Gulab Khandelwal (21 February 1924 – 2 July 2017) was an Indian poet who wrote poetry in different forms such as Lyrics, Sonnets, Rubais (Quatrains), Dohas (Couplets), Odes, Elegies, Lyrical Ballads, Epics, Poetic Dramas, Ghazals, and Masnavi.

While in Banaras, his inborn poetic faculty matured when he came into contact with the great luminaries of Hindi Literature.

He met poets such as Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', Maithili Sharan Gupt, Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay 'Hariaudh', Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and Bedhab Banarasi.

Further early influences include scholars such as Dr. Sampurnanand, Kamlapati Tripathi, and Sitaram Chaturvedi.

In recognition of this and his achievements in his literary career, he was awarded honorary citizenship of Baltimore City, USA on 13 July 1985.

For 15 years, he was the senior member of the editorial board of Vishwa, a literary magazine by the International Hindi Association.

[citation needed] Mahakavi Gulab lived mostly in the USA, but visited India every year.