Kaka Hathrasi (18 September 1906 – 18 September 1995) was a

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and

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poet of India.

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. Banke Bhawan Residance of Kaka Hathrasi

He was awarded

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by the

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in 1985. Today, each year, the Delhi-based "Hindi Academy" awards the annual ''Kaka Hathrasi Award'' for outstanding contribution in the literary field.

Works

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 Laxminarayan Garg made a

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-language feature film "

Jamuna Kinare ''Jamuna Kinare'' is a 1984 Braj Bhasha language film based on Braj culture. It was produced by Kaka Hathrasi and directed by Dr. Laxminarayan Garg. The story was written by Ashok Chakradhar. Lyrics was written by Kaka Hathrasi, Natharam Sharm ...

" (1983) which based on

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culture. The film is made under the banner of "Kaka Hathrasi Films Production", produced, directed and music composed by Laxminarayan Garg and story was written by

Ashok Chakradhar Born on February 8, 1951 in Ahirpada Mohalla of Khurja (Uttar Pradesh)Ashok Chakradhar is an Indian author, poet and former head of the department of Hindi at Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University). After serving for 29 years, he took volun ...

(Kaka Hathrasi 's son-in-law,husband of Kaka's niece, Ms ''Bageshri'')http://www.pravasiduniya.com/dr-ashok-chakradhar-birthday

References

External links

Sangeet Karyalaya, Hathras' website

;Poetry * ttp://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/index.php?title=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80 Kaka Hathrasi at Kavita Kosh (Hindi)
Brief introduction and some poems at Anubhuti Hindi
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