Dr. Shardanand Tiwary is a lyricist, who apart from Hindi films, has written songs for Vividh-Bharati, Doordarshan and a few Bhojpuri albums. In the film "Is Paar Ya Us Paar" (1990), he joined a handful of artists who have worked with the four Mangeshkar sisters - Lata, Asha, Usha and Meena - in one film.