President Droupadi Murmu said the demise of Vinod Kumar Shukla has caused an “irreparable loss” to the literary world.
The renowned Hindi writer and Jnanpith Award laureate passed away at a government hospital in Raipur due to age-related ailments.
Murmu praised Shukla’s intuitive and powerful prose and poetry, noting the empathy and concern for society reflected in his writings.
