Background
He was born on 12 October 1942 in Bantwa village near Junagadh, Gujarat, India.
He was born on 12 October 1942 in Bantwa village near Junagadh, Gujarat, India.
He completed his secondary education from his native town. He was educated at L. Doctorate. Arts College in Ahmedabad where he completed Bachelor of Arts in 1965 and M. A. 1967 in Sanskrit and Prakrit subjects.
He taught at various places before voluntarily retiring. He taught at various institutions until 1982. He has been influenced by the poetry of Narasinh Mehta, a saint of medieval Gujarat.
Shukla is married to Nayana Jani, a Gujarati poet.
He resides in Ahmedabad. Shukla was awarded by the Government of Gujarat for the best anthology of poetry of 1970 for Komal Rishabh which he shared with poet Ramesh Parekh.
He was again awarded by the Government of Gujarat for the best anthology of poetry of 1981 for Antar Gandhar. He also received the Narsinh Mehta Award, the highest award being given to contemporary poet in 2006.
He was awarded Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 2006.
He also received Sahitya Academy Award for Ghazal Samhita in 2007.