New Delhi: Vinod Kumar Shukla, the Chhattisgarh-based celebrated author who made his mark in Hindi literature, died Tuesday evening around 04.58pm at the age of 89 due to age-related ailments. He was earlier admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, on 2 December after he experienced difficulty breathing, his son told PTI.
Shukla is survived by his wife and two children.
Vinod Kumar Shukla had authored three novels, several short stories and numerous collections of poetry. His works, often bordering on magic realism, exhibited a unique writing style, deeply evocative yet characterised by a certain simplicity.
They were widely translated into various Indian and foreign languages.
His contribution to the realm of Hindi literature earned him numerous awards, including the prestigious Jnanpith Award and the Sahitya Akademi Award.
In 2023, he became the first Indian author to receive the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature.
His works include the novel Naukar ki Kameez, adapted into a film by Mani Kaul, and Deewar Me Ek Khidki Rahati Thi, which won the Sahitya Akademi in 1999.
PM Narendra Modi took to X to express his condolences, saying Shukla will always be remembered for his contributions to Hindi literature. CM Vishnu Deo Sai too said in a post on X that Shukla would live on in the hearts of people as the pride of Chhattisgarh.
Niyati Kothiyal is an alum of ThePrint School of Journalism currently interning with ThePrint
(Edited by Amrtansh Arora)
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