| Surender Sharma | |
| Birth Name: | Surender Kumar Sharma |
| Birth Date: | 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Nangal Choudhary, Haryana, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Alma Mater: | Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University |
| Occupation: | Poet, writer |
| Vice President of Hindi Academy | |
| Term: | October 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Vishnu Khare |
| Successor: | Incumbent |
| Awards: | Padma 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]
Surender Sharma was born into a Brahmin family in Haryana. He hails from a village Nangal Choudhary of Mahendragarh district, Haryana. He holds a degree in Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce of Delhi University.
In an interview with Mid-Day, Sharma said, he started performing poetry in 1966 when he was in college, but, started doing it professionally since the 1970s.[10] He uses Marwari and Haryanavi dialect for his humour.[11]
In 1980, the T-Series released a cassette named Chaar Laina Kavi.[12]
In 2004, he hosted his own daily radio show, Sharmaji Se Poocho, which used to air on Red FM 93.5.[13] [14] In the nineties, he edited three poetry collections under the title Ras Kalash.[15] He serves as a trustee and vice president for the Bhagwan Parshuram Institute of Technology.[16]
Apart from Padma Shri,[18] He is also a recipient of Kaka Hathrasi Hasya Samman[17] and Manhar Thahaka Award.[19]