{{short description|Indian writer and poet (born 1959)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Arun Gemini | image = Arun Gemini.jpg | caption = Arun Gemini Portrait | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|04|22|df=y}} | birth_place = New Delhi, India | other_names = Arun Kumar Gemini | education = | alma_mater = Hansraj College, Delhi University | occupation = Writer, author, satirist | known_for = | notable_works = ''Filhaal Itna Hi Hai'', ''Khoon Bolta Hai'' and ''Hasya Vyangya Ki Shikhar Kavitaaye'' | awards = Kaka Hathrasi Award by the Hindi Academy, Government of Delhi (2000)<br> Haryana Gaurav Samman by the Government of Haryana (2014) }}

'''Arun Gemini''' (born 1959) is an Indian writer, poet and satirist and TV personality from Haryana, India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Poet Arun Gemini takes a dig at politicians during 'Kavi Sammelan' |url=https://news.abplive.com/videos/news/india-poet-arun-gemini-takes-a-dig-at-politicians-during-kavi-sammelan-1149254 |publisher=ABP News |date=27 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=शहर पहुंचे अरुण जेमिनी ने कहा- आजकल कविता भी टी-20 हो गई है |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/JHA-JAMS-OMC-special-talk-with-poet-arun-jamini-5277191-PHO.html |publisher=Daily Bhaskar |date=17 March 2016 |location=Jamshedpur |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=अरुण जैमिनी हरियाणवी भाषा एवं संस्कृति का गौरव है : ऋतु गोयल |url=https://www.internationalnewsandviews.com/news.php?id=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A3-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7 |website=Internationalnewsandviews.com. |language=Hindi |date=18 August 2013 |access-date=18 July 2020 |archive-date=18 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718094714/https://www.internationalnewsandviews.com/news.php?id=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A3-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=वर्तमान के प्रति जवाबदेही जरूरी : अरुण जैमिनी |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/story-accountability-to-the-present-is-necessary-arun-jaimini-2799210.html |publisher=Hindustan |date=15 October 2019 |language=Hindi}}</ref> He was awarded Kaka Hathrasi Award for outstanding contribution in the literary field by the Hindi Academy, Government of Delhi in 2000.<ref name=jagran/> Arun Gemini was honored with Haryana Gaurav Samman (Award) by the Haryana Sahitya Akadami, Government of Haryana in July 2014.<ref name=naidunia/>

He hosted various TV shows including Doordarshan's ''Dharti Ka Aanchal'', Zee TV's ''Darasal'', DD Metro's ''Taal Betal'' and Zee India's ''Yahi Hai Politics''.<ref name=rajkamal/> He has also appeared on Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai! and Sony TV's The Kapil Sharma Show.<ref name=indiatoday/>

== Life and career == He was born on 22 April 1959, in New Delhi, India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arun Gemini's Bio |url=http://kavyanchal.com/arun-gemini/ |website=Kavyanchal.com}}</ref> He is the son of the famous poet and humorist Gemini Haryanvi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Laugh Your Sides Out in Hindi Till Your Cheeks Hurt ! |url=http://www.indoamerican-news.com/laugh-your-sides-out-in-hindi-till-your-cheeks-hurt/ |publisher=Indo American News |date=15 May 2015}}</ref> He has done a master's degree in Hindi from Hansraj College of Delhi University from where Gemini graduated in 1980.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arun Gemini |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/poet/arun-gemini |publisher=Nettv4u.com}}</ref> He did his first poetry recital as a child poet in 1971.<ref name=jansatta/>

Arun Gemini has published many published poetry collections including ''Filhaal Itna Hi Hai'', ''Khoon Bolta Hai'' and ''Hasya Vyangya Ki Shikhar Kavitaaye''. In September 2012, he was one of the participants of SAB TV's comic poetry series Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai!.<ref>{{cite news |title=SAB TV's Waah Waah Kya Baat Hai's upcoming episodes will be full of surprise and devotion |url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/sab-tv |publisher=Tellychakkar |date=1 February 2013}}</ref> He was featured in the holi special episode of The Kapil Sharma Show in March 2019.<ref name=indiatoday>{{cite news |title=Kapil Sharma reveals why he was rejected several times for marriage |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/kapil-sharma-reveals-why-he-was-rejected-several-times-for-marriage-1478032-2019-03-14 |publisher=India Today |date=14 March 2019}}</ref>

Gemini has hosted 26 episodes of the TV show, ''Dharti Ka Aanchal'' aired on Doordarshan. He also hosted 26 episodes of ''Hansgola'', a comedy-poetry show, aired from NEPC TV. Some other TV shows that he hosted as a poet include Zee TV's ''Darasal'', DD Metro's ''Taal Betal'' and Zee India's ''Yahi Hai Politics''.<ref name=rajkamal>{{cite web|title=अरुण जैमिनी|url=https://www.rajkamalprakashan.com/index.php/radha/jmproducts/filter/index/?author=267|publisher=Rajkamal Prakashan|date=29 May 2020}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Bibliography == * "Filhaal Itna Hi Hai", 2006 {{ISBN|978-8183615686}} * "Khoon Bolta Hai" * "Hasya Vyangya Ki Shikhar Kavitaaye", 20212 {{ISBN|978-8183615686}}

== Television == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Show ! TV Channel |- |''Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai!''||SAB TV |- |''The Kapil Sharma Show''|| Sony TV |- |''Darasal''|| Doordarshan |- |''Taal Betal ''|| DD Metro |- |''Yahi Hai Politics ''|| Zee India |- |}

== Awards and recognition == * He was honored with Haryana Gaurav Samman by the Haryana Sahitya Akadami, Government of Haryana in July 2014.<ref name=naidunia>{{cite news |title=गोपालदास नीरज को साहित्य साधना सम्मान, चक्रधर भी हुए सम्‍मानित |url=https://www.naidunia.com/national-tata-and-photographs-of-slums-141314 |publisher=Nai Dunia |date=15 July 2014 |language=Hindi}}</ref> * He was honored with Pandit Jhabarmal Sharma Literary Award by the Rajasthan Brahmin Association in 2017.<ref name=jansatta>{{cite news |last1=Jalan |first1=Shankar |title=तनाव कम करती है हास्य कविता: अरुण जैमिनी |url=https://www.jansatta.com/entertainment/interview-of-hasya-kavi-arun-gaimini/418923/ |publisher=Jansatta |date=1 September 2017 |language=Hindi}}</ref> * Arun Gemini was awarded the Kaka Hathrasi Award by the Hindi Academy, Government of Delhi in 2000.<ref name=jagran/> * He is the recipient of Omprakash Aditya Samman in 2000.<ref name=jagran>{{cite news |title=आज सजेगी प्रमुख कवियों की महफिल |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/bhojpur-kavi-sammelan-16083726.html |publisher=Dainik Jagaran |date=24 May 2017 |language=Hindi}}</ref> * He was honored by President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in 1996 and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |title=अश्लीलता परोसना तो कॉमेडी पर धब्बा है : अरूण जैमिनी |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/HAR-HIS-MAT-latest-hisar-news-023503-1056138-NOR.html |publisher=Daily Bhaskar |date=22 December 2014 |language=Hindi}}</ref>

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{IMDb name |nm10554739}} * [https://www.amarujala.com/kavya/hasya/arun-gemini-best-hasya-poem-on-corruption Arun Gemini's Poetry] on Amar Ujala * [https://kavigram.com/arun-gemini/ Arun Gemini's Poetry on KAVIGRAM] {{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gemini, Arun}} Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:Hindi-language Indian writers Category:Hindi-language poets Category:Writers from New Delhi Category:Indian humorists Category:21st-century Indian poets Category:Indian male poets Category:21st-century Indian male writers Category:Hansraj College alumni