Yogesh Joshi

Yogesh Joshi

Yogesh Joshi at Atma auditorium on 10 April 2016
Native name યોગેશ ભાનુપ્રસાદ જોશી
Born Yogesh Bhanuprasad Joshi
(1955-07-03) July 3, 1955
Mahesana, Gujarat
Occupation poet, short story writer, novelist, editor
Language Gujarati
Nationality Indian
Education Master of Science
Alma mater Gujarat University
Period Postmodern Gujarati literature
Genres Short Story, Novel, Free verse, Ghazal
Notable works
  • Avaajnu Ajavalu (1984)
  • Samudi (1984)
  • Motiba (1998)
  • Adhakhuli Baari (2001)
Notable awards
Years active 1968 - present
Spouse Rashmi Joshi (1981 - present)
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Yogesh Joshi (Gujarati: યોગેશ જોશી) is a Gujarati language poet, short story writer, novelist and editor from Gujarat, India.[1] He is an editor of Parab, an organ of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. His significant works includes Avaajnu Ajavalu (1984; Collection of poems), Samudi (1984; Novel), Motiba (1998; Biography) and Adhakhuli Baari (2001; Collection of Short stories). He was awarded Narmad Suvarna Chandrak of 1998 for his book Motiba.[2]

Early life

Joshi was born on 3 July 1995 in Mahesana, Gujarat to Bhanuprasad Joshi and Anilabahen Joshi. He completed his schooling from G.D High School, Visnagar in 1971. He got his Bachelor of Science from M.N College, Visnagar in 1974 and Master of Science from School of Science, Gujarat University in 1976 with Physics as one of his subjects.
Joshi married Rashmi on 22 January 1981. His son Maulik born in 1981 and his daughter Kruti in 1984. Currently, he is resident of Ahmedabad.[2]

Career

Joshi started his career as a junior engineer at Department of telecommunication in 1979. In 2000, he joined BSNL and served there till 2015 as a sub-divisional and divisional engineer and then deputy general manager.
Joshi started to write poems during his school days. During the college days, he ventured in other genres of literature such as Drama and Short story. It was 1976, when his writings came out for first time in Bhumika, a Gujarati literary magazine edited by Aniruddh Brahmbhatt which was latter published as Kimapi. Since 2002, he is serving as an editor of Parab, an organ of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.[2]

Works

Avaajnu Ajavalu, his first anthology of poems, was published in 1984, followed by Tejna Chaas (1991). His first novel Samudi was published in 1984, followed by Jivtar (1987), Nahitar (1991), Aarpaar (1992), Vaastu (2001) and Bhina Pagla (2004). Hajiye Ketlun Door (1993) and Adhakhuli Baari (2001) are his short stories collection while Motiba is a Biography written by him. His collection of essay was published as Antahpur in 2002. His selected short stories have been compiled as Yogesh Joshi Ni Shreshtha Vartao by Harsh Brahmbhatt and Urmila Thakar in 2008.[3]

Children Works

Compilation

Recognition

He won Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (1998) for his book Motiba. His short story collections Hajiye Ketlun Door (1993) and Adhakhuli Baari (2001) was awarded by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. He won Govardhanram Tripathi Prize, Ghanshyamdas Saraf Sahitya Puraskar and Gujarat Sahitya Akademi Best Book Prize for his novel Vaastu. Vaastu is also awarded by Priyakant Parikh Prize of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad in 2001. His essay collection Antahpur (2002) was awarded by Kalagurjari Sanstha, Mumbai. His work Jesalmer (series of poems) was awarded by Ushnas Prize (2006-07). He is also a recipient of Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak (1999).[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to Muse India". Welcome to Muse India. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Shukla, Kirit (2008). Gujarati Sahityakar Parichaykosh. Gandhinagar: Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. p. 134. ISBN 9789383317028.
  3. 1 2 3 Joshi, Yogesh (2007). Samudi. Ahmedabad: Navbharat Sahitya Mandir. p. 4.
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