Hari Shankar Sharma (1891–1968) was a Hindi and Urdu poet from Harduaganj, Aligarh, India.

[2] Hari Shanka Sharma was born in Harduaganj, Aligarh, North-Western Provinces (Now Uttar Pradesh), British India[citation needed].

He was the son of Famous Hindi poet Nathuram Sharma,[3] He is associated with notables poets and writers such as Amritlal Nagar, Banarasi Das Chaturvedi, Babu Gulabrai, Ram Vilas Sharma and Rangeya Raghav.

[4] Sharma's poetic works include: Ghaas-Paat, Ram-Rajya, Krishan-Sandesh, and Maharshi-Mahima.

Sharma wrote many books, such as Adikala ka Hindi gadya sahitya, Adikalina Hindi sahitya shodha, Prayini[5] and Ramrajya.