The Hell of Heaven’ is one of the most famous novels of Shanta Kumar which has a multiplicity of theme ranging from petty politics to the commuting nationalism which represents integrity of character, sense  of  belonging  and commitment to the human cause. It also is story of Promod and Savitri, their hopes and illusions, their  commitments  and disillusions which ultimately flower into cherished values of life. The best and the worst of politics, the best and worst of women  exploitation  find simultaneous place in the novel. The novel also tells about the hard mountainous life of the people living beyond Rohtang pass in Lahaul and Spiti valleys. The novel is a very interesting exposition of the hill life and the dreams, the faltering, the illusions and the disillusions of the hill people. The author is sensitive to the smallest incidents and events that take place in the life of villagers. The astute and crooked politicians also find their share in the descriptions of the novel which acquires epic dimensions as it reaches its culminations.

He is a successful politician as well as an able laureate. He has written much about poems, novels, essays also. As he himself is a part of Indian Politics, he has a deep knowledge about the character of world politics.Shanta Kumar was born in 1934 in a village in the Kangra district. He received his first education from his mother. Then he came under the influence of ‘Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh’ and leaving his house at the young age of 17, became a preacher. He then took part in the Jammu-Kashmir protest and spent 8 months in prison at the age of l’>. In 1972 he was elected iiic-mber of the Himachal Legislative Assembly. During emergency in 1975, he was j.iiled for 19 months. He has I’l-on the Chief Minister of Ilimachal Pradesh twice. I’ri’sently, he is a Cabinet Minister in Govt. of India.