Gaurishankar govardhandas joshi biography sample

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Gaurishankar Govardhandas Joshi, better known by his pen name Dhumaketu, was a prolific writer, who is considered one of the pioneers of the Gujarati short story.

Background

Gaurishankar Goverdhandas Joshi was the third son of Goverdhanram Joshi. He was born on 12 December 1892 at Virpur, a place near Rajkot and Gondal in Gujarat State.

Career

He published twenty-four collections of short stories, as well as thirty-two novels on social and historical subjects, and plays and travelogues. Gaurishankar served at Virpur School drawing a salary of four per month. During this period he was asked to read biographies, historical novels et cetera before Khatijabibi, who was the wife of Ishan.

This habit made Guarishankar to take deep interest in literature.

In 1908, he went to Bilkha a place close to Junagadh. There was Nathuram Sharma"s Ashram in Bilkha.

lieutenant had a library with a large collection of books He took full advantage of it and graduated with Sanskrit and English in 1920.

He served as a clerk at Gondal in railway for a year.

In 1923, he left the government job and went to Ahmedabad and started teaching at the private school run by Ambalal Sarabhai (Father of Vikram Sarabhai). During this period his literary activities blossomed. His pen name "DHUMKETU" (Nome – de – plume) became well known in Gujarati literature.

He wrote 492 short stories.

A collection of his short stories with the title "TANKHA" was published in 1926. These four volumes of "TANKHA" were a mile-stone in Gujarati literature.

Dhumketu was a pioneer in short stories. His literary work inspired a new generation of writers.

Achievements

• In 1935, he was awarded Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, the highest award in Gujarati literature, which he refused to accept. He received Narmad Suvarna Chandrak for literary activities. He served

About the Author

Dhumketu is the pen name of Gourishankar Govardhandas Joshi. He is a creative writer and one of the pioneer writers of Gujrati stories. He wrote stories based on historical and social subjects. He also wrote plays and travelogues. 

Theme

The theme of this story is about human emotions. A father, Ali, who waited for a letter from his beloved daughter was mocked by everyone at the post office. Ali is the protagonist of the story.  One day the postmaster who once laughed at Ali faced a similar kind of emotion when his daughter fell sick in some other city and he was desperately waiting for a letter from her. He then realized the pain that Ali went through and empathized with him. It is very sad that many times we overlook or ignore the feelings of others and treat them indifferently.

Summary of Letter Class 10 English

The coachman Ali dressed in torn clothes, that barely covered his body walked all through the town every day for five years. He would keep tightening his clothes to guard his body against the bitter cold outside. Every day, early morning he trudged with his walking stick towards the post office quietly and squatted on the veranda of the post office. He always sat on the same spot and observed the clerk inside the room, separating the letters by calling out names. He called out names after names and read out the addresses written on the letters. He then flung them to the postman who waited to put them in his bag for delivery.  Ali waited patiently outside to hear his name called out. In that course of action, one day, Ali suddenly heard his name being called. He got up and looked at the sky with gratitude to his God. He went inside and told the clerk that he heard his name being called but the clerk retorted. He said there was no letter for him. The clerk told the postmaster that Ali was mad and he troubled everyone in the post office. Disappointed, Ali went and sat on the bench, which he had been doing for the past

Indian writer (1892–1965)

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Gaurishankar Govardhandas Joshi (1892–1965), better known by his pen name Dhumaketu, was an Indian Gujarati-language writer, who is considered one of the pioneers of the Gujarati short story. He published twenty-four collections of short stories, as well as thirty-two novels on social and historical subjects, and plays and travelogues. His writing is characterised by a dramatic style, romanticism and powerful depiction of human emotions.

Early life

Gaurishankar was the third son of Govardhanram Joshi and was a Baj Khedawal Brahmin by birth. He was born on 12 December 1892 at Virpur, a place near Rajkot and Gondal (now in Gujarat, India). Gaurishankar served at Virpur School drawing a salary of four Rupees per month. During this period he was asked to read biographies, historical novels etc. before Khatijabibi, who was the wife of Ishan. This habit made Guarishankar take a deep interest in literature. He has also written famous English poems, chapters including The Letter which is still popular.

In 1908, he went to Bilkha, a place close to Junagadh. He married Kashiben, the daughter of Gaurishankar Bhatt. There was Nathuram Sharma's Ashram in Bilkha. It had a large library which helped him graduate with Sanskrit and English in 1920. He served as a clerk at Gondal in railway for a year. In 1923, he left the government job and went to Ahmedabad and started teaching at the private school run by Ambalal Sarabhai, father of Vikram Sarabhai. During this period his literary activities blossomed. His pen name Dhumketu (Nom – de – plume) became well known in Gujarati literature. He died on 11 March 1965.

Works

He is considered one of the pioneers of the Gujarati short story. He wrote 492 short stories. A collection of his short stories with the title Tankha was publ