ABOUT Hanuman Chalisa: The Hanuman Chalisa (Devanagari: हनुमान चालीसा; Hindi pronunciation:; Literally Forty chaupais on Hanuman) is a Hindu devotional hymn addressed to Hanuman. It is traditionally believed to have been authored by 16th-century poet Tulsidas in the Awadhi language, and is his best known text apart from the Ramcharitmanas.