Harishankar Parsai

Harishankar Parsai was a Hindi 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 in Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. He completed his M.A. in English from R.T.M. Nagpur University. He also served as a pilot in the World War 2. After pursuing writing along with his service for some time, he quit his job and took writing as a fulltime career. He settled in Jabalpur and started a literature magazine called Vasudha. Despite it being highly praised, he had to stop the magazine after the publication suffered economic losses.

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