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Shekhar Joshi (10 September 1932 – 4 October 2022) was an Indian
Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...
author, who was also known for his insight into the culture, traditions and lifestyles of people of
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
. With Shailesh Matiyani, he created a composite image of ethos of
Kumaon Kumaon or Kumaun may refer to: * Kumaon division, a region in Uttarakhand, India * Kumaon Kingdom, a former country in Uttarakhand, India * Kumaon, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran * , a ship of the Royal Indian Navy during WWII See also ...
. His best-known works are ''Dajyu'' (Big Brother) and ''Kosi Ka Ghatwar'' (The Miller of Kosi). Along with
Sumitranandan Pant Sumitranandan Pant (20 May 1900 – 28 December 1977) was an Indian poet. He was one of the most celebrated 20th century poets of the Hindi language and was known for romanticism in his poems which were inspired by nature, people and beauty wit ...
, he is considered to be the most influential writer of Kumaon.


Biography

Shekhar Joshi was born on 10 September 1932 in the village of Oliyagaon,
Almora district Almora is a district in the Kumaon Division of Uttarakhand state, India. The headquarters is at Almora. It is 1,638 meters above sea level. The neighbouring regions are Pithoragarh district to the east, Chamoli district to the west, Bageshwar d ...
,
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
. His family were farmers and he received his early education at Dehradun and
Ajmer Ajmer is one of the major and oldest cities in the Indian state of Rajasthan and the centre of the eponymous Ajmer District. It is located at the centre of Rajasthan. It is also known as heart of Rajasthan. The city was established as "' ...
. While studying in intermediate school, he was selected for entry to the Defence Institute of IMA. He worked there from 1955 to 1986, when he resigned to take up full-time writing. Joshi's acclaimed story, ''Dajyu'' has been made into a children’s film by the
Children's Film Society of India Children's Film Society India (CFSI) was a nodal organization of Government of India that produced children's films and various TV programs in various Indian languages. Established in 1955, CFSI functioned under the Ministry of Information and ...
. ''Kosi Ka Ghatwar'' and many other stories have been translated into English, Russian, Czech, Polish and Japanese.Profile
www.abhivyakti-hindi.org.


Bibliography

* ''10 Pratinidhi Kahaniyan'' (Hindi), . * ''Naurangi Bimar Hai'' Rajkamal Publications. * The Miller of Kosi Modern Hindi Short Stories; translated by Jai Ratan. New Delhi, Srishti, 2003, Chapter 5. . * ''Bachche Ka Sapna'' 2004 (Hindi). . * ''Dangri Vale'' 1998. * ''Mera Pahar'' * "Big Brother" (Dajyu), Andersen 1994.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Joshi, Shekhar 1932 births 2022 deaths Hindi-language writers Writers from Uttarakhand People from Almora Literature of Kumaon