Surender Sharma (also written as Surendra Sharma) (born 1945) is an Indian poet, writer and humorist. 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. He was honoured by the

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in 2013, with the award of

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for his contributions to the field of literature. In October 2018, he was appointed as the Vice-Chairman of

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, succeeded by Vishnu Khare. Previously, he held the position of vice-president of Haryana Sahitya Academy, which is run under

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. He is also a member of the

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Early life and career

Surender Sharma was born into a

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family in

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. He hails from a village Nangal Choudhary of

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. He holds a degree in Commerce from

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. In an interview with

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, Sharma said, he started performing poetry in 1966 when he was in college, but, started doing it professionally since the 1970s. He uses

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and Haryanavi dialect for his humour. In 1980, the T-Series released a cassette named ''Chaar Laina Kavi''. In 2004, he hosted his own daily radio show, ''Sharmaji Se Poocho'', which used to air on

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. In the nineties, he edited three poetry collections under the title ''Ras Kalash''. He serves as a trustee and vice president for the Bhagwan Parshuram Institute of Technology.

Published work

* Mansarovar Ke Kauwe * Buddhimaanon Ki Moorkhtaaein * Bade-Badon Ke Utpaat * Mujhse Bhala Na Koy

Awards and recognition

Apart from

, He is also a recipient of

Kaka Hathrasi Kaka Hathrasi (18 September 1906 – 18 September 1995) was a Hindi satirist and humorist poet from India. Life and career Hathrasi was born as Prabhu Lal Garg. He wrote under the pen name ''Kaka Hathrasi''. He chose "Kaka", as he played the ...

Hasya Samman and Manhar Thahaka Award.

References

External links

Surender Sharma's Interview
with

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(Hindi)
पार्टी जीत जाती है, देश हार जाता है- हास्य कवि सुरेन्द्र शर्मा
at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Surender 1945 births Living people Hindi-language writers Hindi-language poets People from Mahendragarh district Indian humorists 20th-century Indian poets Poets from Haryana Indian male poets 20th-century Indian male writers 21st-century Indian male writers Shri Ram College of Commerce alumni Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature and education

Early life and career

Published work

Awards and recognition

See also

References

Further reading

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