1. Dinkar Joshi has written more than 160 books including novels, short story collections, essay collections and columns.
15 Facts About Dinkar Joshi
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Dinkar Joshi was born on 30 June 1937 in Bhadi Bhandaria village of Bhavnagar district to Lilavati and Maganlal Joshi.
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Dinkar Joshi completed his Bachelor of Arts in 1963 with history and politics from Gujarat University.
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Dinkar Joshi started writing in 1950 and published his first short story in 1954.
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Dinkar Joshi worked in banking sector from 1959 till his voluntary retirement in 1995.
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Dinkar Joshi was principal of Staff Training College of the bank when retired.
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Dinkar Joshi's novels were serialized in weekly supplements of Gujarati and Hindi dailies like Gujarat Samachar and Jagran.
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Dinkar Joshi challenged the claim about number of Shlokas in Bhagvad Geeta by Dr Vedavyas of Andhra Pradesh and proved it with an example.
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Dinkar Joshi has written more than 156 books in his six decade long literary career.
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Dinkar Joshi has written 45 novels on social, historical, rural and ancient subjects.
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Dinkar Joshi has edited and translated several books in Gujarati.
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Dinkar Joshi has done extensive study and research on Krishna and Mahatma Gandhi.
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Dinkar Joshi 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.
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Dinkar Joshi's books translated into English are Glimpses Of Indian Culture, An Eternal Journey, Quaid Azam Mohmmad Ali Jinnah, Mahatma Vs Gandhi, Sardar, The Sovereign Saint.
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Dinkar Joshi is conferred with five Gujarat State Sahitya Akademi awards.