Harishankar Parsai (August 22, 1924 – 1995) was a Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 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

Itarsi

Itarsi is a city in Madhya Pradesh sn central India. Itarsi is located in Hoshangabad District, south of the city of Hoshangabad. Itarsi is a commercial hub for agricultural goods, and is also famous for its railway junction. The Bori Wildlife Sanctuary and Tawa Dam are nearby...

 in Hoshangabad district

Hoshangabad District

Hoshangabad District is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh state of India, and Hoshangabad town is the district headquarters.-Geography:...

, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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. He completed his M.A. in English from R.T.M. Nagpur University. 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. He had to stop the magazine after the publication suffered economic losses.

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

He won Sahitya Akademi Award

Sahitya Akademi Award

Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...

 in 1982, for his satire, "Viklaang Shraddha ka daur" 'विकलांग श्रद्धा का दौर'

Major works

Story Collections:

• Premchand Ke Fate Joothey
• Jaisé Unké Din Firé
• Vaishnav ki Fislan
• Tirchchi Rekhayein
• Thithurta hua Ganatantra
• Viklaang Shraddha ka Daur
• Pagdandiyon ka zamana
• Shikayat mujhe bhi hai
• Bhoot ke paano peeche
• Apni-Apni Beemari
• Awara Bheed Ke Khatrey
• Aisa Bhi Socha Jata Hai
• Kag Bhagoda
• Tat Ki Khoj
• Do Nak Waley Log
• Mati Kahe Kumhar Se
• Bholaram ka Jeev
• Premchand Ke Fate Joote
• hastein hain rote hain
• sadachar ka taveej
• bhosdo le tharo