 His father Chandrabali Shukla was a Revenue Inspector (Kanoongo) at that time.Before he did his high school at London Mission School he learned Hindi, English and Urdu at his house by qualified teachers and then for further study he came to Prayagraj then Allahabad and continued his study; after that he wrote and published his valuable literature works and his experienced information.The work of Shukla traces the genesis of Hindi poetry and prose since the 6th century and its development through Buddhist and Nath schools and the medieval contributions of Amir Khusro, Kabirdas, Ravidas, Tulsidas, stretching to the modern realism of Nirala and Premchand.