This list of Indian poets consists of poets of Indian ethnic, cultural or religious ancestry either born in India or emigrated to India from other regions of the world.
Assamese
Amulya Barua (1922–1946), first published posthumously in 1964
Atul Chandra Hazarika (1903–1986), poet, dramatist, children's story writer and translator Parvati Prasad Baruva (1904-1964), lyricist, poet and filmmaker Bhabananda Deka (born 1929), writer, poet, critic, columnist, playwright Ganesh Gogoi (born 1907–1938) Hem Barua (1915–1977), poet and politician Lakshminath Bezbarua, a doyen of Assamese literature Chandra Kumar Agarwala, Romantic poet Hemchandra Goswami, Romantic poet Ambikagiri Raichoudhury, Romantic poet Hiren Bhattacharya (1932–2012), writer, poet, critic, columnist and editor Homen Borgohain (1932–2021), writer, poet, critic, columnist and editor Indira Goswami (1942-2011), Jnanapith Award winner, poet, editor and academician Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (1903–1953), playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker Bishnu Prasad Rabha (KolaGuru) Nabakanta Barua, also known as Ekhud Kokaideu (1926–2002), novelist and poet Nilmani Phookan (born 1933) Harekrishna Deka (born 1942), poet, fiction writer, and critic Mahim Bora (born 1930), poet, fiction writer Santana Tanty (born 1952), poet
Bengali
Bengali language names in parentheses
Abul Bashar (born 1951), poet and writer
Annadashankar Roy (1905–2002) Bharatchandra Ray (1712–1760), Raygunakar, Shakta court poet and song writer in Krishnanagar Binoy Majumdar (1934–2006), Indian poet Bishnu Dey (1909–1982), poet, prose writer, movie critic Buddhadeb Basu (also spelled "Buddhadeva Bose") (1908–1974), poet, novelist, short-story writer and essayist Chandidas (born 1408 CE), refers to (possibly more than one) medieval poet Dwijendralal Ray (1863–1913), poet, playwright, and musician, known primarily for patriotic plays and songs, as well as Hindu devotional lyrics Girindramohini Dasi (1858–1924), 19th century poet Govindadasa, Medieval Vaishanavite poet Humayun Kabir (1906–1969), poet, educationalist, politician, writer, philosopher Iswarchandra Gupta (1812–1859), poet and writer Jatindramohan Bagchi (1878–1948) Jatindranath Sengupta (1887–1954), poet and writer Jibanananda Das (1899–1954) Joy Goswami (born 1954), Indian poet Kazi Nazrul Islam (also spelled "Kazi Nozrul Islam") (1899–1976), poet, musician, revolutionary, and philosopher Krittibas Ojha (also spelled "Krittivas Ojha"), medieval poet Malay Roy Choudhury (born 1939), founder of the Hungry generation movement Mallika Sengupta (born 1960), poet and writer Mandakranta Sen (born 1972), feminist poet, youngest winner of Ananda Puraskar and Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee award Michael Madhusudan Dutta (also spelled "Maikel Modhushudôn Dôtto" and "Datta") (1824–1873), born Madhusudan Dutt, poet and dramatist Nabaneeta Dev Sen (Nôbonita Deb Shen) (born 1938), writer and poet Nabinchandra Sen (1847–1909), poet and writer Premendra Mitra (1904–1988), poet, novelist, short-story writer, including thrillers and science fiction Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921–1990), known for Prabhat Samgiita Purnendu Patri (born 1930), poet, novelist, artist and film maker Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), Indian poet who won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature Ramprasad Sen (1718–1775), Shakta court poet Shankha Ghosh (1932–2021), poet and critic Shivadasa Sen (born 14th century) Samir Roychoudhury (1933–2016), post-modern poet, short story writer, critic and editor Subhash Mukhopadhyay (Shubhash Mukhopaddhae) (1919–2003) Subhro Bandopadhyay (born 1978), poet Subodh Sarkar (born 1958), poet Sudhindranath Dutta Sukanta Bhattacharya (1926–1947), poet Sukumar Ray (1887–1923), humorous poet, short-story writer and playwright Sunil Gangopadhyay (Shunil Gônggopaddhae) (born 1934), Indian poet, novelist Syed Kawsar Jamal (born 1950), Indian poet and essayist Tarapada Roy (1936–2007), poet, essayist and short-story writer, short stories, and essays, humourist
Indian poets writing in English
In alphabetical order by first name: