Harishankar Parsai

Harishankar Parsai
Born August 22, 1924
Jamani village, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh, British India
Died August 10, 1995
Jabalpur
Occupation Writer

Harishankar Parsai (Hindi: हरिशंकर परसाई) (August 22, 1924 – 1995) was a Hindi writer. He was a noted satirist and humorist of modern Hindi literature and is known for his simple and direct style.

He was born in Jamnia village near Itarsi in Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. He completed his M.A. in English from R.T.M. Nagpur University. He also served as a pilot in the World War 2. After pursuing writing along with his service for some time, he quit his job and took writing as a full-time career. He settled in Jabalpur (M.P) and started a literature magazine called Vasudha. Despite it being highly praised, he had to stop the magazine after the publication suffered economic losses.[1]

The great satirist left this world on August 10, 1995 in Jabalpur.

He won Sahitya Akademi Award in 1982, for his satire, "Viklaang Shraddha ka daur" 'विकलांग श्रद्धा का दौर'[2]

All Works

Sanjay Collections':

 "Essay Writings"
 "Novels"
  " Short Novels"

References

  1. Date of birth August 22, 1924, per Manas Publishing, in Inspector Matateen on The Moon
  2. Awards 1955–2007 Sahitya Akademi Official website.
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