title: Hari Shankar Sharma
text: # Hari Shankar Sharma
  
  Hari Shankar Sharma (1891–1968) was a Hindi and Urdu poet from Harduaganj, Aligarh, India.
  
  He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India, in 1966.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Hari Shanka Sharma was born in Harduaganj, Aligarh, North-Western Provinces (Now Uttar Pradesh), British India. He was the son of Famous Hindi poet Nathuram Sharma, He is associated with notables poets and writers such as Amritlal Nagar, Banarasi Das Chaturvedi, Babu Gulabrai, Ram Vilas Sharma and Rangeya Raghav.
  
  ## 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 and Ramrajya.
  
  ## Award
  
  * Padma Shri in 1966 for Literature & Education
  * D Litt. from Agra University
  * Dev Award for 'Ghaas-Paar'
  