Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha, born in Rohida village of Sirohi District, was a historian from the Indian state of Rajasthan. A prolific author, he wrote several books on the history of Rajasthan and other historical subjects. Subsequent historians from Rajasthan have referred to him as Guruvara Mahamahopadhyaya. Ojha regarded Kaviraj Shyamaldas as his guru and worked under him as assistant secretary of the historical department, Udaipur
Abdul Vaheed is a well-known author in the Rajasthani language.
Devarshi Kala Nath Shastry was born on 15 July 1936. He is a Sanskrit scholar honoured by the President of India in 1988. He is an Indologist and a prolific writer of Sanskrit, Hindi and English, and a well-known linguist, who has contributed to the campaign of evolving technical terminology in Indian languages and ensuring a respectable status to Hindi, the official language of his state and the Indian union.
Ram Vilas Sharma was a progressive literary critic, linguist, poet and thinker. He was born in Unchgaon Sani, Unnao District, Uttar Pradesh. In a career spanning nearly five decades, Sharma authored over 50 books. He was the recipient of many awards including the Sahitya Academy award, Bharat Bharati, Shalaka Samman, Vyas Samman, and the Shatabdi Samman just last week.
Saubhagya Singh Shekhawat was an Indian Rajasthani language writer.
Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra is a Sanskrit author, poet, lyricist, playwright and a former Vice-Chancellor of the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi.
Litterateur and parliamentarian Shankar Dayal Singh was twice elected to the Parliament of India. He was one of the youngest members of the Fifth Lok Sabha, in which he represented the Chatra parliamentary constituency in Bihar. Contesting his maiden Lok Sabha election in 1971, he defeated Smt. Vijaya Raje, the wife of Sri Kamakhya Narayan Singh, Raja of Ramgarh. He was again elected to the upper house, the Rajya Sabha, in 1990 from Bihar.
Manoj Bhawuk is an Indian poet writing in Bhojpuri, actor, television presenter and screenwriter, active in Bhojpuri cinema. He has been awarded by Filmfare & Femina Bhojpuri Icons in the category of ″Outstanding Contribution in Literature″. He has written many awarded books. He promotes Bhojpuri language and literature. Bhawuk has been the Project Head of Zee TV's reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa (Bhojpuri). He is a diploma holder in theatre acting and has acted in TV shows, films and serials. He has been awarded national and international honors. Manoj Bhawuk is the first person who thoroughly researched and documented history of Bhojpuri Cinema and published in various magazines. His book 'Bhojpuri Cinema ke Sansaar' is going to publish in both Hindi & Bhojpuri languages.
Bidesiya or Baharā Bahār is a Bhojpuri play by Bhojpuri playwright Bhikhari Thakur. It is one of the several plays written by Bhikhari Thakur on women empowerment, migration and poverty. Owing to its popularity it becomes the folk theatre style of Bhojpuri region, some scholars has also claimed it to be as popular as Ramayana in those days.
Loha Singh is a Bhojpuri play by playwright Rameshwar Singh Kashyap. This play revolves around a retired British Army veteran named Loha Singh. This play was a regular weekly feature of All India Radio Patna.
Manoranjan Prasad Sinha was a Bhojpuri poet, author and professor and Principal of Rajendra College, Chapra. He is famous for his Bhojpuri poem Firangia, which he wrote in 1921 during Non-cooperation movement. He was also elected as the president of 18th Bihar Hindi Sammelan at Motihari.
Khadag Bahadur Malla (1853–1910) Pen name, Lal was a Bhojpuri writer, poet, author and journalist and the king of Majhauli Raj in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. He has written Maharasa play which is the dramatic version of Bhagavata Purana. His another notable work is Sudhabund, which is the collection of 60 Kajari songs and was published in 1884.
Prasiddha Narayan Singh was a Bhojpuri writer, poet, and a freedom fighter. He is known for his patriotic and encouraging poems. Jawaharlal Nehru appreciated his poem Jawahar Swagat on his visit of Ballia during the freedom movement.
Prof. Kamla Srivastava is an Indian folk music singer. She retired as assistant professor in Musicology-cum-practical of Bhatkhande Music Institute, deemed university of Lucknow. An artiste much in demand and invited to sing at programs throughout the month, she comes from the family of artists and poets. She sings folk, light and classical music at All India Radio, Doordarshan and Sri Lanka Radio. She is also a poetess and writes lyrics in Awadhi, Bhojpuri and Hindi.
Mehrarun ke Durdasa is a Bhojpuri play by Rahul Sankrityayan. It is the depiction of pathetic status of women in the male dominated society. It was published in the book named Tīn nāṭak which was published in 1942.
Bulaki Das was an Indian Saint and Bhojpuri poet who is chiefly known for his Chaiti songs.
Dharani Das (1646-1688) was a Ramanandi saint and Bhojpuri poet who contributed significantly to the development of Bhojpuri literature. He was from a Kayastha family and contemporary of the Emperor Aurangzeb. His followers are called Dharnidasis, who wear a beaded string around the neck, song bhajans and are vegetarian.
Lachhimi Sakhi, also Laxmi Das, Lakshmi Sakhi and Laxmi Sakhi was a Saint and Bhojpuri poet and writer, who is mainly known for his Bhajans and Kajari songs. His real name was Lachhimi Das but since he was a follower of Sakhi sect that's why he is also known as Lachhimi Sakhi. He has written four Bhojpuri books named Amar Pharas, Amar Bilas, Amar Kahani and Amar Sidhi.
Bhanwar Singh Samaur is an Indian writer, poet, historian, and social worker from Rajasthan. Samaur is the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 for his work Sanskriti ri Sanatana Deeth. His career has spanned more than 50 years including works on history, literature, and poetry in Rajasthani as well as Hindi. Dr. Samaur is a retired Hindi Lecturer from Lohia Postgraduate College, Churu.
Gautam Chand Sharma 'Vyathit', also known as Gautam Sharma Vyathit or simply Gautam Vyathit, is a folklorist, playwright, and poet from Himachal Pradesh, India. He is noted for his literary works in Dogri and Hindi, as well as for his various efforts to preserve and nurture the endangered folk arts of Himachal Pradesh, especially those of the Kangra region. Vyathit was the joint recipient of the 2007 Sahitya Akademi Award for his contributions to Himachali languages and literature. 'Vyathit', Gautam Sharma's pen-name in Hindi, means 'pained', or 'distressed'.
