Hindi famous writers

Famous Hindi writers & poets

From medieval bhakti poetry to modern novels, Hindi literature spans devotion, romance, satire and reform.

तुलसीदास
tulsīdās
Tulsidas — bhakti poet, composer of the Hindi Ramayana
Meaning: Ramcharitmanas, Hanuman Chalisa, Vinaya Patrika
1532–1623
कबीर
kabīr
Kabir — mystic poet whose two-line dohas remain everyday wisdom
Meaning: Bijak, Sakhi, Pad — sung still in classrooms and concerts
~1440–1518
मीराबाई
mīrābāī
Mirabai — Rajput princess and bhakti poet of Lord Krishna
Meaning: Padavali — devotional bhajans
1498–1547
मुंशी प्रेमचंद
munśī prēmcand
Premchand — father of the modern Hindi-Urdu novel
Meaning: Godan, Gaban, Nirmala, Mansarovar
1880–1936
हरिवंशराय बच्चन
harivanśrāy baccan
Harivansh Rai Bachchan — modern poet, father of Amitabh Bachchan
Meaning: Madhushala (1935) — recited at gatherings still today
1907–2003
महादेवी वर्मा
mahādēvī varmā
Mahadevi Verma — Jnanpith poetess of the Chhayavad movement
Meaning: Yama, Neerja, Sandhya Geet
1907–1987 · Jnanpith 1982

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