Vinod Joshi

Vinod Joshi
Vinod Joshi at Gujarati Sahitya Parishad on 4 January 2016
Native name વિનોદ જોશી
Born Vinod Joshi
13-08-1955
Bhoringda, Amreli, Gujarat
Occupation Professor and Head, Department of Gujarati, Maharaja Krushnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar
Language Gujarati
Nationality Indian
Education
  • Master of Arts
  • Ph.D
Period Post Modern Gujarati literature
Genres Geet, Sonnet, long narrative poems in metres
Notable awards
Spouse Vimal (Wife)
Children Aditya (son)
Signature

Vinod Joshi (Gujarati: વિનોદ જોશી) is a renowned post modern Gujarati poet, writer and critic from Gujarat, India[1] who has imbued refreshing rural life images, mainly through portrayal of feminine sentiments in Gujarati literature [2] His significant works include Parantu (1984; collection of poems), Shikhandi (1985; long narrative poem based on Shikhandi, a character from Mahabharata), Radio Natak: Swarup ane Siddhant (1986; Radio Drama: Form and Theory, a Ph.D. awarded abridged theses), Tundil-tundika (1987) : (in a form of padyavarta, a genre of medieval Gujarati literature) and Zalar Vage Zoothadi (1991; collection of poems). He is recipient of the prestigious Jayant Pathak Puraskaar (1985), Critic's award- Sandhaan (1986), Kavishwar Dalpatram Award (2013), Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (2015) amongst many others.[3]

Early life

Vinod Joshi was born on 13 August 1955 in Bhoringda, a village of Amreli district, Gujarat. Hargovinddas Joshi, his father was a learned Sanskrit scholar who studied Vedas, Upanishads and Indian epics and narratives. He served as a Panchayat Mantri in rural Saurashtra. Vinod Joshi is highly influenced by the folkloric Gujarati language that he inherited from his mother, Lilavati Joshi. His family is a native of Botad, Bhavnagar. He got his preschool education from Mohanlal Motichand Balmandir, Gadhada. He took his primary education from the Government School of Turkha, a village of Botad, from 1960 to 1966. He took his secondary school education from N.T.M Government High School, Surendranagar (1967 to 1968); Sarvoday Vidyalaya, Lathidad (1969) and Government High School, Botad (1970). He got his Bachelor of Arts in Gujarati literature from Kavishri Botadkar Arts and Commerce College, Botad in 1975. He completed his Master of Arts from Gujarati Anusnatak Kendra of Saurashtra University, Bhavnagar (1976) and Gujarati Bhasha Sahitya Bhavan of Saurashtra University (1977). He earned Ph.D. in 1980 from Gujarati Bhasha Sahitya Bhavan, Saurashtra University for his research Radio Nataknu Kalaswaroop Ane Gujaratima Teno Vikas (Form Of Radio Drama and Its Development in Gujarati Language) under the guidance of Dr. Ishwarlal R. Dave.

He is married to Vimal Bhatt and they have a son, Aditya.[4]

Career

Vinod Joshi started his career as a Professor of Gujarati literature in 1977 at H.L Patel Arts and Commerce College, Bhayavadar, a town near Upleta. From 1978 to 1987, he served as a professor at Kapadia Mahila Arts College, Bhavnagar . In 1988, he started working (till date) as a Professor and Head of the Gujarati Department at Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhaji Bhavnagar University. He has also served as a Dean of the faculty of arts and as a Vice-Chancellor of the same university. He is former convener (2008 to 2012)of Gujarati language at Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.[4]

Vinod Joshi started writing poetry during his school days. In Std. 11, he explored the Sanskrit metres like Mandakranta, Shikharini and Shardulvikridit and ventured into the metrical form. It was in 1973, when his poem was published for the first time in Kumar, a well-known Gujarati periodical. Subsequently, his poems got published in other Gujarati periodicals like Kavilok, Kavita, Shabdasrishti, Parab, Navneet Samarpan. Buddhiprakaash, Etad, etc[5]

Works

Poetry

Parantu, his first anthology of poems, was published in 1984 by Kavilok Trust, followed by Shikhandi (1985). Shikhandi, a long narrative poem is composed in Sanskrit prosody. Shikhandi dealt with the psyche of Shikhandi and Bhishma, characters from Mahabharata. Tundil-tundika (1987) a long narrative poem of Vinod Joshi, is a reinterpretation of medieval form padyavaarta of Gujarati in a modern style. Zalar Vage Zoothadi (1991) is his most loved and sought after collection of poems. His selected poems have been compiled as Kunchi Aapo, Baaijee! by Manilal H. Patel, a well known Gujarati author.[6] Vinod Joshi is critically acclaimed in Gujarati literature for the elegant female sensibility in the sounds, rhymes and rhythms of his songs. In the poems of Vinod Joshi, one can perceive intense femininity, solitude, social status and indefinable individuality through images of everyday reality and objects.[7]

Criticism

Compilation

Fiction

Recognition

Vinod Joshi has been awarded Kavishwar Dalpatram Award in 2013 and Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar by Gujarat Sahitya Akadamy of the year 2015. His book on criticism, Nivesh, was awarded by Ramanlal Joshi Prize (1994) instituted by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He is recipient of first Girnaar Sahitya Shiromani Puraskaar (2012) awarded by Doordarshan, Ahmedabad, He is also a recipient of Umashankar Joshi Award (1986) Jayant Pathak Poetry Award (1984) Critics Award (1986), Zaverchand Meghani Award (2011), Ramanlal Joshi Prize (1996) Rashtriya Kalakendra Appreciation Award (2014), Kala ratna award by Gujarat Kala Pratishthan (2016), etc.[6]

Vinod Joshi has visited many countries like China, U.S.A., Canada, Thailand, Kenya, Mauritius, U.A.E. etc on invitation to recite his poems and deliver lectures pertaining to literature. He has recited his poems in different parts of India and has participated in hundreds of seminars and conferences of literature as a speaker, scholar, and chair person at various universities and institutions. He is a well known public speaker as well as a scholar with high merit.

His poems have been composed and sung in a big quantum by light vocal music composers and singers. He is the most favorite poet of his generation.

References

  1. ↑ "M K Bhavnagar University Official Website". M K Bhavnagar University Official Website. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Muse India". Welcome to Muse India. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Pro.Dr. Vinod Joshi Got Gaurav Award to the Sahitya Akademi- m.divyabhaskar.co.in". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  4. 1 2 Shukla, Kirit (2008). Gujarati Sahityakar Parichaykosh. Gandhinagar: Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. p. 138. ISBN 9789383317028.
  5. ↑ Joshi, Vinod (December 2011). Trivedi, Harshad, ed. "Mari Kavita Yatra". Shabdasrishti (Gandhinagar: Gujarat Sahitya Akademi). ISSN 2319-3220.
  6. 1 2 3 Brahmbhatt, Prasad (2014). History of Modern Gujarati Literature (Modern & Post Modern Era. Ahmedabad: Parshva Publication. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.
  7. ↑ Jhaveri, Dileep (April 2014). "Dileep Jhaveri: "Beckoning to the Woods"". Muse India. ISSN 0975-1815. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
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