Chintaman Vinayak Joshi

Joshi was born in Pune. After finishing his high school education in 1909 at Pune's Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya, he received a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Fergusson College in 1913 and a master's degree in Pali and English literature from Mumbai University two years later. During 1915-1919, Joshi taught in a high school, first, in Umaravati and then in Ratnagiri. in 1920, he joined a college in Baroda as a professor of Pali, English, and Marathi literature. For some years since 1928, he also worked part-time as a Director of Archives for the then princely state of Baroda. After retirement from the professorial work, he moved to Pune. ==Literary work==

Besides many collections of his humorous stories, Joshi wrote biographies, children's books, historical articles, and some other highly scholarly works. His serious works include: • Manual of Pali (in English) • Jatakatil Nivadak Goshti (जातकातील निवडक गोष्टी) • 'Buddha Sampradaya (बुद्ध संप्रदाय) • Shikawan (शिकवण) • Adich Hajar Warshampurvicha Samaj (अडीच हजार वर्षांपूर्वीचा समाज) • Ingraji Shishtachar (इंग्रजी शिष्टाचार) • Samshayache Jale (संशयाचे जाळे) Joshi's humorous works include: • चिमणरावाचे च-हाट • आणखी चिमणराव • तिसर्यांदा चिमणराव • चौथे चिमणराव • गुंड्याभाऊ • मोरू आणि मैना • विनोद चिंतामणी • वायफळाचा मळा • एरंडाचे गुर्‍हाळ • ओसाडवाडीचे देव • चार दिवस सुनेचे • ना मारो पिचकारी • घरबशे पळपुटे • पाल्हाळ • मेषपात्रे • रहाटगाडगे • लंकावैभव • हापूस पायरी • संचार • बोरीबाभळी • स्टेशनमास्तर • आरसा • संचार • आमचा पण गाव • सोळा आणे Published books • Jatakatil Nivadak Goshti, 1930 • Shakyamuni Gautam, 1935 • Erandache Gurhal, 1932 • Chimanravanche Charhat, 1933 • Vayphalacha Mala, 1936 • Aankhi Chimanrav, 1944 • Osadvadiche Dev, 1946 • Gundyabhau, 1947 • Lankavaibhav, 1947 • Rahatgadagan, 1955 • Hasyachintamani, 1961 • Boribhabali, 1962 • Buddhasampraday v shikvan, 1963 ==References==