24 Facts About Vinod Joshi

Vinod Joshi was born on 13 August 1955 and is an Indian poet, writer and literary critic in Gujarati language from Gujarat, India.

Vinod Joshi is the recipient of the Jayant Pathak Puraskar, Critic's award, Kavishwar Dalpatram Award, Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar, Narsinh Mehta Award, Kalapi Award, Darshak Sahitya Sanman Award, Narmad Suvarna Chandrak and Sahitya Akademi Award.

Vinod Joshi was born on 13 August 1955 in Bhoringda, a village of Amreli district of Gujarat state.

Vinod Joshi's father, Hargovinddas Joshi, was a Sanskrit scholar, and served as a Panchayat Mantri in rural Saurashtra.

Vinod Joshi completed his preschool education at Mohanlal Motichand Balmandir, Gadhada.

Vinod Joshi completed his primary education at the Government School of Turkha, a village in Botad district, from 1960 to 1966.

Vinod Joshi earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Gujarati literature at the Kavishri Botadkar Arts and Commerce College, Botad, in 1975.

Vinod Joshi completed his Master of Arts at the Gujarati Anusnatak Kendra at Saurashtra University, Bhavnagar, and the Gujarati Bhasha Sahitya Bhavan at Saurashtra University.

Vinod Joshi is married to Vimal Joshi, and they have a son, Aditya.

Vinod Joshi served as a professor and Head of the Gujarati Department at Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University from 1988 to 2017.

Vinod Joshi has served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Vice-Chancellor of the same university.

Vinod Joshi was convener of Gujarati language at Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi from 2008 to 2012, and has again been appointed convener at the same national institution for 2018 to 2022.

Vinod Joshi's poetry was first published in 1973 in Kumar, a Gujarati language magazine.

Vinod Joshi's poems have subsequently been published in other Gujarati periodicals, including Kavilok, Kavita, Shabdasrishti, Parab, Navneet Samarpan, Buddhiprakash, and Etad.

Vinod Joshi's poetry is infused with images of rural life, mainly through the portrayal of feminine sentiments in Gujarati literature.

Vinod Joshi is critically acclaimed in Gujarati literature for the elegant female sensibility in the sounds, rhymes and rhythms of his Geets.

Zalar Vage Zoothadi is Vinod Joshi's critically acclaimed collection of poems.

Vinod Joshi was awarded the Kavishwar Dalpatram Award in 2013, and was awarded the Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar by the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi in 2015.

Vinod Joshi has received the Umashankar Joshi Award, the Jayant Pathak Poetry Award, the Critics Award, the Zaverchand Meghani Award, the Rashtriya Kalakendra Appreciation Award, and the Kala Ratna Award from the Gujarat Kala Pratishthan.

Vinod Joshi was awarded the Narsinh Mehta Award in 2018 for his contribution to Gujarati poetry.

Vinod Joshi was awarded the Samarpan Sanman by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Educational Trust for his Prabandh-Kavya Sairandhree, and the Kalapi Award by the Indian National Theatre for his contribution to Gujarati poetry.

Vinod Joshi is awarded by the Gujarat Sahitya Academy for Sairandhri and Nirvivaad for the best books of poetry and criticism of 2018.

Vinod Joshi is felicitated with Manubhai Pancholi 'Darshak' Sahitya Samman-2021.

Vinod Joshi received the 2023 Sahitya Akademi Award for the same book.