Surender Sharma | |
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![]() Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri to Surender Sharma at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi in 2013 | |
Born | Surender Kumar Sharma 1945 |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University |
Occupation(s) | Poet, writer |
Title | Vice President of Hindi Academy |
Term | October 2018 |
Predecessor | Vishnu Khare |
Successor | Incumbent |
Awards | Padma Shri (2013) |
Surender Sharma (also written as Surendra Sharma) (born 1945) is an Indian poet, writer and humorist. [1] [2] [3] He often writes and performs comic sketches of himself and his wife and known for his refrain chaar lainaa suna raha hoon in Haryanavi dialect. [4] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2013, with the award of Padma Shri for his contributions to the field of literature. [5] [6]
In October 2018, he was appointed as the Vice-Chairman of Hindi Academy, Government of Delhi, succeeded by Vishnu Khare. [7] Previously, he held the position of vice-president of Haryana Sahitya Academy, which is run under Haryana government. [8] He is also a member of the Central Board of Film Certification. [9] [10]
Surender Sharma was born into a Brahmin family in Haryana. He hails from a village Nangal Choudhary of Mahendragarh district, Haryana. He holds a degree in Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce of Delhi University. [11]
In an interview with Mid-Day, Sharma said, he started performing poetry in 1966 when he was in college, but, started doing it professionally since the 1970s. [9] He uses Marwari and Haryanavi dialect for his humour. [11]
In 1980, the T-Series released a cassette named Chaar Laina Kavi. [12]
In 2004, he hosted his own daily radio show, Sharmaji Se Poocho, which used to air on Red FM 93.5. [13] [14] [15] In the nineties, he edited three poetry collections under the title Ras Kalash. [16] He serves as a trustee and vice president for the Bhagwan Parshuram Institute of Technology. [17]
Apart from Padma Shri, [18] He is also a recipient of Kaka Hathrasi Hasya Samman [15] and Manhar Thahaka Award. [19]