diff --git a/RMuseum/Controllers/GanjoorController.cs b/RMuseum/Controllers/GanjoorController.cs
index 817e0e0a..83ca434f 100644
--- a/RMuseum/Controllers/GanjoorController.cs
+++ b/RMuseum/Controllers/GanjoorController.cs
@@ -20,16 +20,17 @@ namespace RMuseum.Controllers
         /// get list of poets
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="websitePoets"></param>
+        /// <param name="includeBio"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
         [HttpGet]
         [Route("poets")]
         [AllowAnonymous]
         [ProducesResponseType((int)HttpStatusCode.OK, Type = typeof(GanjoorPoetViewModel[]))]
         [ProducesResponseType((int)HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, Type = typeof(string))]
-        public async Task<IActionResult> GetPoets(bool websitePoets = true)
+        public async Task<IActionResult> GetPoets(bool websitePoets = true, bool includeBio = true)
         {
             RServiceResult<GanjoorPoetViewModel[]> res =
-                await _ganjoorService.GetPoets(websitePoets);
+                await _ganjoorService.GetPoets(websitePoets, includeBio);
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(res.ExceptionString))
                 return BadRequest(res.ExceptionString);
             return Ok(res.Result);
diff --git a/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml b/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
index ff913e34..85df5fbf 100644
--- a/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
+++ b/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
@@ -615,11 +615,12 @@
             <param name="auditLogService">
             </param>
         </member>
-        <member name="M:RMuseum.Controllers.GanjoorController.GetPoets(System.Boolean)">
+        <member name="M:RMuseum.Controllers.GanjoorController.GetPoets(System.Boolean,System.Boolean)">
             <summary>
             get list of poets
             </summary>
             <param name="websitePoets"></param>
+            <param name="includeBio"></param>
             <returns></returns>
         </member>
         <member name="M:RMuseum.Controllers.GanjoorController.GetPoetById(System.Int32)">
@@ -4656,11 +4657,12 @@
             Ganjoor Poems Content Privider Service
             </summary>
         </member>
-        <member name="M:RMuseum.Services.IGanjoorService.GetPoets(System.Boolean)">
+        <member name="M:RMuseum.Services.IGanjoorService.GetPoets(System.Boolean,System.Boolean)">
             <summary>
             Get List of poets
             </summary>
             <param name="websitePoets"></param>
+            <param name="includeBio"></param>
             <returns></returns>
         </member>
         <member name="M:RMuseum.Services.IGanjoorService.GetPoetById(System.Int32)">
@@ -5425,11 +5427,12 @@
             IGanjoorService implementation
             </summary>
         </member>
-        <member name="M:RMuseum.Services.Implementation.GanjoorService.GetPoets(System.Boolean)">
+        <member name="M:RMuseum.Services.Implementation.GanjoorService.GetPoets(System.Boolean,System.Boolean)">
             <summary>
             Get List of poets
             </summary>
             <param name="websitePoets"></param>
+            <param name="includeBio"></param>
             <returns></returns>
         </member>
         <member name="M:RMuseum.Services.Implementation.GanjoorService.GetPoetById(System.Int32)">
diff --git a/RMuseum/Services/IGanjoorService.cs b/RMuseum/Services/IGanjoorService.cs
index 197bec36..f82f624b 100644
--- a/RMuseum/Services/IGanjoorService.cs
+++ b/RMuseum/Services/IGanjoorService.cs
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ namespace RMuseum.Services
         /// Get List of poets
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="websitePoets"></param>
+        /// <param name="includeBio"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        Task<RServiceResult<GanjoorPoetViewModel[]>> GetPoets(bool websitePoets);
+        Task<RServiceResult<GanjoorPoetViewModel[]>> GetPoets(bool websitePoets, bool includeBio = true);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// get poet by id
diff --git a/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/GanjoorService.cs b/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/GanjoorService.cs
index 9b1c1219..d7339313 100644
--- a/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/GanjoorService.cs
+++ b/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/GanjoorService.cs
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ namespace RMuseum.Services.Implementation
         /// Get List of poets
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="websitePoets"></param>
+        /// <param name="includeBio"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        public async Task<RServiceResult<GanjoorPoetViewModel[]>> GetPoets(bool websitePoets)
+        public async Task<RServiceResult<GanjoorPoetViewModel[]>> GetPoets(bool websitePoets, bool includeBio = true)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ namespace RMuseum.Services.Implementation
                       {
                           Id = poet.Id,
                           Name = poet.Name,
-                          Description = poet.Description,
+                          Description = includeBio ? poet.Description : null,
                           FullUrl = cat.FullUrl,
                           RootCatId = cat.Id
                       }