Rest in peace Vinod Kumar Shukla
It is with regret that we note that Vinod Kumar Shukla passed away on December 23rd, 2025, at the age of 88; he was given a state funeral with honors on the 24th. There’s been a great deal of press:
- The Hindustan Times, and a second piece there
- The Federal, and a second piece there
- Scroll.in
- The Indian Express (with one of Arvind’s translations); and another piece there that mentions Treasurer of Piggy Banks
- The Times of India
- The Hindu
- The Economic Times
Scroll.in has excerpts from his fiction and a poem that Arvind Krishna Mehrotra translated for us. Achal Mishra’s documentary about the poet, Char Phool Aur Hain Duniya Mein is also up on YouTube in full at the moment.