Celebrated Hindi Writer Vinod Kumar Shukla Passes Away

“Using simple language and a conversational style, while talking about one's home and family, about things around us, he raises very large questions and reaches profound philosophical inquiries”

“his passing is a huge loss to the world of literature, his creative universe remains with us. Now what matters is that we draw from that universe. The younger generation should read him, reflect on him, understand him, and learn from him what the true duty of literature is, what the duty of poetry is, what the duty of a writer is: to recognise one's times and to think about what one can contribute for humanity”

“that the more time they get, the more he will write and the more we will get to read. So, with this hope, everyone wanted a miracle to happen. But it didn't happen. So, this is it. This is actually an irreparable loss”

“I am not disheartened at his passing; I am saddened. His creativity will continue to give every despairing soul the energy to feel accompanied. I do not know how much more he might have written, but his presence gave the reassurance that the hands that held the deprived were still alive”

“a truly original Hindi writer whose writing no other author can match. The life that is seen in his writing, is not seen in any other writer. He does not look for the sorrows of a deprived society but its joys. A deprived person is not always unhappy, he has his moments of happiness, joy. He caught this element, which was not there in the entire Hindi narrative”

“It feels as if when a space becomes empty, it cannot really be filled again -- every writer occupies a place uniquely their own. Yet the mind is struck by a sense of loss as one by one, everyone seems to be leaving. There is a feeling of emptiness in the heart; that is what I am feeling right now”

“He expressed the extraordinary nature of ordinary people and their lives on the grand canvas of literature. Whether his poems, novels or short stories, all of them portray the life of the common man with remarkable subtlety. He also invented his own unique style, which established his distinct identity in the literary world. He will forever remain present in his works and in our memories”