Sai said he made Chhattisgarh proud by receiving the Gyanpith Award, recalling that he had come to congratulate Shukla on the occasion. The Chief Minister said he had also informed him about the Literature Festival to be organised in Chhattisgarh next year.
PM Modi also called noted writer and Padma Bhushan Vinod Kumar Shukla and checked on his health and well-being too. Shukla is also hospitalised following a fall which broke his nose and needed surgical intervention. Shukla is also the winner of the literary award Jnanpith award, presented
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai visited the residence of eminent Hindi author Vinod Kumar Shukla in Raipur today to personally extend his congratulations on the announcement of the prestigious Jnanpith Award conferred upon him.
Renowned Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla and Malayalam author-filmmaker M. T. Vasudevan Nair will be conferred with 'Aakashdeep,' the lifetime achievement award for their exceptional contributions to literature, culture, and society.