born 1929), Indian poet, translator, professor and publisher; also the founder and publisher of Writers Workshop in Calcutta, India.


 * Prithwindra Mukherjee (born 1936), Indian poet writing in English.


 * Pritish Nandy (born 1951), Indian poet, journalist, politician, television personality and film producer writing in English.


 * R. Parthasarathy is an Indian poet, translator, critic, and editor writing in English.


 * Raghupathi K.V. (born 1957) Indian poet,critic and editor writing in English.


 * Raman Mundair, poet, writer, artist and playwright writing in English.


 * Ranjit Hoskote (born 1969) Indian poet, art critic, cultural theorist and independent curator writing in English.


 * Robin S Ngangom Indian poet writing in English.


 * Rukmini Bhaya Nair Indian woman poet , writer and critic writing in English.


 * Santan Rodrigues Indian poet writing in English.


 * Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) Indian woman poet and freedom fighter writing in English.


 * Shiv Kumar is Indian poet, playwright, novelist, short story writer.


 * Smita Agarwal (born 1958) Indian woman poet, critic, educator, singer.


 * Som Ranchan (born 1932), Indian poet and novelist writing in English.


 * Sri Aurobindo (Bengali: শ্রী অরবিন্দ Sri Ôrobindo) (1872–1950) major Indian English poet, philosopher, and yogi writing in English.


 * Srinivas Rayaprol


 * Subhash Misra (born 1955)


 * Tabish Khair (born 1966), poet, novelist and essayist


 * Tishani Doshi (born 1975)


 * Sudeep Sen, Indian poet and editor writing in English.


 * Vikram Seth (born 1952), is an Indian poet, novelist, travel writer, librettist, children's writer, biographer and memoirist.


 * Ram Sharma (1837–1918), Indian poet and journalist writing in English.


 * Manohar Shetty Indian poet writing in English.


 * Melanie Silgardo


 * Arundhathi Subramaniam is a woman poet and writer and web editor writing in English.


 * C P Surendran, poet, novelist and editor writing in English.


 * Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) major Indian poet who won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature.


 * Shreekumar Varma (born 1955), newspaper columnist, poet, novelist writing in English.


 * T.K. Doraiswamy (Nakulan), (1921–2007), poet, novelist, translator and professor of English


 * Toru Dutt (1856–1877) Indian woman poet wrote in English and French.


 * Yuyutsu Sharma (born 1960) poet, editor and translator, writes in English.


 * Deepak Chaswal (born 1985) poet, editor and critic.