Dushyant Kumar (1 September 1933 – 30 December 1975) was a poet of modern Hindi literature. He is famous for writing Hindi Gazals, and is generally recognised as one of the foremost Hindi poets of the 20th century. "Kaise Manzar Saamne Aane Lage Hain" is a part of his Gazal Collection "Saaye Mein Dhoop".