Kripa Shankar Sharma was a Hindi poet from Morena, Madhya Pradesh.
Kripa Shanka Sharma was born in Harduaganj, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.
He spent 6 months in jail for 1942's non-cooperation movement headed by Mahatma Gandhi. He wrote a letter to Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
His grandfather Pt. Nathuram Shankar Sharma'Shankar' and father Hari Shankar Sharma were famous Hindi poets, and his daughter Indira Indu was also a well-known poet. His younger brother Vidhay Shankar Sharma was editor of Sainik (Agra) and Amar Ujala (Agra).
He was editor of Nirala.
His poetic works include: Murlika, Jar Ram-Rajya aa jayega, Bapu ke geet, Jadgamba, Kalyugi & Har hindu hindustani hai, and Sondhi Sughand.