Om Prakash Aditya was a renowned hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 poet and satirist. He was also a famous poet of Hindi Kavi Sammelan

Kavi sammelan

Kavi Sammelan is a formal or informal gathering of poets in Hindi-speaking belts of northern India. The participants recite their poetry to each other and have a general discussion of literary issues. This may take place in private homes or before an audience. In the era before economic...

. He was widely known for his witty and satiric poems. "Gori Bethi Chhat Par", "Idhar Bhi Gadhe Hain, Udhar Bhi Gadhe Hain", "Tota And Maina" are some of his famous poems. He was also one of the few poets in modern hindi literature who used "kavitta Chand" to say poems.

A product of the pre-cable-television era, he achieved fame with televised ""Hasya Kavi Sammelan"" on Doordarshan

DoorDarshan

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 in the 1970s and 1980s.

He was also a school teacher in Delhi. He died in a car accident near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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, India

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