Vaman Malhar Joshi (January 21, 1882 – July 20, 1943) was a

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writer from

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Early life

Joshi was born in a

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family on January 21, 1882 in the town of Tale in the

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region of Maharashtra. After finishing his high school education in 1900, he studied at Deccan College in

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to receive his bachelor's and master's degrees in Philosophy in 1904 and 1906, respectively.

Career

Joshi served thereafter for a few years as a teacher in a nationalistic high school. (India was under

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in those times.) beginning in 1908, he also served as the editor of a nationalistic monthly ''Wishwa Wrutta'' (विश्ववृत्त). Soon after 1908, British authorities imposed a three-year imprisonment with hard labor on him for the “crime" of publishing in ''Wishwa Wrutta'' some "inflammatory" articles suggesting overthrow of the British rule. After release from the prison, Joshi worked for two years as the editor of

Lokamanya Tilak Bal Gangadhar Tilak (; born Keshav Gangadhar Tilak (pronunciation: eʃəʋ ɡəŋɡaːd̪ʱəɾ ʈiɭək; 23 July 1856 – 1 August 1920), endeared as Lokmanya (IAST: ''Lokmānya''), was an Indian nationalist, teacher, and an independence a ...

's daily '' Kesari'' (केसरी). In 1918, he joined the teaching staff of the

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which

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had founded two years earlier, (first as a women's college). He taught philosophy, psychology, and English and Marathi literature at the university. Later he became the principal of the university. Joshi presided over

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held at

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in 1930.

Literary work

* ''Ragini'' (रागिणी) (1914) * ''Ashramharini'' (आश्रमहरिणी) (1916) * ''Nalini'' (नलिनी) (1920) * ''Indu Kale Va Sarala Bhole'' (इंदु काळे व सरला भोळे) (1934) * ''Sushilecha Dev'' (सुशीलेचा देव) * ''Smruti-Lahari'' (स्मृति-लहरी) * ''Neeti-Shastra-Pravesh'' (नीतिशास्त्रप्रवेश)

Biographies

* ''Waman Malhar Joshi'' (Book by Govind Malhar Kulkarni) * ''Va. Ma. Joshi Sahitya-Darshan'' (Book edited by

Waman Lakshman Kulkarni Waman Lakshman Kulkarni (वामन लक्ष्मण कुलकर्णी; 6 April 1911 – 25 December 1991) was an Indian Marathi literary critic from Maharashtra. Kulkarni served from 1959 to 1979 as the head of the department of ...

and Govind Malhar Kulkarni) * Vaman joshi *Vaman Malhar Joshi : Vyakti-Vichar by Vishṇu Sakhārāma Khāṇḍekara

References

Bibliography

* * Joshi, Vaman Malhar 1882 births 1943 deaths Presidents of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan Writers in British India {{India-writer-stub