Sikandra Rao is a town in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the three assembly constituencies of the district and a Municipal board. The current MLA from the constituency is senior BJP leader Birendra Singh Rana.The town is connected to the cities of Aligarh and Etah by NH-34 and to the city of Agra by NH-21. The nearest airport is Agra Airport.
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Kaka Hathrasi
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Prabhu Lal Garg
18 September 1906 Hathras, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
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| Died | September 18, 1995 (aged 89) |
| Occupation(s) | satirist, humorist poet-writer |
Demographics
According to 2011 census Sikandra Rao has a population of 46,038.and according to 2023 project population is 1,72,865 Males constitute nearly 52%, and females constitute nearly 48% of the population. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Banke Bhawan Residence of Kaka Hathrasi at Hathras
He was awarded Padma Shri by the government of India in 1985. Today, each year, the Delhi-based “Hindi Academy” awards the annual Kaka Hathrasi Award for outstanding contribution in the literary field.
Works
Humorous poetry
- Kaka Tarang. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd., 2005. ISBN 81-7182-513-3.
- Kaka Ki Chaupal. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd., 2006, ISBN 81-7182-754-3.
- Jai Bolo Baiman Ki, Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd., 2006. ISBN 81-288-0693-9.
- Mera Jeevan : A-One (Autobiography), Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd., 1993. ISBN 81-288-1015-4.
Film production
Kaka Hathrasi and his son Dr. Laxmi Narayan Garg made a Brij Bhasha-language feature film “Jamuna Kinare” (1983) which based on Braj culture. The film is made under the banner of “Kaka Hathrasi Films Production”, produced, directed and music composed by Dr. Laxmi Narayan Garg and story was written by Ashok Chakradhar (Kaka Hathrasi ‘s son-in-law,husband of Kaka’s niece, Ms Bageshri)