Surender Sharma (also written as Surendra Sharma) is an Indian poet, writer and humorist.^[1][2][3] He often writes and performs comic sketches of himself and his wife and known for his refrain chaar lainaa suna raha hoon in Haryanavi dialect.^[4] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2013, with the award of Padma Shri for his contributions to the field of literature.^[5][6]

In October 2018, he was appointed as the Vice-Chairman of Hindi Academy, Government of Delhi, succeeded by Vishnu Khare.^[7] Previously, he held the position of vice-president of Haryana Sahitya Academy, which is run under Haryana government.^[8] He is also a member of the Central Board of Film Certification.^[9][10]

Surender Sharma was born into a Brahmin family in Haryana. He hails from a village Nangal Choudhary of Mahendragarh district, Haryana. He holds a degree in Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce of Delhi University.^[11]

In an interview with Mid-Day, Sharma said, he started performing poetry in 1966 when he was in college, but, started doing it professionally since the 1970s.^[9] He uses Marwari and Haryanavi dialect for his humour.^[11]

In 1980, the T-Series released a cassette named Chaar Laina Kavi.^[12]

In 2004, he hosted his own daily radio show, Sharmaji Se Poocho, which used to air on Red FM 93.5.^[13][14][15] In the nineties, he edited three poetry collections under the title Ras Kalash.^[16] He serves as a trustee and vice president for the Bhagwan Parshuram Institute of Technology.^[17]

• Mansarovar Ke Kauwe ISBN 9788128813283
• Buddhimaanon Ki Moorkhtaaein
• Bade-Badon Ke Utpaat ISBN 978-93-5278-564-3
• Mujhse Bhala Na Koy^[15]

Apart from Padma Shri,^[18] He is also a recipient of Kaka Hathrasi Hasya Samman^[15] and Manhar Thahaka Award.^[19]

• List of Hindi-language poets
• List of Hindi-language authors