Indian literature is generally acknowledged as one of the oldest in the world. India has 22 officially recognized languagesIndian literature ▪ Assamese literature ▪ Bengali literature ▪ Bhojpuri literature
Hindi literature ▪ Kannada literature ▪ Kashmiri literature ▪Malayalam literature
Marathi literature ▪ Nepali literature ▪ Rajasthani literature ▪ Sanskrit literature
Sindhi literature ▪ Tamil literature ▪ Telugu literature ▪ Urdu literatureHindi literature
Hindi literature started as religious and philosophical poetry in medieval periods in dialects like Avadhi and Brij. The most famous figures from this period are Kabir and Tulsidas. In modern times, the Khadi dialect became more prominent and a variety of literature was produced in Sanskrit.
Chandrakanta, written by Devaki Nandan Khatri, is considered to be the first work of prose in Hindi. Munshi Premchand was the most famous Hindi novelist. The chhayavadi poets include Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', Jaishankar Prasad, Sumitranandan Pant, and Mahadevi Varma. Other renowned poets include Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar', Maithili Sharan Gupt, Agyey, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and Dharmveer Bharti.
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