Renowned Chhattisgarh-based Hindi writer and Jnanpith Award recipient Vinod Kumar Shukla has passed away due to age-related ailments, his family members said. He was 89. Shukla breathed his last at around 4:48 pm on Tuesday at AIIMS Raipur, his son, Shashwat Shukla, told news agency PTI. He was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, on December 2 after experiencing breathing difficulties.
