Anil Joshi (poet)

Anil R. Joshi
Joshi in 2005
Born
Anil Ramanath Joshi

(1940-07-28)28 July 1940
Gondal, Gondal State, British India
Died26 February 2025(2025-02-26) (aged 84)
Mumbai, India
OccupationPoet, essayist
LanguageGujarati
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster of Arts
Alma materGujarat University
PeriodModern Gujarati literature
GenresGeet, Free Verse, Ghazal, Essay
Literary movementRe Math
Years active1961–2025
Notable works
  • Kadach (1970)
  • Barafna Pankhi (1981)
  • Statue (1988)
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award (1990)
Spouse
Bharati Joshi
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(m. 1975)​
ChildrenSanket (son)
Rachna (daughter)
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Anil Ramanath Joshi (28 July 1940 – 26 February 2025) was an Indian Gujarati-language poet and essayist from Gujarat. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati in 1990 for his essay collection Statue (1988). His significant works include Kadach (1970; Collection of poems), Barafna Pankhi (1981; Collection of poems) and Pavan Ni Vyaspithe (1988; Collection of Essay).

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