Khushwant Singh

A significant post-colonial writer in the English language, late Khushwant Singh was known for his clear-cut secularism, wit and a deep passion for poetry. A regular contributor to various national dailies, Singh was also famous for his novel Train to Pakistan penned in the year 1956

Jaspal Bhatti

One of the most popular social satirists in India, late Jaspal Bhatti graduated from Punjab Engineering College as an electrical engineer. He was famous for street plays like My Nonsense Club during college days, and hit television show Flop Show. Most of the plays were spoofs ridiculing corruption in society. Before venturing into TV, he was a cartoonist for the Tribune newspaper in Chandigarh

Sharad Joshi

Sharad Joshi was a Hindi poet, writer, satirist and a dialogue and scriptwriter for Hindi films and television. His stories have been converted into SAB TV show lapataganj. He also wrote the dialogues of Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi and Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990

Kaka Hathrasi

Kaka Hathrasi was a noted Hindi satirist and humorist poet of India. His real name was Prabhu Dayal Garg, though he wrote under the pen name Kaka Hathrasi, after his home town Hathras. He published over 42 collections of humorous verse. In 1932, he established Sangeet Karyalaya (initially Garg and Co), a noted publishing company for books on Indian classical music and dance, and subsequently in 1935, also started publishing a monthly magazine Sangeet, both in Hathras

Hari Joshi

Born in 1943 in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh, Hari Joshi is a Hindi writer, satirist, novelist and poet. He is a noted writer of modern Hindi literature and is known for his sharp satire. On February 13, 2013, he received the prestigious Vyangya Shree Samman. He is also a recipient of Vageeshwari Samman for his book Vyangya Ke Rang in 1995. He got the Madhya Pradesh lekhak Sangh Samman in 2002 and Sahitya Maneeshi Samman in 2013