Shanker Shesh was an Indian playwright, author, poet and story writer.

[1][2] Shanker was born on 2 October 1933 in Bilaspur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India.

While being appointed as the Chief Hindi Officer of State Bank of India in Mumbai, he continued to do playwriting and other creative work.

[6] Shesh died on 28 October 1981 in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.

[7] Shesh was honored with the Aashirwaad Award by the government of Madhya Pradesh for his plays Gharaonda and Dooriyaan.