G. B. Joshi

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Govindacharya Bhimacharya Joshi
Born(1904-09-29)29 September 1904[1]
Hombal, Gadag district
Died25 December 1993(1993-12-25) (aged 89)[1]
Pen nameJadabharata, Anamadheya [1]
Occupation
  • Playwright
  • publisher
  • producer of playwrights
NationalityIndian
Period1950s
GenrePlay (theatre)
Notable awards

Govindacharya Bhimacharya Joshi was a Kannada playwright in the 1950s. He was born in Hombal village in Gadag district of Karnataka state in 1904. He established a theatre group named Vasudeva Vinodini Natya Samsthe at Bagalkot and another theatre group named Kalopasaka Mandali in Dharwad in 1954. He was also a founder publisher of Manohara Granthamala which has published the works of Jnanapeetha awardee D.R. Bendre, V.K. Gokak, Shivaram Karanth, A.N. Krishna Rao, Shankar Mokashi Punekar, N. Kasturi, R. S. Mugali, Keertinath Kurtakoti, Chandrashekhara Kambara, Girish Karnad, V. Sitaramaiah and several others.[2][3]

Notable works[]

Playwrights

  • Aa Ooru Ee Ooru
  • Kadadida Neeru
  • Mooka Bali
  • Nane Bijjala
  • Nakrasheela [1]
  • Parimaladavaru
  • Sattavara Neralu directed by B.V. Karanth in 1974 [2]

Novels

  • Aa Ooru Ee Ooru
  • Dharmasere (1934)
  • Mooka Bali (1956)
  • Neeru [1]

Awards[]

He received the Padma Shri award in 1986[3] and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1989 for his contribution to theatre. Also, Karnataka Government has honoured him in 1983 and 1986 for his varied services to Kannada literature and culture.[2]

Recognition[]

A symposium was conducted under the auspices of KVVS and Manohara Granthamala on the life and works of the G. B. Joshi at the Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Sangha(KVSS) hall in Dharwad on 25 December 2001.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "G B Joshi". www.kannadakavi.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "CUR_TITLE". sangeetnatak.gov.in. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Meet on playwright Jadabharata's works today". The Times of India. 24 December 2001. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
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