Kripa Shankar Sharma

Kripa Shankar Sharma was a Hindi poet from Morena, Madhya Pradesh.

Biography
Kripa Shanka Sharma was born in Harduaganj, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.

He spent 6 months in jail for 1942's non-cooperation movement headed by Mahatma Gandhi. He wrote a letter to Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

His grandfather Pt. Nathuram Shankar Sharma'Shankar' and father Hari Shankar Sharma were famous Hindi poets, and his daughter Indira Indu was also a well-known poet. His younger brother Vidhay Shankar Sharma was editor of Sainik (Agra) and Amar Ujala (Agra).

Print media work
He was editor of Nirala.

Poetic work
His poetic works include: Murlika, Jar Ram-Rajya aa jayega, Bapu ke geet, Jadgamba, Kalyugi & Har hindu hindustani hai, and Sondhi Sughand.

Books

 * Hindi Sahitya Parichya
 * Hindi Sahitya Ka Itihas
 * Din Ke Sapney
 * Bikhari Kiraney, an essay collection