Surender Sharma

Surender Sharma
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 materShri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University
Occupation(s)Poet, writer
TitleVice President of Hindi Academy
TermOctober 2018
PredecessorVishnu Khare
SuccessorIncumbent
AwardsPadma 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]

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]

  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).
  4. ^ "With humour, poets make people laugh off worries". Indian Express. 28 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Winners of Padma awards function 2013". The Economic Times. 5 April 2013.
  6. ^ "President presents Padma awards". The Hindu. 6 April 2013.
  7. ^ "हास्य कवि सुरेंद्र शर्मा हिंदी अकादमी के उपाध्यक्ष नियुक्त" (in Hindi). Hindustan. 10 October 2018.
  8. ^ "हास्य-व्यंग्य कवि ओमप्रकाश आदित्य की याद में कवि सम्मेलन आयोजित" (in Hindi). Dainik Tribune. 7 November 2011.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference 0:2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "MEMBERS OF THE BOARD" (PDF). cbfcindia.gov.in.