Harishankar Parsai is regarded as one of the most important writers of Hindi canon. His prolific style of writing widely contributed towards the shaping of the genre of short stories in India. He was born in Jamani village near Itarsi in Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. He completed his M.A. in Hindi from Nagpur University. After pursuing writing along with his service for some time, he quit his job and took writing as a full-time career. He settled in Jabalpur and started a literature ma