December 24, 2025, 12:49PM

Ravish Kumar reflects on the quiet legacy of the late writer Vinod Kumar Shukla, exploring how his refusal to participate in today’s culture of digital performance and political theater defined his true greatness. By contrasting Shukla’s "plain" life against the loud demands of social media and performative nationalism, Kumar offers a poignant meditation on the power of silence and the challenge of remembering a man who chose to exist outside the frame.