: चिंतामण विनायक जोशी) (1892–1963) was a Marathi

Marathi language

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 humorist and a researcher in Pali

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 literature. He hailed from Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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, India

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.

Early life and career

Joshi was born on January 19, 1892 in Pune

Pune

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. After finishing his high school education in 1909 at Pune's Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya

Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya

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, he received a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Fergusson College

Fergusson College

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 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

Ratnagiri

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. 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

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 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