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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.<ref>Date of birth 22 August 1922, per Manas Publishing, in Inspector Matateen on The Moon</ref> Hari Shankar Parsai used to give answers of readers in a column "Poochhiye Parsai Se" in a Hindi newspaper [[Deshbandhu (newspaper)|''Deshbandhu'']] published from [[Raipur]] and Jabalpur. He won [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1982, for his satire, "Viklaang Shraddha Ka Daur" 'विकलांग श्रद्धा का दौर'.<ref name="sahitya">[http://www.sahitya-akademi.org/sahitya-akademi/awa10306.htm#hindi Awards 1955–2007] [[Sahitya Akademi]] Official website.</ref> | 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.<ref>Date of birth 22 August 1922, per Manas Publishing, in Inspector Matateen on The Moon</ref> Hari Shankar Parsai used to give answers of readers in a column "Poochhiye Parsai Se" in a Hindi newspaper [[Deshbandhu (newspaper)|''Deshbandhu'']] published from [[Raipur]] and Jabalpur. He won [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1982, for his satire, "Viklaang Shraddha Ka Daur" 'विकलांग श्रद्धा का दौर'.<ref name="sahitya">[http://www.sahitya-akademi.org/sahitya-akademi/awa10306.htm#hindi Awards 1955–2007] [[Sahitya Akademi]] Official website.</ref> | ||
Parsai died on | Parsai died on 10 August 1995 in Jabalpur. According to ''[[The Hindu]]'', by the time of his death, Parsai had revolutionized the art of satire writing in Hindi.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nobodys-cheerleader/article7566281.ece Nobody's Cheerleader, ''The Hindu'']</ref> | ||
==Works == | ==Works == | ||