Irreparable loss to literary world: President Murmu on Hindi writer Vinod Shukla’s demise

**EDS: FILE PHOTO** In this file photo, Eminent Hindi writer and Jnanpith Award winner Vinod Kumar Shukla passed away at 89, in Raipur, his family members said. (PTI Photo) (PTI12_23_2025_000335B)

New Delhi, Dec 24 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said the demise of renowned Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla has caused an irreparable loss to the literary world and offered heartfelt condolences to his family members and countless admirers.

Shukla, Jnanpith Award recipient, died on Tuesday evening due to age-related ailments at a government hospital in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. He was 88.

“The demise of Shukla, who enriched prose and poetry immensely through his intuitive and powerful compositions, has caused an irreparable loss to the literary world,” Murmu said in a post in Hindi on X.

The sentiment of empathy and concern for the communities and individuals left behind and becoming despondent imparts a special meaningfulness to his writing, she said. PTI AKV KVK KVK

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