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23 Facts About Ramanlal Joshi

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Ramanlal Jethalal Joshi was Gujarati language literary critic and editor from India.

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Ramanlal Joshi studied and later taught at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad.

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Ramanlal Joshi edited, authored and published criticism in more than forty-two books.

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Ramanlal Joshi was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award in 1984.

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Ramanlal Joshi completed primary education from Vadnagar, and secondary education from Pilvai in north Gujarat.

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Ramanlal Joshi completed Bachelor of Arts in Gujarati and Sanskrit in 1950 from Vadodara and Master of Arts in same subjects in 1954 from the University of Bombay.

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Ramanlal Joshi was a research fellow at School of Languages, Gujarat University from 1954 to 1959.

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Ramanlal Joshi taught at GLS Arts College from 1959 to 1962.

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Ramanlal Joshi completed PhD under Umashankar Joshi in 1962 from Gujarat University.

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Ramanlal Joshi joined the School of Languages in Gujarat University and served as a professor from 1962 to 1968, as a reader from 1969 to 1979, a lecturer of Gujarati from 1979.

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Ramanlal Joshi later served as the director of College Development Council of Gujarat University.

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Ramanlal Joshi served as the chairman of the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi from 1986 to 1987.

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Ramanlal Joshi served as the vice president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 1984 to 1988.

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Ramanlal Joshi was a member of General Council of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi from 1983 to 1987.

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Ramanlal Joshi was the Emeritus Fellow of University Grant Commission from 1988 to 1998.

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Ramanlal Joshi was adviser of Gujarati for Encyclopedia of Indian Literature.

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Ramanlal Joshi was a founder editor of literary magazine, Uddesh from August 1990.

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Ramanlal Joshi coedited Akhegeeta and Akha na Kavyo, the collection of poetry by medieval poet, Akho.

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Ramanlal Joshi coedited Kavyasanchay-3, Uttamlal ni Gadyasiddhi, Govardhan Pratibha, Phool Zare Gulmahor, Gurushishya Samvad, Sundaramna Kavyoi, Jyotirekha, Sundaramni Pratinidhi Vartao.

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Ramanlal Joshi edited Gujarati Granthkar Shreni, a short biographical series on Gujarati litterateurs published by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, from 1976 to his death in 2006.

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Ramanlal Joshi was awarded Sahitya Akademi award in 1984 for his work on process of criticism, Vivechanni Prakriya.

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Ramanlal Joshi received Anantrai Raval Criticism Award in 1993 for his contribution in field of criticism.

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Ramanlal Joshi was awarded Gujarat Sahitya Akademi's Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar in 2001.