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Surender Sharma Age, Wife, Children Biography

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Age: 78 Years
Hometown: New Delhi
Religion: Hinduism

Surender Sharma

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Other NameSurendra Sharma
Profession(s)Poet, Writer, Humorist, Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye ColourDark Brown
Hair ColourSemi-Bald
Career
Awards, Honours2013- Padma Shri
Surender Sharma receiving the Padma Shri
2018- Manhar Thahaka Award
2020- Kaka Hathrasi Hasya Samman
Personal Life
Date of Birth29 July 1945 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2023) 78 Years
BirthplaceNangal Choudhary, District Mahendragarh, Narnaul, Haryana
Zodiac signLeo
NationalityIndian
HometownNew Delhi
College/UniversityShri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi
Educational QualificationMasters of Commerce
ReligionHinduism [1]Surender Sharma - Twitter
AddressCottage NO#4, Rohatgi Apartments, 1Ram Kishore Road, Civil Lines, North Delhi
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Family
Wife/SpouseSurender Sharma with his wife
ChildrenHe has 2 sons and a daughter.
Surender Sharma's sons
ParentsHis father was a patron of Kavi Sammelans.
Surender Sharma's father
Surender Sharma with his mother
Style Quotient
Car CollectionMaruti Suzuki Dzire
Surender Sharna's car
Social Media
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Surender Sharma

Some Lesser Known Facts About Surender Sharma

  • Surender Sharma moved to New Delhi with his family when he was under the age of 10.
  • Surender Sharma is famously known as ‘Chaar Laina wala poet’ (poet of four lines) as he recites his poetry in just four lines, especially in the Haryanvi and Marwari dialects.
  • Surender Sharma started writing poetry in 1966 when he was studying in college.
  • When he was studying in the second year of college, Surender Sharma became friends with a man named Prahlad who later started his own orchestra group. Surender was introduced in that group which made him famous among other students of the college.
  • During his time in that group, Surender and his friends only used to make fun of each other through satirical comedy and that’s how his comic punches got strong.
  • He failed his second year of college.
  • Initially, he used to do mimicry of different people and also used to recite the writings of the Hindi satirist and humorist Kaka Hathrasi.
  • He wrote his very first poetry in Rajasthani.
  • In the 1970s, he started performing his poetry professionally.

    Surender Sharma's photo from his initial Kavi Sammelan days

    Surender Sharma’s photo from his initial Kavi Sammelan days

  • In 1980, T-Series released a cassette named ‘Char Line Wale Kavi’. That’s why people started calling him a four-line poet.
  • In 2004, FM radio station, Red FM 93.5, started a daily show titled ‘Sharmaji Se Poocho’ (Ask Mr Sharma) featuring Surender Sharma. In this show, he gave prompt and humorous answers to callers’ questions.
  • His famous starting line for many of his poems is ‘chaar lainaa suna ryo hoon’ which means ‘I’m going to recite four lines’ followed by ‘Ghar-aali kah rahi thi’ (wife was saying).
  • Surender Sharma’s poetry revolves around making fun of his wife, politics, and family.
  • Surender Sharma is one of the first few poets of Hasya Ras (comic and satiric poetry). He has established the tradition of Hasya-Ras in the Kavi Sammelan industry.
  • In 2016, he was made a member of the Central Board of Film Certification.
  • In the same year, Surender Sharma was asked to express his views on the Indian comedian Kapil Sharma. Surender was quoted saying in an interview that

    There’s only one problem with him. He can’t make anyone laugh on his own. He needs three-four people to help him.” [2]Mid-day

  • In October 2018, he was appointed as the Vice-Chairman of Hindi Academy which is run by the Government of Delhi.
  • Surender Sharma also held the position of vice-president of Haryana Sahitya Academy before 2018.
  • In 2021, Surendra Sharma created his YouTube channel and started posting all his Kavi Sammelan videos.
  • In 2022, there were rumours about Surender Sharma’s death that surfaced all over the internet. Surender was confused with the Punjabi actor Surinder Sharma’s death, however; the poet later took to Instagram and informed his fans that he is alive and healthy.
  • He is also known for his style of seldom laughing and maintaining a poker face while telling the most funny jokes.
  • Surender Sharma is the Vice President of Bhagwan Parshuram Institute of Technology, New Delhi, as well as Bhartiya Brahmin Charitable Trust, New Delhi.
  • He likes watching Pakistani TV shows as he believes that they portray a reality closer to ordinary life as compared to Indian TV shows.
  • Surender Sharma has been part of a few Bollywood feature films and 2 Rajasthani films in which he was cast for comic roles.
  • Surender Sharma has performed overseas for Kavi Sammelans in countries like Oman, UAE, USA, Hongkong, Behrine, Indonesia, and Singapore.
  • Surender Sharma considers the Indian writer Vishvanath Sharma Vimlesh his biggest inspiration and he used to only read his writings during the initial days of his career.
  • When his son was taking his 12th board exams, Surender Sharma told him to not score more than 50% because he didn’t want his son to be a topper and eventually go abroad for his further studies and job.
  • Surender Sharma has published many books and some of them include ‘Buddhimaano Ki Murkhataae’ (2003), ‘Maansarovar Ke Kauwe’ (2017), Bade-Badon Ke Utpaat’ (2018), and ‘Mujhse Bhala Na Koy’ (2020).

    The poster of Surender Sharma's book titled 'Bade-Badon Ke Utpat' (2018)

    The poster of Surender Sharma’s book titled ‘Bade-Badon Ke Utpat’ (2018)

  • He is part of the executive committee of the Sant Parmanand Hospital, New Delhi.
  • Surender Sharma has performed his comic sketches on various TV shows including Doordarshan, ‘Movers and Shekhers’ on Soni TV, ‘Lapete Mein Netaji’ on News 18 India, ‘Chappar Phaad Ke’ on Zee TV, and ‘India’s Laughter Champion’ on Sony Entertainment Television channel.

    Surender Sharma in a still from the standup comedy TV series titled 'India's Laughter Champion' (2022)

    Surender Sharma in a still from the standup comedy TV series titled ‘India’s Laughter Champion’ (2022)

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