Hindi poetry

The Hanuman Chalisa is a Hindu devotional hymn (stotra) in praise of Hanuman, and regularly recited by Hindus. It was written by Tulsidas in the Awadhi language and is the best known text from the Ramcharitmanas.

Gathering of poets in Hindi-speaking areas of N. India

thumb|Lovers shoot at a tiger in the jungle. Illustration to the mystical Sufi text Madhumalati. "Madhumalati" or 'night flowering jasmine' is an Indian Sufi love poem, written in 1545 by Mir Sayyid Manjhan Shattari Rajgiri. The poem is written in Awadhi dialect.

Kamayani () is a Hindi epic poem (Mahākāvya) by Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937). It is considered one of the greatest literary works written in modern times in Hindi literature. It also signifies the epitome of the Chhayavad school of Hindi poetry, which gained popularity in the early 20th century.

thumb|180px|right|The first issue of Matwālā|Matvala, a notable magazine that played a significant role in the development of Chāyāvād. Chhayavad (ISO: ) refers to the era of mystical-romanticism in Hindi literature, particularly poetry, spanning approximately from mid-1910s to early-1940s. It emerged as a reaction to the didacticism of its previous poetic movement - the Dwivedi era - as well as the courtly traditions of poetry.