Vinod Kumar Shukla, Jnanpith laureate and quiet giant of Hindi literature, dies at 89
Shukla had been admitted to the hospital on December 2 following respiratory complications and was on ventilator support when he died, family sources said.
Shukla had been admitted to the hospital on December 2 following respiratory complications and was on ventilator support when he died, family sources said.
Celebrated poet and novelist Vinod Kumar Shukla has been conferred the 59th Jnanpith Award, making him the first literary figure from Chhattisgarh to receive India’s highest literary honor.
