| Sahir Hoshiarpuri | |
| Birth Name: | Ram Prakash Sharma |
| Birth Date: | 1913 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India |
| Death Place: | Faridabad, Haryana, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Known For: | Nazms, Ghazals |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
Sahir Hoshiarpuri (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|ساحِر ہوشیارپُوری) (Hindi: साहिर होशियारपुर), born Ram Parkash Sharma (Urdu: {{Nastaliq| رام پرکاش) (Hindi: राम प्रकाश)[1] [2] was an Urdu poet from India. He wrote several poetry books; his main form was ghazal. Moreover, his several ghazals have been sung by leading singers including Jagjit Singh.
Sahir Hoshiarpuri was born on 5 March 1913 and raised in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. He received his education at Government College.[3] He earned his M.A degree in Persian in 1935. He was a disciple of Josh Malsiyani who belonged to the Daagh School of Urdu Poetry.[4] During his college days he came into contact with Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi who was studying at Forman Christian College nearby Lahore, their friendship lasted a lifetime. They were both residing in Kanpur.[1] He died on 18 December 1994 in Delhi, India.
Sahir Hoshiarpuri and Naresh Kumar Shad also edited and published the Urdu Journal Chandan.[1] [5]
He has written several books but only five published collections of him are available.[6] [7] In 1989 he was given the Ghalib Award by the Ghalib Institute in recognition of his literary contributions.[8]