Jnanpith Award
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Edition 59 (2024) Winner
Vinod Kumar Shukla
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Vinod Kumar Shukla
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-01-01 （Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India）
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Hindi
- Residence History
- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh → Jabalpur → Raipur
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, novelist, short story writer, lecturer
- Active Years
- 1971-2024
- Affiliations
- Nirala Srijanpeeth, Agriculture College Raipur
- Influenced By
- Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh, Padumlal Punnalal Bakshi, Baldeo Prasad Mishra
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya | Agriculture | — | M.Sc. | — | India |
Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya
Agriculture
Degree:
M.Sc.
Country:
India
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Deewar Mein Ek Khirkee Rahati Thi | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2023 | PEN/Nabokov Award | — | — | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Jnanpith Award | — | — | Bharatiya Jnanpith | 受賞 |
Sahitya Akademi Award
1999
Work:
Deewar Mein Ek Khirkee Rahati Thi
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
PEN/Nabokov Award
2023
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
受賞
Jnanpith Award
2024
Organization:
Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Naukar ki Kameez
1979 novelA novel about a servant's shirt.
everyday lifemagic realism
Adaptations
- [film] Naukar Ki Kameez / Mani Kaul
Deewar Mein Ek Khirkee Rahati Thi
1997 novelA Window Lived in a Wall.
imaginationpoetic everyday
Adaptations
- [stage play] / Mohan Maharishi
Translations
- English: A Window Lived in a Wall (trans. Satti Khanna)
Bibliography
- Lagbhag Jai Hind
- Vah Aadmi Chala Gaya Naya Garam Coat Pehankar Vichar Ki Tarah
- Ped Par Kamra
- Sab Kuch Hona Bacha Rahega
- Khilega To Dekhenge
- Ek Chuppi Jagah
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- style that often borders on magic-realismpoetic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- poetic everyday lifehope and light
Legacy
A modern Hindi writer renowned for his magic-realist bordering style. Received Sahitya Akademi Award (1999), PEN/Nabokov Award (2023, first Indian), Jnanpith Award (2024, first from Chhattisgarh). His works have been widely translated.
Trivia
- First Indian author to receive the PEN/Nabokov Award
- First Chhattisgarhi to receive the Jnanpith Award