Nathuram Sharma

Nathuram Sharma (1859 – 21 August 1932), better known by his pen-name Mahakavi Shankar, was a Hindi and Urdu poet from Harduaganj, Aligarh, North-Western Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh), British India. He worked with the Irrigation Department at Kanpur and subsequently as an Ayurvedic physician. His poetic works are primarily in the dialects of Braj Bhasha and Khariboli.

Early life Shankar was born in Gaur Brahmin family to Pandit Rupram Sharma 1859 in Harduaganj, Aligarh, North-Western Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh), British India, and received his early education at the local primary school.

Poetic works Shankar's poetic works include: Anurag ratna, Shankar saroj, Garbhranda rahasya, Gitavali, Kavita kunj, Doha, Samasyapurtiyan, Vividh rachnayen, Kalit kalewar and Shankar Satsai. Influenced by the Arya Samaj movement, he was a social reformer who used his mastery of language effectively to this purpose. Nathurama Sharma Shankar ki kavya-sadhana by Vasanti Salavekara & Published by-Vinaya Prakashan in 1994 Vaidik Geetanjali by Deshraj Singh & Published by- Mahakavi Sankar Smarka Samiti, Harduaganj (Aligarh)in 2013