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Shrilal Shukla

1925 - 2011

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Shrilal Shukla (31 December 1925 – 28 October 2011) was a Hindi writer, notable for his satire. He worked as a PCS officer for the state government of Uttar Pradesh, later inducted into the IAS. He has written over 25 books, including Raag Darbari, Makaan, Sooni Ghaati Ka Sooraj, Pehla Padaav and Bisrampur Ka Sant. 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 rural and urban India in a satirical manner. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shrilal Shukla is the 6,260th most popular writer (down from 5,279th in 2019), the 911th most popular biography from India (down from 671st in 2019) and the 115th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Shrilal Shukla ranks 6,260 out of 7,302Before him are Tamara Gverdtsiteli, August Wilson, Judith Merril, Masih Alinejad, Laurent Binet, and Robert Henryson. After him are Nathaniel Parker Willis, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Miklós Haraszti, Andrzej Stasiuk, Robert B. Sherman, and Margaret Drabble.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Shrilal Shukla ranks 495Before him are Shelley Berman, Eduardo Risso, Merv Griffin, Medea Jugeli, Kurt Lundquist, and Gloria DeHaven. After him are Robert B. Sherman, Bobby Ball, Ted Lindsay, Finn Pedersen, Christopher Zeeman, and Kasey Rogers. Among people deceased in 2011, Shrilal Shukla ranks 432Before him are Mika Myllylä, Gennady Logofet, Albertina Sisulu, Jerry Lawson, Kurt Lundquist, and Zbigniew Jaremski. After him are Pavol Demitra, Mike Starr, Jet Harris, Betty Garrett, Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, and David "Honeyboy" Edwards.

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In India

Among people born in India, Shrilal Shukla ranks 911 out of 1,861Before him are Radhika Sarathkumar (1962), Gautami (1969), Tapan Sinha (1924), Sumaira Abdulali (1961), Reita Faria (1943), and Gul Mohammed (1957). After him are Philip Herbert Cowell (1870), Nanda (1939), Krishan Kant (1927), Sushil Kumar (1983), Ruskin Bond (1934), and Begum Akhtar (1914).

Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Shrilal Shukla ranks 115Before him are Nalini Bala Devi (1898), Javed Akhtar (1945), Gurdial Singh (1933), Buddhadeb Dasgupta (1944), Ali Sardar Jafri (1913), and Sarojini Sahoo (1956). After him are Ruskin Bond (1934), Mah Laqa Bai (1768), Vikram Seth (1952), Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (1907), Nabaneeta Dev Sen (1938), and Rohinton Mistry (1952).