Shekhar Joshi
| Shekhar Joshi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September , 1939 Ojiyagaon, Almora, India |
| Occupation | Novelist, Poet |
| Notable works | Dajyu,Kosi Ka Ghatwar |
Shekhar Joshi (born September, 1939) is a Hindi author, who is also known for his insight into the culture, traditions and lifestyles of people of Uttarakhand. With Shailesh Matiyani, he created a composite image of ethos of Kumaon. His best-known works are Dajyu (Big Brother) and Kosi Ka Ghatwar (The Miller of Kosi). Along with Sumitranandan Pant, he is considered to be the most influential writer of Uttaranchal. His story Dajyu (the big brother) is considered to be in league with the work of Tolstoy, O.Henry, Chekhov, Premchand and other great literary figures. He writing has the particular innocence associated with the mountain people of Nepal and Uttarakhand and critics have praised him continuously for being the most authentic author to portray the culture of Kumaun and Himalayan mountains. In a poll conducted by BBC at the start of 20th century, his seminal work Dajyu (big brother) beat works of Gorky, Premchand, O.Henry, Saki, Murakami, Tolstoy, Roald Dahl, Garcia Marquez and hundred of other literal giants to be voted as the greatest story on family and relationships.
Biography
Shekhar Joshi was born in September 1932 in the village of Ojiyagaon, Almora district, Uttarakhand. His family were farmers and he received his early education at Dehradun and Ajmer. While studying in intermediate school, he was selected for entry to the Defense Institute of E.M.I. He worked there from 1955 to 1986, when he resigned to take up full-time writing.
His acclaimed story, Dajyu has been made into a children’s film by the Children's Film Society of India. Kosi Ka Ghatwar and many other stories have been translated into English, Russian, Czech, Polish and Japanese[1]
Bibliography
- 10 Pratinidhi Kahaniyan (Hindi), ISBN 978-81-267-0314-2.
- Naurangi Bimar Hai Rajkamal Publications.
- The Miller of Kosi Modern Hindi Short Stories; translated by Jai Ratan. New Delhi, Srishti, 2003, Chapter 5. ISBN 81-88575-18-6.
- Bachche Ka Sapna 2004 (Hindi). ISBN 81-86209-44-1.
- Dangri Vale 1998.
- Mera Pahar
- "Big Brother" (Dajyu), Andersen 1994.