Jivram Bhavanishankar Joshi (6 July 1905 – 2004) was

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writer of

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Biography

He was born on 6 July 1905 at Garani village near

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then under

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to Santokben and Bhavanishankar. He and his brother Durlabhji were introduced at the school in Panosara village. His father died when he was studying in the third standard. He went to

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from

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at early age. He was educated in Balwantray Thakore's Proprietary School near Teen Darwaza, Ahmedabad. He worked as cook at home of Ramnarayan V. Pathak. Inspired by the life of

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, he went to Kashi in North India. He studied

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and

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s in 1927 at Kashi. He was introduced to Kashi Vidyapith also. He was involved in

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. He evaded his arrest by moving to

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and later to Gujarat. He later started writing children's literature. He edited ''Zagmag'', a Gujarati children's weekly. He died in 2004 at

, Gujarat.

Works

Joshi wrote abundance of literature for children. He created several fictional characters which became popular among children like Miya Fuski, Chhako Mako, Chhel Chhabo, Adukiyo Dadukiyo. He wrote series of episodes on these characters like 30 episodes of ''Miya Fuski'', 10 episodes of ''Chhako Mako'', 10 episodes of ''Chhel Chhabo'', 10 episodes of ''Adukiyo Dadukiyo''. Miyan Fuski first appeared in 1946. He also wrote 20 episodes in ''Prerak Prasangavartavali'' series and 10 episodes in ''Bodhmala'' series. His selected works were published under ''Balsahitya Sarvasangrah'' in 1936. His stories of Tabha Bhatt, Rani Chatura and Raja Vikram are also popular. He wrote ''Ramat Gamat Geeto'' (play songs) (1952), songs to be sung while playing. He dramatised several of his stories like ''Chhako Mako'' (1963) and ''Panidar Moti'' (a bright pearl) (1965). ''Adukiyo Dadukiyo ane Galu Jaadugar'' was adapted into Gujarati film in 2008. Miya Fuski characters are adapted into plays, TV series and a film. Industrialist Rashmin Majithia's company Zen Opus holds copyrights of 125 story collections and characters created by Joshi. Majithia has announced the adaptation of these works in other media.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Joshi, Jivram 1905 births 2004 deaths Indian children's writers Gujarati-language writers People from Amreli district Novelists from Gujarat 20th-century Indian novelists

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