1. Mahadevi Verma The female poet without whom Hindi poetry can’t be imagined is Mahadevi Verma who was also an eminent Hindi essayist known as Modern Meera and Saraswati of Hindi literature

1. Mahadevi Verma The female poet without whom Hindi poetry can’t be imagined is Mahadevi Verma who was also an eminent Hindi essayist known as Modern Meera and Saraswati of Hindi literature

2. Subhadra Kumari Chauhan A famous Hindi poet well-known for her poem Jhansi Ki Rani, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan also wrote a number of short stories and was also a freedom fighter

2. Subhadra Kumari Chauhan A famous Hindi poet well-known for her poem Jhansi Ki Rani, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan also wrote a number of short stories and was also a freedom fighter

3. Amrita Pritam A recipient of the 1956 Sahitya Akademi Award, Amrita Pritam was a famous Punjabi and Hindi poet whose body of work comprised of fiction, essays, biographies, folk songs besides poetry

3. Amrita Pritam A recipient of the 1956 Sahitya Akademi Award, Amrita Pritam was a famous Punjabi and Hindi poet whose body of work comprised of fiction, essays, biographies, folk songs besides poetry

4. Meerabai One of the popular poets who wrote melodious bhajans or devotional poetry in honour of Lord Krishna, Meerabai was a Rajput princess who had to undergo violence from her own family due to her love for Govinda

4. Meerabai One of the popular poets who wrote melodious bhajans or devotional poetry in honour of Lord Krishna, Meerabai was a Rajput princess who had to undergo violence from her own family due to her love for Govinda

5. Padma Sachdev The first modern woman poet of the Dogri language, Padma Sachdev was also an eminent Hindi poet who received numerous awards like Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi Award

5. Padma Sachdev The first modern woman poet of the Dogri language, Padma Sachdev was also an eminent Hindi poet who received numerous awards like Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi Award

6. Sunita Jain A famous Hindi and English poet, Sunita Jain also had a stellar academic career as she was a former professor and the Head of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciencesat IIT Delhi

6. Sunita Jain A famous Hindi and English poet, Sunita Jain also had a stellar academic career as she was a former professor and the Head of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciencesat IIT Delhi

7. Jyotsna Milan A Gujarati and Hindi poet, Jyotsna Milan was also a novelist, short story writer and translator who translated a number of Gujarati works into Hindi

7. Jyotsna Milan A Gujarati and Hindi poet, Jyotsna Milan was also a novelist, short story writer and translator who translated a number of Gujarati works into Hindi

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