Prem Kishore Patakha (
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
: प्रेम किशोर 'पटाखा'; born 27 October 1943) is a Hindi author of comedic poetry (hasya kavi). He was born into a
Brahmin
Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (guru ...
family at
Aligarh
Aligarh (; formerly known as Allygarh, and Kol) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district, and lies northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately southeast of the capita ...
,
Uttar Pradesh
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. He appeared as a guest on the television programme of Bollywood actor
Bharat Bhushan
''Bharatbhushan Bhalla'' better known as ''Bharat Bhushan'' (14 June 1920 – 27 January 1992) was an Indian actor in Hindi language films, scriptwriter and producer, who is best remembered for playing Baiju Bawra in the 1952 film of the sam ...
.
Published works
Writer
*'101 Amar Kathayen'
Kitabghar Prakashan
Comical literature
*'Ranga Rang Hasya Kavi Sammelan'
*'Shreshtha Hasya Vyangya Geet' with
Ashok Anjum for
Prabhat Prakashan
Prabhat Prakashan is an Indian publishing house. It was co-founded in 1958 by Shyam Sunder. They publish books in English and Hindi languages. They are the first Indian publisher to bring out Hindi translations of Russian classics including the ...
*'Vyangya Kathaon Ka Sansar'
*'Hasya Avam Vyangyang Gazalein' with
Ashok Anjum for
Pustak Mahal
Children's literature
*'Shabash Daddy ',
Editing
* 'Hasya-Vinod Kavya Kosh' for
Kitabghar Prakashan
Lokpal Bill
Patakha also member of
Anna Hazare
Kisan Baburao "Anna" Hazare (; born 15 June 1937) is an Indian social activist who led movements to promote rural development, increase government transparency, and investigate and punish corruption in public life. In addition to organising an ...
's
India Against Corruption.
Awards
* Hasy Ratn Shikhar Shri Shamman year 1986.
* Shikhar Shri Samman year 1988.
* Baal Sakha Shri year 1990.
* Chitra Kala Sangam Nayi Delhi year 2009.
Personal life
He has one son and one grandson. Patakha's niece 'Kajal' died in a road accident in
Kurawali,
Mainpuri
Mainpuri is a city in Mainpuri district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Mainpuri district and is situated to the north-east of Agra and is 270 km from New Del ...
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References
External links
Personal blog(Hindi)
Books by Prem Kishore Patakha at Jain book agency.com
Hindi-language poets
Living people
1943 births
People from Aligarh
Indian humorists
Hindi language
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
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