Shambhu Shikhar | |
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Born | Shambhu Chaudhary 10 January 1984 Madhubani, Bihar, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Motilal Nehru College, Delhi University |
Occupation(s) | Poet, comedian, author |
Notable work | The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Lapete Mein Netaji and Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai!, "India's Laughter Champion" |
Awards | Bharatendyu Harishchand Puraskar by the Hindi Academy, Government of Delhi (2010) Sahitya Shikhar Samman by the Government of Haryana (2011) |
Website | https://shambhushikhar.com/ |
Shambhu Shikhar (born 10 January 1984) is an Indian comedian, poet, and writer from Madhubani, Bihar, India. He was a semi-finalist in the third season of TheGreat Indian Laughter Challenge, [1] which aired on StarPlus in 2007. He was awarded with Bharatendyu Harishchand Puraskar by the Hindi Academy, Government of Delhi in 2010. [2]
He has been appeared in television shows including Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai! on SAB TV, [3] News18 India's Netaji Lapete Mein, and Idhar Udhar and Shikhar on 94.3 MY FM.
He was born on 10 January 1984, in Madhubani, Bihar, India. [4] He started his career as a standup comedian on Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai! on SAB TV, hosted by Shailesh Lodha and Neha Mehta. He then appeared on StarPlus's comedy show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge in 2007, where he was a semi-finalist.
Shikhar has completed his master's degree in political science from Motilal Nehru College, Delhi University.
He has participated in Kavi Sammelan on Red Fort and in various other cities in India and Dubai. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Shikhar has published various novels and collections of his poems. He previously published Silwaton Ki Mehak (2014), Sanyasi Yoddhay (2017) and the novel Organic Love II with Harf Publications (2022). [10] He is currently working on his upcoming book Chini Ko Jama Karke Fir Se Ganna Bana Du. [11]
He had an Internet hit with his song "Hum Dharti Putra Bihari". [12] He is also well known as a political satirist. [13] [14] [15]
In 2022, Shikhar was a contestant in India’s Laughter Champion, judged by Shekhar Suman and Archana Puran Singh. [16]
Show | TV Channel |
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Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai! | SAB TV |
The Great Indian Laughter Challenge | StarPlus |
Lapete Mein Netaji | News18 India |
India's Laughter Champion | SONY TV |
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