Raipur, Dec. 23 -- Vinod Kumar Shukla, one of Hindi literature's most original and understated voices and a recipient of the Jnanpith Award, passed away on Tuesday at AIIMS Raipur after a prolonged illness. He was 89.
Shukla was admitted to the hospital on December 2 following respiratory complications and was on ventilator support when he died, family sources said.
Born on January 1, 1937, in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, Shukla combined a lifelong commitment to teaching with an unwavering dedication to literary creation. His writing, marked by simplicity, restraint and a deep emotional undercurrent, set him apart in an era often dominated by rhetorical flourish.
Over decades, he emerged as a poet, novelist and short-story writer whose wor...