Nikesh Shukla, 1980
Writers · July 8, 1980
Nikesh Shukla
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Nikesh Shukla is 45 years old, born July 8, 1980 in United Kingdom · Cancer.
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About
Nikesh Shukla edited The Good Immigrant, the landmark 2016 essay collection that defined a generation's reckoning with race and belonging. Born in the UK in 1980, the British author and screenwriter built a career examining identity, racism, and immigration through both editorial work and his own writing. His 2019 follow-up with Chimène Suleyman, The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect On America, proved the format's reach. As a Cancer, Shukla channels the sign's introspective intensity into unflinching explorations of otherness.
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Biography
Nikesh Shukla edited The Good Immigrant, the landmark 2016 essay collection that defined a generation's reckoning with race and belonging. The volume brought together writers including Riz Ahmed, Musa Okwonga, Bim Adewunmi, and Reni Eddo-Lodge to examine identity in Britain and beyond. Born 8 July 1980 in the UK, Shukla is a screenwriter and author whose work focuses on race, racism, identity, and immigration. He expanded the Good Immigrant project with Chimène Suleyman in 2019, producing The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect On America, which extended the collection's scope to the US context. Shukla holds the status of Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), a recognition of his literary contributions. His life-path number 33 — the "Master Teacher" — aligns with his role as both curator and voice in conversations about structural otherness. Screenwriters craft narratives for film and television; Shukla's editorial practice positions him as a facilitator of marginalized narratives, a dual role that deepens his cultural footprint. As a British writer working across essays, fiction, and visual media, Shukla operates within a tradition of immigrant and diaspora voices reshaping contemporary letters.
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Trivia
- Shukla brought together Riz Ahmed, Reni Eddo-Lodge, and Musa Okwonga for The Good Immigrant's 2016 debut essay collection.
- He co-edited a US-focused follow-up, The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect On America, with Chimène Suleyman in 2019.
- Shukla holds the title Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), honoring his contributions to British letters.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
Master Number — The Master Teacher
33 is 6 amplified. Caretakers operating at scale; rare among entertainers, more common among educators and activists.
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- Nikesh Shukla is a Cancer, born July 8, 1980.
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- Nikesh Shukla was born in 1980, the year of the Metal Monkey.
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