The word Mahakavi or Maha Kavi is an Indian honorific which means "Great Poet" in Sanskrit. This may refer to:
Poets Kālidāsa, 5th-century Sanskrit playwright and epic poet, popularly known as "Mahakavi Kalidasa" Bharavi, 6th century Sanskrit poet Bāṇabhaṭṭa, 7th-century Sanskrit writer and poet Bhavabhuti, 8th-century Sanskrit poet, and playwright Magha (poet), 7th century Sanskrit poet Chakrapani Dasa, 9th century Sanskrit poet Shriharsha, 12th century Sanskrit philosopher-poet Janna, known as Mahakavi Janna, 13th-century Kannada poet Krittibas Ojha Vidyapati (1352–1448), also known as Maithil Kavi Kokil (the poet cuckoo of Maithili language), Maithili poet and Sanskrit writer Kshetrayya (c. 1600–1680) Telugu poet of songs for Krishna Subramania Bharati (1882–1921), Tamil writer, poet and journalist, and Indian independence activist and social reformer from Tamil Nadu, popularly known as "Mahakavi Bharathi", he was a pioneer of modern Tamil poetry and is considered one of the greatest Tamil literary figures of all time Ayodhya Singh Upadhyay (1865–1947), modern Hindi poet Moyinkutty Vaidyar (1852–1892), Muslim Malayalam poet of the Mappila pattu genre Kumaran Asan (1873–1924), one of the modern triumvirate poets of Malayalam Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer (1877–1949), one of the modern triumvirate poets of Malayalam Vallathol Narayana Menon (1878–1958), one of the modern triumvirate poets of Malayalam K.V. Simon (1883–1944), Christian Malayalam poet, Sanskrit scholar and polyglot Puthencavu Mathan Tharakan (1903–1993), Christian Malayalam poet P. C. Devassia (1906–2006), Christian Sanskrit scholar and poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909–1959), Nepali poet Gurajada Apparao (1862-1915), playwright, dramatist, poet, and writer; his play Kanyasulkam is considered as the greatest play in the Telugu language Dasu Sriramulu (1846-1908), scholar, dramatist, poet, orator and writer. Author of several literary works - kavyalu, satakas, plays, lyrics for musical and dance compositions Sri Sri (writer) (1910-1983), Telugu poet and lyricist who is known for his works in Telugu literature and films. Noted for his anthology Maha Prasthanam
Others Mahakavi (TV series), a 2016 Indian television documentary about Hindi poets hosted by poet Kumar Vishwas