21st-century Indian women poets

Canadian poet

Indian acid attack survivor and activist

Indian author and poet (1934–2009)

Indian writer (1942–2011)

Indian poet

Sugathakumari (22 January 1934 – 23 December 2020) was an Indian poet and activist, who was at the forefront of environmental and feminist movements in Kerala, India.

Indian writer and politician

Indian writer

Indian poet (1938-2019)

Indian diplomat

Indian poet and a professor of English literature at the University of Prayagraj, India.

Indian economist and writer

Indian poet

Indian writer

Indian poet and feminist

Indian writer

Contemporary Indian English language poet

Malayalam-language short story writer and poet

Chandrika Balan (born 17 January 1954) is an Indian writer who has published books in English and Malayalam, under the pen name Chandramathi. She is a writer of fiction, translator, and critic in English and Malayalam. Chandramathi has published four books in English and 20 in Malayalam, including 12 collections of short stories, an anthology of medieval Malayalam poetry, two collections of essays, two memoirs, and five books translated from English. The Malayalam film Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela was based on her book.

Indian poet, writer and critic

Indian businesswoman and former actress (born 1977)

Indian writer

Indian Bengali writer and civil servant

Indian writer

Indian writer

Indian police chief

Indian poet and politician

Indo-Anglian writer

Indian poet

Gujarati language poet

Odia writer

Indian Malayalam language poet

Indian writer

Indian Malayalam language writer

Indian singer

Indian fiction author and poet based in Mumbai

Indian Odia-language writer (1934-2021)

Indian civil servant, economist and writer

Indian poet, playwright, and translator

Thamarai (born 10 November 1975) is an Indian poet and lyricist who writes in Tamil. She is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world and has worked in Tamil cinema.

Indian (Odia) poet

Indian poet, critic, and academician

Vijayarajamallika is a transgender poet in Malayalam literature, She is a writer, teacher, social worker, inspirational speaker, and activist.

Indian writer, poet, and artist

Indian author

Indian writer (1941–2014)

Telugu Women Writer

Indian Malayalam language poet

Indian poet

Indian journalist and poet

Indian poet and writer

Indian writer

Indian poet

Indian writer in English and Hindi

Indian poet and novelist

Indian writer

Indian writer

Indian poet and translator

Indian poet and translator

Indian writer and artist