Writing the wrongs

Shrilal Shukla was one of modern Indian literature’s most remarkable figures. Born in 1924 at Atrauli village, not far from Lucknow, he was firmly rooted in rural India. At school he was a brilliant student, and in his intermediate exams stood sixth in the whole of the United Provinces. However, he admitted that he didn’t keep up his studies at Allahabad University, only managing a second class BA. A friend from that period recalled his simple dress — dhoti, kurta and chappals — his smile and his dry comments from the back of the lecture hall that reduced everyone to fits of laughter.

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