Surender Sharma

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Surender Sharma
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shree Award to Shri Surender Sharma, at an Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 05, 2013.jpg
Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri to Surender Sharma at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi in 2013
Born
Surender Kumar Sharma

1945
Nangal Choudhary, Haryana, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University
Occupation(s)Poet, writer
TitleVice President of Hindi Academy
TermOctober 2018
Predecessor Vishnu Khare
SuccessorIncumbent
Awards Padma Shri (2013)

Surender Sharma (also written as Surendra Sharma) 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]

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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]

Early life and career

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]

Published work

Awards and recognition

Apart from Padma Shri, [18] He is also a recipient of Kaka Hathrasi Hasya Samman [15] and Manhar Thahaka Award. [19]

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  1. ↑ "हास्य कवि सुरेंद्र शर्मा ने यूपी के डिप्टी सीएम पर ली चुटकी, ठहाकों के गूंज उठा पूरा सभागार" (in Hindi). Amar Ujala. 24 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Hashmi, Rasia (23 April 2019). "Noted poet Surendra Sharma calls for communal harmony". Siasat.
  3. ↑ Rajasthan Patrika (11 October 2018). "हिंदी अकादमी के नए उपाध्‍यक्ष सुरेंद्र शर्मा के बारे में जानें चंद बातें" (in Hindi).
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  9. 1 2 Guha, Divya (20 May 2016). "Kapil Sharma Can't Make People Laugh On His Own: Surendra Sharma". Mid-Day.
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  13. ↑ "RED FM launches Sharmaji Se Poocho with Surendra Sharma". Afaqs. 24 June 2004.
  14. ↑ "Sharmaji to lighten FM channel". The Hindu . 28 February 2004.
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