Syed Abdul Qavi (born 1951 in Lucknow, India), better known by his stage name Rais Ansari (or Rayees Ansari), is an Urdu Indian poet who has performed at the Indian poetic festivals and at festivals in New Delhi and Qatar. References Living people 1951 births Urdu-language poets from India Writers from Lucknow Poets from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian poets Indian male poets 20th-century Indian male writers