21 April 2002, Poet's residence, New Delhi
Poet and retired senior civil servant Dinesh Kumar Shukla revealed his process of creativity in the realm of poetry in the year 2002. Deeply rooted in his poetic tradition Dinesh Kumar Shukla's poems confronts with the contemporary sensibility. In this interview he questions the shrinking readers base of Hindi poetry which was never the case during poets like Nirala, Bachchan, Shivmangal Singh Suman per say.
A quite thought provoking and relevant conversation which encompasses North Indian popular poetry and hold responsible the power centers of academia in Hindi heartland.
Photo courtesy Bharat S. Tiwari
