Dinkar Joshi
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| Native name | દિનકર જોષી |
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30 June 1937 Bhadi Bhandaria village, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat |
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts (History and Politics) |
| Alma mater | Gujarat University |
| Occupation | author (1954-), banking (1959-1995) |
| Spouse(s) | Hansaben |
| Children | Nikhil, Akhil |
| Parent(s) | Lilavati and Maganlal Joshi |
| Website | Official website |
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Dinkar Joshi is a Gujarati language author from India. He has written more than 154 books including novels, short story collections, essay collections and columns.
Dinkar Joshi was born on 30 June 1937 in Bhadi Bhandaria village of Bhavnagar district to Lilavati and Maganlal Joshi. His family belonged to Nagdhaniba village. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in 1963 with history and politics from Gujarat University. He started writing in 1950 and published his first short story in 1954. He worked in banking sector from 1959 to till his voluntary retirement in 1995. He was principal of Staff Training College of the bank when retired.
His novels were serialized in weekly supplements of Gujarati and Hindi dailies like Gujarat Samachar and Jagran. His novel Prakash no Padchhayo was simultaneously serialized in the Sunday supplements of three Gujarati dailies; Samkaleen, Jansatta and Loksatta.
He married Hansaben in 1963. He challenged the claim about number of Shlokas in Bhagvad Geeta by Dr. Vedavyas of Andhra Pradesh and proved it with an example.
Dinkar Joshi has written more than 154 books in his six decade long literary career. He has written 45 novels on social, historical, rural and ancient subjects. He has written many essays and topical sketches. He has edited and translated several books in Gujarati. He has done extensive study and research on Krishna and Mahatma Gandhi. He has studied the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Vedas and Upanishads and has written extensively on these subjects. He has written several biographical novels including on poet Narmad; Harilal Gandhi, the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi; Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Rabindranath Tagore, Gautam Buddha, Sardar Patel and Lev Tolstoy. Some of his novels have been adapted into Gujarati films.
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