Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla selected for 59th Jnanpith award

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Category : Awards Published on: March 24 2025

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Renowned Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla will be honored with India's highest literary award, the 59th Jnanpith Award, on March 22, 2025.
He will be the first writer from Chhattisgarh to receive this award.
The 88-year-old short story writer, poet, and essayist, considered one of the greatest contemporary writers in the Hindi language, is the 12th Hindi writer to receive this award.
Vinod Kumar Shukla has become the first person from Chhattisgarh to win the 'Jnanpith Award'.

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Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla selected for 59th Jnanpith award