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Vinod Joshi

ヴィノド・ジョシ

Vinod Joshi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1955-08-13 （Bhoringda, Amreli district, Bombay State, India）
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Gujarati

Career

Occupations
Professor, Poet, Writer, Literary critic
Active Years
1977-
Affiliations
H.L. Patel Arts and Commerce College, Bhayavadar, Kapadia Mahila Arts College, Bhavnagar, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University (Professor, Head of Gujarati Department, Dean), Sahitya Akademi (New Delhi) — Convener for Gujarati

Education

Kavishri Botadkar Arts and Commerce College, Botad
Gujarati literature
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Period: 1972–1975
Year of Graduation: 1975
Country: India
Saurashtra University, Gujarati Postgraduate Centre, Bhavnagar
Gujarati Language and Literature Department
Degree: Master of Arts
Period: 1975–1976
Year of Graduation: 1976
Country: India
Saurashtra University, Gujarati Bhasha Sahitya Bhavan
Gujarati Language and Literature Department
Degree: Ph.D.
Period: 1977–1980
Year of Graduation: 1980
Country: India
Ph.D. thesis: Radio Nataknu Kalaswaroop Ane Gujaratima Teno Vikas (The Art of Radio Drama and its Development in the Gujarati Language)

Awards

Jayant Pathak Award
1984
Result: 受賞
Critics' Award
1986
Result: 受賞
Kavishwar Dalpatram Award
2013
Organization: Kavishwar Dalpatram Award committee
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar
2015
Organization: Gujarat Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Narsinh Mehta Award
2018
Result: 受賞
Kalapi Award
2018
Organization: Indian National Theatre (INT)
Result: 受賞
Darshak Sahitya Sanman
2021
Organization: Manubhai Pancholi 'Darshak' literature committee
Result: 受賞
Narmad Suvarna Chandrak
2022
Work: Sairandhri
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
2023
Work: Sairandhri
Organization: Sahitya Akademi (New Delhi)
Result: 受賞
Ramanlal Joshi Prize
1994
Work: Nivesh
Organization: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Result: 受賞
Girnar Sahitya Shiromani Puraskar
2012
Organization: Doordarshan
Result: 受賞
Umashankar Joshi Award
1986
Result: 受賞
Zaverchand Meghani Award
2011
Result: 受賞
Rashtriya Kalakendra Appreciation Award
2014
Result: 受賞
Kala Ratna Award (Gujarat Kala Pratishthan)
2016
Organization: Gujarat Kala Pratishthan
Result: 受賞
Samarpan Sanman
2018
Work: Sairandhri
Organization: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Educational Trust
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Parantu

1984 Poetry (Geet / lyric poetry)

Joshi's first anthology of poems, noted for its artistic use of language subtleties and significant contribution to modern Gujarati poetry.

Feminine sensibilityEveryday imageryRural life

Shikhandi

1985 Long narrative poem (narrative poetry)

A long narrative poem based on the Mahabharata character Shikhandi, composed according to Sanskrit prosody and exploring character psyches.

MahabharataIdentityClassical prosody

Tundil-tundika

1987 Long poem (reinterpretation of padyavarta)

A reinterpretation of the medieval Gujarati padyavarta form in a modern poetic context.

Tradition and modernityNarrative poetry

Zalar Vage Zoothadi

1991 Poetry collection

A critically acclaimed collection of poems noted for delicate depictions of everyday objects and emotions.

SolitudeFemininitySocial status

Sairandhri

2018 Prabandha poem (long narrative poem)

A metrical prabandha poem in seven cantos and 49 chapters (~1800 lines) based on Draupadi from the Mahabharata, using classical meters to depict a woman's inner world.

Draupadi's perspectiveRomantic sentiment (Sringara)Inner life of women

Radio Natak: Swarup ane Siddhant (Radio Drama: Form and Theory)

1986 Criticism / Academic (abridged Ph.D. thesis)

A scholarly study on the form and theory of radio drama, published as an abridged version of his Ph.D. thesis.

Radio dramaDramatic formMedia studies

Bibliography

  • Parantu
  • Shikhandi
  • Tundil-tundika
  • Zalar Vage Zoothadi
  • Sairandhri
  • Radio Natak: Swarup ane Siddhant
  • Sonnet
  • Abhipret
  • Amrut Ghayal: Vyaktimatta ane Vangmay
  • Udgreev
  • Nivesh
  • Kavyachayan
  • Morpichchha

Style & Themes

Literary Style
LyricalProsody-focused (application of Sanskrit meters)Figurative language and musicality
Recurring Motifs
Feminine sensibilitySolitudeEveryday objectsRural life

Legacy

One of the leading contemporary Gujarati poets and critics, valued for blending classical prosody with modern sensibility; recipient of multiple major literary awards.

Academic Societies

  • Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
  • Gujarat Sahitya Akademi

Trivia

  • A voice recording of him reciting a poem at the Gujarat Literature Festival 2016 exists.
  • Long-serving professor and head of the Gujarati department at Saurashtra / Bhavnagar University, known as an educator.
  • Served as convener for Gujarati at the Sahitya Akademi (2008–2012, 2018–2022).