Kripa Shankar Sharma was a

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poet from

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Biography

Kripa Shanka Sharma was born in Harduaganj, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He spent 6 months in jail for 1942's

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headed by

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. He wrote a letter to Pt.

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His grandfather Pt. Nathuram Shankar Sharma'Shankar' and father

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were famous Hindi poets, and his daughter Indira Indu was also a well-known poet. His younger brother Vidhay Shankar Sharma was editor of ''Sainik'' (

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) and ''

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'' (Agra).

Print media work

He was editor of ''Nirala''.

Poetic work

His poetic works include: ''Murlika'', ''Jar Ram-Rajya aa jayega'', ''Bapu ke geet'', ''Jadgamba'', ''Kalyugi'' & ''Har hindu hindustani hai'', and ''Sondhi Sughand''.

Books

*''Hindi Sahitya Parichya'' *''Hindi Sahitya Ka Itihas'' *''Din Ke Sapney'' *''Bikhari Kiraney'', an essay collection

References

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