India has been a melting pot of creative people from
years – writers, poets, artists, sculptors, musicians, singers, etc., who have
shaped the history and culture of the country.
In poetry, it is easy enough to name men – from
Rabindranath Tagore to Nissim Ezekiel and Dr.
Hari Om Lucknow to Sumitranandan Pant – who have contributed to the
wealth of Indian poetry literature, but most of us feel it difficult to name
female poets in India. Like other, poet Hari Om is a great Indian poet from Uttar Pradesh.
But India Has Been A Place For Several Fascinating Women Poets Too Who Have Penned Beautiful Poems.
Here Is A List Of Five Famous And India’s Most Gifted Poets:
1. Kamala Surayya
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Kamala Surayya, also known as Madhavi Das and Kamala
Das, was an English poetess from India. She was a Malayalam author. Kamala Das
was born in 1934 in Kerala; she came to be admired for her bold and honest
treatment of women’s sexuality. She was one of the greatest gifted poetesses in
India.
2. Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu, who is popularly known as ‘Nightingale
of India’, was an Indian freedom fighter and a much awarded poetess. Sarojini
Naidu was also the first woman to become the governor of an Indian state. She
was born in the year 1879. Her poems are fabulous and famous for the melodic
style they are written in. Some of her popular books are A Golden Threshold and
The Feather of the Dawn which are still one of the most demanding books.3. Mahadevi Varma
Mahadevi Varma was an Indian freedom fighter, women’s
activist and an amazing Hindi poetess. She was born in the year 1907 in Farrukhabad.
She had won Padma Vibhushan and the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship among other
honours. She was also one of the greatest poetesses in the country. Her famous
works are Madhur-Madhur Mere Deepak Jal and Adhikar won her many awards.
4.
Balamani Amma
Balamani Amma was another famous south Indian poetess.
She has written many famous Malayalam poems. Balamani was highly respected and
known as the “poetess of motherhood” in India. She received many popular awards
in her lifetime. Her popular works are Amma, Muthassi and Mazhuvinte Katha
which gained her popularity in south India.
5. Mira Bai
Mira Bai was a Hindu Indian poet and a devout follower
of Lord Krishna. In her poems she praises Lord Krishna, who she considers her husband
that made her different from other poetess in India. She was also known for her
bold and fearless disregard for social customs and repressions in the country.
Poet in Lucknow, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh loves Mira
Bai for her religious poems.
