Girish Rao Hatwar, popularly known as Jogi, is a

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

writer and journalist. Being one of the Kannada neo-literature writers, he has written short stories, novels and columns in many Kannada periodicals and daily newspapers. He has also written scripts for television serials, lyrics and screen play for movies. A journalist by profession, Jogi is currently a Magazine Editor of

Kannada Prabha ''Kannada Prabha'' is a morning daily jointly owned by Jupiter Capital a company founded by Rajeev Chandrasekhar who is Bharatiya Janata Party’s member of parliament and ''The New Indian Express'' Group, is a major Kannada newspaper in Karna ...

daily.

Early life

Born in an agricultural family in Hosabettu near Suratkal in

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district, Jogi studied in Guruvayankere and

Uppinangadi Uppinangady or Ubar is a town in the Dakshina Kannada district in the state of Karnataka. It is surrounded by the Kumaradhara River on one side and Nethravathi River on the other. When the town's two surrounding rivers rise during the rainy s ...

. Elder brother Hatwar Narayana Rao made name in Karnataka rural folk world by writing

Yakshagana Yakshagaana is a traditional theatre, developed in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Shimoga and western parts of Chikmagalur districts, in the state of Karnataka and in Kasaragod district in Kerala that combines dance, music, dialogue, ...

episodes and as a narrator in ''Thala Maddale''. Jogi, who started writing at the age of 18, completed his B.Com. in Puttur. In 1989, as Girish Rao Hatwar, he came to Bangalore and was transformed as Jogi by the then editor of Kannada Prabha – Y N Krishnamurthy, popularly known as YNK.

Career

Jogi started by writing a column ''Bollywood 'Gha'sip'' in Kannada Prabha. He wrote a column called ''Ravi Kanaddu'' in

Hi Bangalore ''Hai Bangalore'' is a mass circulation weekly Kannada language tabloid published in Bangalore. It was founded by Ravi Belagere along with R. T. Vittalamurthy, MaSuri, & Jogi in 1995 which he published from his Padmanabhanagar office in Benga ...

, a Kannada weekly and later joined as its assistant editor. Jogi worked as editor of a monthly magazine ''Acchari''. Jogi, Janaki, Girish Rao Hatwar, H Girish Rao, Sathyavratha Hosabeettu were some of his pen names and later worked as Associate Magazine Editor in Kannada Prabha. He gained popularity as movie and book reviewer and slowly started writing stories. Later, he started writing novels also. Jogi wrote a series for young adults. Titled as ''Life is beautiful'', six books have been published under this series. His novel '' Ashwatthaman'', which has a film actor as central character, has received positive reviews. Along with journalism and literature activities, Jogi wrote dialogues to Kannada television serials. Jogi wrote the script and dialogue of the movie '' Mouni'', which is based on a novel by

U. R. Ananthamurthy Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (21 December 1932 – 22 August 2014) was an Indian contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language. He was born in Thirtahalli Taluk and is considered one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. In 199 ...

. ''

Kaada Beladingalu ''Kaada Beladingalu'' ( kn, ಕಾಡ ಬೆಳದಿಂಗಳು) is a Kannada language film released in 2007 and directed by B. S. Lingadevaru. The movie is about the impact of urbanization on the old people living in the rural areas. The film ...

'' written by Jogi was adapted as a movie and it bagged

Karnataka State Film Awards 2006-07 Karnataka (; ISO 15919, ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reor ...

in the categories of best social film and best story. Jogi's stories were published in Mayura, Taranga,

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, Sudha,

O Manase ''O Manase'' ''(meaning: O Mind)'' is Indian fortnightly youth magazine published in Kannada language, in Karnataka, India. Journalist Ravi Belagere is the CEO and editor of the magazine. Sister publications *''Hai Bangalore'', a weekly Kannada ...

magazines, as well as

and

Prajavani ''Prajavani'' (Kannada:''Voice of the People'') is a leading Kannada-language broadsheet daily newspaper published in Karnataka, India. Having a readership of over 2.01 million, it is one of the largest circulated newspapers in the state. His ...

newspapers. He also wrote Essays to

Lankesh Patrike ''Lankesh Patrike'' is an Indian vernacular weekly published in Kannada language from Bangalore, Karnataka. The weekly newspaper was started by P. Lankesh in 1980 on the lines of ''Harijan'', a newspaper published by Mahatma Gandhi. The week ...

in the name of H Girish. He used to write book reviews under pseudo names and was also in charge of

Roopatara ''Roopatara'' is a Kannada monthly film magazine, published in Karnataka, India, which has its headquarters in Manipal, Karnataka. Sandhya Pai is the managing editor of the magazine. History Roopatara was launched in April 1977 in Manipal, by ...

being published under Manipal group. As of 2022, he is working as Chief Magazine Editor of Kannada Prabha. Jogi has started a literary group Half Circle in Club House.

Bibliography

Novels

* Nadiya Nenapina Hangu * Yamini * Chitte Hejje Jadu * Hit Wicket * Urmila * Maya Kinnari * Guruvayanakere * Devara Hucchu * Chikkappa * Chaithra Vaishaka Vasantha * Ellanu Maduvudu Hottegagi * VirahadaSankshiptaPadakosha * L * Ashwatthaman

Bengaluru Series

* Bengaluru * Salam Bengaluru * B Capital * Ulida Vivaragalu Labhyavilla * Mahanagara * Puchche

Story collections

* SeeluNalige * Jogi Kathegalu * Kadu Hadiya Kathegalu * Rayabhagada Rahasya Rathri * Jarasandha * Sufi Kathegalu * Katha Samaya * Facebook Dot Com – Manasa Joshi * Nale Baa * Ondanondu Ooralli * 108- Naki Dashakada kathegalu * Kathe Pustaka

Columns

* Bollywood 'Gha'sip * Ravi Kanaddu – Ravi Kandaddu * Janaki column * Jogimane * Roopa Rekhe * Secret Diary * Note Book * Are Belaku * AnkanaGaliAata * MasalaDosege KempuChatney * Sahaja Khushi * Janaki with Love

Inspirational books

* Life is Beautiful * Thande Thayi Devaralla * Devarannu Nambabedi * Preethisuvavarannu Kondubidi * Nanu Badava Nanu Sukhi * I hate my wife * Avaru Ivaru Devaru * Saavu (The art Of dying)

Play

* Vishwamitra Menake Dance MadoduEnakke * SubitreBanna Ba bitre Sunna (NeenasamThirugata 2017)

Variety writings

* M Rangarao (personality) * SadashivaAvara Aida Kathegalu (Edited) * Jogi Reader (Audio collections of Jogi writings – Compiled by Sandhya Rani) * Mathu, Mouna, Dhyana, Vishnuvardhana – A journalist's perception (Sep 2018)

Others

* Halage – Balapa (Lessons for new writers) * Kathe, Chitrakathe, Sambhashane (Along with articles from 18 film directors) * Edited a tributary under the name ''Bahuroopi Karnad'' post Karnad's demise; This is a collection of 37 articles by the who's who of Indian arts and literature

Awards and recognition

# Karnataka State Award for Best Story for Film Kada Beladingalu # Vaddarse Raghuram Shetty Award for Journalism # ''Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize'' for achievements in Kannada Literature, 2021 # Sahithya Rathna # Sahityashri Award, Karnataka Sahitya Academy, 2021

References

External links

Jogi Girish Rao Hatwar, Book Brahma

Jogi, Mylang
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