Hari Shankar Sharma

Hindi/Urdu poet
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Quick Facts

IntroHindi/Urdu poet
PlacesIndia
wasPoet
Work fieldLiterature
Gender
Male
Birth1891, Harduaganj, India
Death9 March 1968Harduaganj, India (aged 77 years)
Awards
Padma Shri in literature & education 
The details

Biography

Hari Shankar Sharma (1891–1968) was a Hindi and Urdu poet from Harduaganj, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.

He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India, in 1966.

Biography

Hari Shanka Sharma was born in Harduaganj, Aligarh, North-Western Provinces (Now Uttar Pradesh), British India. He was the son of Famous Hindi poet Nathuram Sharma, He is associated with notables poets and writers such as Amritlal Nagar, Banarasi Das Chaturvedi, Babu Gulabrai, Ram Vilas Sharma and Rangeya Raghav.

Poetic works

His poetic works include: Ghaas-Paat, Ram-Rajya, Krishan-Sandesh, and Maharshi-Mahima.

Books

He wrote many books, like Adikala ka Hindi gadya sahitya, Adikalina Hindi sahitya shodha, Prayini and Ramrajya.

Award

  • Padma Shri in 1966 for Literature & Education
  • D Litt. from Agra University
  • Dev Award for 'Ghaas-Paar'
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