indian poets

Mahadevi Varma, the pioneer Hindi writer

Mahadevi Varma, the pioneer Hindi writer

March 26, 2020

Hindi literature is incomplete without the mention of Mahadevi Varma, one of the four pioneers who introduced neo-romanticism in Hindi poetry. A strong supporter of feminism, Varma became one of the first female Indian poets to raise the subject of women empowerment. “I remembe...

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The poetry of Bulleh Shah

The poetry of Bulleh Shah

July 14, 2017

One of the greatest Sufi poets who wrote in Punjabi, Bulleh Shah's work has inspirations drawn from violence and also the idealism he derived from his mentor and his work.

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