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Joshi, Shrikrishna Janardan

1915–1989

Shrikrishna Janardan Joshi (1915–1989) was a Marathi novelist from Maharashtra, India. In his writings, he harshly depicted Pune, where he lived, as a hub of Brahmin orthodoxy,. He wrote several novels, short stories, and essays, including award-winning novel Anandi Gopal, which is a fictional account of the life of Anandi Gopal Joshi. The novel was later adapted into an award-winning play Anandi Gopal