| Name(s) |
SHRILAL SHUKLA |
| Date of
Birth |
December 31, 1925 |
| Date of
Death |
October 28, 2011 |
|
Identity |
Indian Hindi
writer, notable for his satire. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- He has written over 25 books, including Makaan, Sooni
Ghaati Ka Sooraj, Pehla Padaav and Bisrampur Ka Sant.
- He has highlighted the falling moral values in the
Indian society in the post independence era through his
novels.
- His writings expose the negative aspects of life in
rural and urban India in a satirical manner.
- His best known work Raag Darbari has been
translated into English and 15 Indian languages. A
television serial based on this continued for several months
on the national network in the 1980s.
- He also wrote a detective novel entitled Aadmi Ka Zahar
which was serialised in the weekly magazine 'Hindustan'.
- He received the Jnanpith Award, the
highest Indian literary award, in 2011.
- His first major award was the Sahitya Akademi
Award for his novel Raag Darbari in 1969.
- He received the Vyas Samman award in
1999 for the novel Bisrampur ka Sant.
- In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan.
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