Aashiq Banarasi is a Poet, Lyricist & Writer from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Beginning his writing journey in 2013 at the early age of 12, Aashiq uses Hindi, Urdu, and Persian words in his work. His poem about COVID-19 was published on May 21, 2020, in a renowned newspaper in Moradabad, India. He has written over a hundred Ghazals and more than a thousand Shayaris. Born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Aashiq Banarasi took an interest in poetry at the age of 12, writing his first poem in 2013 titled "Pravachan Dete Phirte Hain, Gyaan Koi Nahi Deta!"

Aashiq Banarasi began his educational journey at Government Queen's Inter College in Varanasi, progressed through Besant Theosophical Higher Secondary School, and completed his higher secondary education at Bengali Tola Inter College in Varanasi. He then pursued a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature at the University of Calcutta, and is now deepening his academic pursuit with a Master's Degree in Comparative Literature at the Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Hyderabad. Additionally, he has transliterated Ismat Chughtai's "Lihaaf" into Hindi and presented it for NAAC at the University of Calcutta. His work is taught as a reference at Vivekananda College, Kolkata, affiliated with the University of Calcutta.