Raag Darbari | Shrilal Shukla | राग दरबारी | श्रीलाल शुक्ल | Hindi Kahani | Audio Stories | StoryJam

#ShrilalShukla was an #IAS and a very observant one too! What he saw around him the hinterlands of #uttarpradesh and in the corridors of power in big cities gave him ample material for his rich life as a writer. Rural decay and urban apathy, all found their way in his satirical novels. The best known of which remains ‘#RaagDarbari’. The novel inspired a TV serial in its time. Some say the current hit #webseries #Panchayat too has a Raag Darbari flavor.
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Shrilal Shukla, one of the greatest satirists in Hindi language was a Jnanpith awardee. A civil servant in his day job, Shukla had an upclose view of bureaucracy as well as the systemic rot that plagues it. Shukla’s acerbic, witty examination of rural life revealed a world of flummoxed villagers and petty politicians, of witty one liners that shine through the overall bleakness of village life.

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Listen to Hindi kahaniyan and Urdu Kahaniyan by famous as well as lesser known writers. You will find here stories from everyone from Premchand to Ismat Chughtai ; Suryabala to Mohan Rakesh, Kaleshwar and Mannu Bhandari.