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{{Short description|Gujarati language writer from India}}
{{for|Indian chemical engineer|Yogesh M. Joshi}}
{{Infobox writer 
| name = Yogesh Joshi
| image =
| caption =
| native_name = યોગેશ ભાનુપ્રસાદ જોશી
| native_name_lang = guj
| birth_name = Yogesh Bhanuprasad Joshi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|7|3}}
| birth_place = [[Mahesana]], [[Gujarat]]
| occupation = poet, short story writer, novelist, editor
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| nationality = Indian
| education = Master of Science
| alma_mater =[[Gujarat University]]
| period = Postmodern [[Gujarati literature]]
| genres = [[Short Story]], [[Novel]], [[Free verse]], [[Ghazal]]
| movement =
| notableworks =
* ''Avaajnu Ajavalu (1984)
* ''Samudi'' (1984)
* ''Motiba'' (1998)
* ''Adhakhuli Baari'' (2001)
| spouse = Rashmi Joshi (1981 - present)
| children =
| awards = * [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] (1998)
* [[Ushnas Prize]] (2006-07)
| signature = Author Yogesh Joshi Autograph1.svg
| years_active = 1968 - present
}}

'''Yogesh Joshi''' ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]: યોગેશ જોશી) is a [[Gujarati language]] [[poet]], [[short story writer]], [[novelist]], and [[editor]] from [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref name="Welcome to Muse India">{{cite web | title=Welcome to Muse India | website=Welcome to Muse India | url=http://www.museindia.com/viewarticle.asp?myr=2007&issid=11&id=525 | access-date=2016-05-02}}</ref> He is an editor of Parab, a publication of [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]. His significant works includes ''Avaajnu Ajavalu'' (1984; Collection of poems), ''Samudi'' (1984; Novel), ''Motiba'' (1998; Biography) and ''Adhakhuli Baari'' (2001; Collection of Short stories). He was awarded the [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] award for his book ''Motiba''.<ref name= "yj">{{cite book |last=Shukla |first=Kirit |date=2008 |title=Gujarati Sahityakar Parichaykosh |location=Gandhinagar |publisher= Gujarat Sahitya Akademi |page=134 |isbn=9789383317028 }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Joshi was born on 3 July 1955 in [[Mahesana]], [[Gujarat]] to Bhanuprasad Joshi and Anilabahen Joshi. He completed his schooling from G.D. High School [[Visnagar]] in 1971. He received his [[Bachelor of Science|B. Sc.]] from M.N. College, Visnagar in 1974 and [[Master of Science|M. Sc.]] in Physics from the School of Sciences, [[Gujarat University]] in 1976.<ref name="AGSI">{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ|last=Brahmabhatt|first=Prasad|publisher=Parshwa Publication|year=2010|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7|location=Ahmedabad|pages=217–220|language=gu|trans-title=History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era}}</ref>

Joshi married Rashmi on 22 January 1981. His son, Maulik, was born in 1981, and his daughter, Kruti, was born in 1984. He currently lives in [[Ahmedabad]].<ref name= "yj"/>

== Career ==
Joshi started his career as a junior engineer at the [[Department of Telecommunications]], [[Government of India]] in 1979. In 2000, he joined [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]] and served there until 2015 as a sub-divisional and divisional engineer and then deputy general manager.<ref name="AGSI"/>

Joshi started to write poems during his school days. During college he ventured in to other genres of literature such as [[drama]] and [[short story]]. In 1976, his writing was published for the first time in ''Bhumika'', a Gujarati literary magazine edited by Aniruddh Brahmbhatt which was later published as ''Kimapi''. Since 2002, he has served as an editor of ''Parab'', a publication of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.<ref name= "yj"/><ref name="AGSI"/>

== Works ==
''Avaajnu Ajavalu'', his first anthology of poems, was published in 1984, followed by ''Tejna Chaas'' (1991). His first novel ''Samudi'' was published in 1984, followed by ''Jivtar'' (1987), ''Nahitar'' (1991), ''Aarpaar'' (1992), ''Vaastu'' (2001) and ''Bhina Pagla'' (2004). ''Hajiye Ketlun Door?'' (1993) and ''Adhakhuli Baari'' (2001) are his short stories collection while ''Motiba'' was a biography. His collection of essays was published as ''Antahpur'' in 2002. His selected short stories have been compiled as ''Yogesh Joshi Ni Shreshtha Vartao'' by [[Harsh Brahmbhatt]] and Urmila Thakar in 2008.<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name="jy">{{cite book |last=Patel |first=Bhikhabhai |date=2013 |title= યોગેશ જોશીની સાહિત્યસૃષ્ટિ (Literary contribution of Yogesh Joshi) |location=Ahmedabad |publisher= Parshva Publication |isbn= 978-93-82869-53-5}}</ref> ''Mrutyuni Samipe'' (1987) and ''Patangni Pankhe'' (1989) are his translations.<ref name="AGSI"/>

=== Children's works<ref name="AGSI"/> ===
* ''Patangni Pankhe'' (1989)
* ''Kesoodano Rang'' (1990)
* ''Rasaprad Bodhkathao'' (2001; Vol. 4 to 6)
* ''Ramayan Na Amar Patro'' (2002; Vol. 1 to 4)
* ''Mahabharat Na Amar Patro'' (2002; Vol. 1 to 5)
* ''Panchatantra'' (2002; Vol. 1 to 5)
* ''Hitopadesh'' (2002; Vol. 1 to 5)
* ''Isapniti'' (2002; Vol. 1 to 5)
* ''Tenaliram'' (2003; Vol. 1 to 6)
* ''Mulla Nasruddin'' (2003; Vol. 1 to 5)
* ''Vikram-Vetal'' (2004; Vol. 1 to 5)
* ''Sinhasan Batrisi'' (2005; Vol. 1 to 5)

=== Compilations<ref name="AGSI"/> ===
* ''Gurjar Adyatan Kavyasanchay'' (1998; with [[Chandrakant Sheth]] and Shraddha Trivedi)
* ''Gurjar Geetsanchay'' (1998; with Chandrakant Sheth and Shraddha Trivedi)
* ''Gurjar Pranay Kavyasanchay'' (1998; with Chandrakant Sheth and Shraddha Trivedi)
* ''Gurjar Ghazalsanchay'' (1998; with Chandrakant Sheth)
* ''Gujarati Navlikachayan : 1999'' (2001; selected short stories published during the year)
* ''Vismi Sadini Gujarati Kavyamudra'' (2007; with Chandrakant Sheth, [[Harsh Brahmbhatt]] and Urmila Thakar)

== Recognition ==
He won [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] (1998) for his book ''Motiba''.<ref name="AGSI"/> His short story collections ''Hajiye Ketlun Door'' (1993) and ''Adhakhuli Baari'' (2001) have been awarded by [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]]. He won the Govardhanram Tripathi Prize, Ghanshyamdas Saraf Sahitya Puraskar and Gujarat Sahitya Akademi Best Book Prize for his novel ''Vaastu''. ''Vaastu'' was also awarded the Priyakant Parikh Prize of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad in 2001. His essay collection ''Antahpur'' (2002) was awarded by Kalagurjari Sanstha, [[Mumbai]]. His work ''Jesalmer'' (series of poems) was awarded the [[Ushnas Prize]] (2006–07). He is also a recipient of [[Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak]] (1999).<ref name= "yj"/><ref name="AGSI"/>

==See also==
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]

== References ==
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