Chintaman Vinayak Joshi

Chintaman Vinayak Joshi (Devanagari: चिंतामण विनायक जोशी) (1892–1963) was a Marathi humorist and a researcher in Pali literature. He hailed from Maharashtra, India.

Early life and career

Joshi was born on January 19, 1892 in Pune. After finishing his high school education in 1909 at Pune's Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya, he received a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Fergusson College in 1913 and a master's degree in Pali and English literature from Mumbai University two years later.

During 1915-1919, Joshi taught in a high school, first, in Umaravati and then in Ratnagiri. in 1920, he joined a college in Baroda as a professor of Pali, English, and Marathi literature. For some years since 1928, he also worked part-time as a Director of Archives for the then princely state of Baroda. After retirement from the professorial work, he moved to Pune.

Literary work

Besides many collections of his humorous stories, Joshi wrote biographies, children's books, historical articles, and some other highly scholarly works.

His serious works include:

Joshi's humorous works include:


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