Brij Narayan Chakbast (1882-1926) was a brilliant Urdu poet. He was born in a Kashmiri family settled in North India.

Chakbast was born in Faizabad (near Lucknow). His father Pandit Udit Narayan Chakbast was also a poet. After the death of his father in 1887, the family moved to Lucknow. Chakbast had his education in Lucknow, and he became a successful lawyer. In 1926, he collapsed at the railway station in Rae Bareli and died few hours later.

Chakbast made a thorough study of the Urdu poetry, and although he did not write much, each of his ghazals is a gem. Chakbast was a poet of the nation. His main aim of the poetry was to influence the youth to love and respect his country and work for its development. He was actively involved in the Home Rule Movement .