Hari Shankar Sharma

Hari Shankar Sharma (1891–1968) was a Hindi and Urdu poet from Harduaganj, Aligarh, India.^[1]

Hari Shanka Sharma
Born	1891
Died	1968
Occupation	Poet
Notable works	Ghaas-Paat, Ram-Rajya, Krishan-Sandesh, and Maharshi-Mahima.
Notable awards	Padma Shri

He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India, in 1966.^[2]

Biography

Hari Shanka Sharma was born in Harduaganj, Aligarh, North-Western Provinces (Now Uttar Pradesh), British India^{[citation needed]}. He was the son of Famous Hindi poet Nathuram Sharma,^[3] He is associated with notables poets and writers such as Amritlal Nagar, Banarasi Das Chaturvedi, Babu Gulabrai, Ram Vilas Sharma and Rangeya Raghav.^[4]

Poetic works

Sharma's poetic works include: Ghaas-Paat, Ram-Rajya, Krishan-Sandesh, and Maharshi-Mahima.

Books

Sharma wrote many books, such as Adikala ka Hindi gadya sahitya, Adikalina Hindi sahitya shodha, Prayini^[5] and Ramrajya.^[6]

Award

• Padma Shri in 1966 for Literature & Education^[2]
• D Litt. from Agra University^{[citation needed]}
• Dev Award for 'Ghaas-Paar'^{[citation needed]}