7 Indian Baby Names Inspired By Famous Poets And Writers
Anaika Sohal
Jun 12, 2025
This name is Inspired by Rabindranath Tagore. The Nobel laureate and the voice behind India's national anthem.
This name is inspired from Sarojini Naidu, the 'Nightingale of India'.
This name is Inspired by Premchand and it means love. He was the master storyteller of Hindi and Urdu literature.
This name is inspired by Mirza Ghalib who was the legendary Urdu poet.
This name stands for divine femininity and it was taken from Mahadevi Verma, a Hindi poet.
This name was Inspired by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar who was the nationalist poet.
This name is taken from Kaifi Azmi who was a popular revolutionary Urdu poet. Read Next Story
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