Kaka Hathrasi


Kaka Hathrasi was a Hindi satirist and humorist 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, 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.
He was awarded Padma Shri by the government of India 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 Hathrasi and his son Laxminarayan Garg made a Brij Bhasha-language feature film "Jamuna Kinare" which based on Braj 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