| Teg Ali Teg | |
| Notableworks: | Badmash Darpan (1885) |
| Occupation: | Poet |
| Birth Place: | Varanasi, British India (now in Uttar Pradesh, India) |
Teg Ali Teg was a Bhojpuri author and poet.[1] He was from Varanasi and is known for his book Badmash Darpan.[2] He is credited as the first person to write ghazals in Bhojpuri.[3]
He was a contemporary of Bharatendu Harishchandra and is said to be a inhabitant of Bhadau or Teliyanala
His most famous book, Basmash Darpan, is a collection of Bhojpuri ghazals that describe the habit and customs of people of the Benaras.[4] This book was published in 1885 by the Bharat Jiwan Press in Varanasi.[5]