Sri Lal Sukla

Shrilal Shukla (श्रीलाल शुक्‍ल) (born December 31, 1925, Uttar Pradesh) is a Hindi writer, notable for his satire. He also worked as an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. He has written over 21 books , including, "Umraonagar men Kuchh Din" and "Suni Ghati ka Suraj".

Shukla 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 the rural and urban India in a satirical manner. His novel "Raag Darbari" has been translated into English. A soap opera based on this continued for several months the national TV network in 1980s. It is a little known fact that he also wrote a "jasoosi novel" entitled "Aadmi ka Zahar" which went generally unnoticed by his fans and critics alike.

Awards

Shukla received the Sahitya Academy Award, the highest Indian literary award, for his novel "Raag Darbari" in 1969, He received the Vyas Samman award in 1999 for the novel "Bisrampur ka Sant" [http://www.icscareersonline.com/current_affairs.htm Vyas Samman 1999] ] [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99dec15/nation.htm#brief Vyas Samman 1999] In brief - The Tribune, December 15, 1999.] , and in 2008, he received the Padma Bhushan [ [http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php Padma Bhushan Official listings] Govt. of India website.] .

Literary works

* Raag Darbari (novel written in the 1960s), original is in Hindi; an English translation was published under the same title on April 15, 2003 by Penguin Books.
*"Vishrampur ka sant"
*"Umraawnagar mein kuchh din"

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