Shrikrishna Janardan Joshi
Indian writer
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| Intro | Indian writer | |
| Places | India | |
| was | Writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 1915 | |
| Death | 1989 (aged 74 years) |
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Shrikrishna Janardan Joshi (1915–1989) was a Marathi novelist from Maharashtra, India.
In his writings, he harshly depicted Pune, where he lived, as a hub of Brahmin orthodoxy,. He wrote several novels, short stories, and essays, including award-winning novel Anandi Gopal, which is a fictional account of the life of Anandi Gopal Joshi. The novel was later adapted into an award-winning play Anandi Gopal.
He also authored a biography of R. D. Karve titled ' Raghunathachi Bakhar '.