Kaka Hathrasi
Kaka Hathrasi (18 September 1906 – 18 September 1995) was a Hindi satirist and humorist poet from India.
Also recorded as Vasant · Prabhu Lal Garg
Kaka Hathrasi
- Name
- Kaka Hathrasi
- Birth Name
- Prabhu Lal Garg
- Born
- 18 September 1906
- Birthplace
- Hathras (Uttar Pradesh), United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
- Died
- 18 September 1995
- Occupation
- satirist, humorist poet-writer
- Nationality
- India · British Raj · Dominion of India
- Honours
- Padma Shri in literature and education
- Languages
- Hindi
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Kaka Hathrasi (18 September 1906 – 18 September 1995) was a Hindi satirist and humorist poet from India.
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• Name — Kaka Hathrasi • Birth Name — Prabhu Lal Garg • Born — 18 September 1906 • Birthplace — Hathras (Uttar Pradesh), United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India • Died — 18 September 1995 • Occupation — satirist, humorist poet-writer
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Life and career
Hathrasi was born as Prabhu Lal Garg. He wrote under the pen name Kaka Hathrasi. He chose "Kaka", as he played the character in a play which made him popular, and "Hathrasi" after the name of his hometown Hathras. He has 42 works to his credit, comprising a collection of humorous and satirical poems, prose and plays published by various publishers. He also wrote three books on Indian classical music under the pen name "Vasant". In 1932, he established Sangeet Karyalaya (initially Garg and Co.), a publishing house for the books on Indian classical music and dance and started publishing a monthly magazine Sangeet in 1935. Sangeet is the only periodical on Indian classical music and dance that has been continuously published for over 78 years. • Illustration — Banke Bhawan Residence of Kaka Hathrasi at Hathras He was awarded Padma Shri by the government of India in 1985. Every year, the Delhi-based "Hindi Academy" awards the annual Kaka Hathrasi Award for outstanding contribution in the literary field.
Humorous poetry
Humorous poetry
• Kaka Tarang. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd., 2005.. • Kaka Ki Chaupal. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd., 2006,. • Jai Bolo Baiman Ki, Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd., 2006.. • Mera Jeevan: A-One (Autobiography), Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd., 1993..
Film production
Kaka Hathrasi and his son Dr. Laxmi Narayan Garg made a Brij Bhasha-language feature film "Jamuna Kinare" (1983) which based on Braj culture. The film is made under the banner of "Kaka Hathrasi Films Production", produced, directed and music composed by Dr. Laxmi Narayan Garg and story was written by Ashok Chakradhar (Kaka Hathrasi 's son-in-law, husband of Kaka's niece, Ms Bageshri)
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