Manohar Shyam Joshi

Manohar Shyam Joshi
Born(1933-08-09)9 August 1933
Ajmer, Ajmer State, British India
Died30 March 2006(2006-03-30) (aged 72)
New Delhi, India
Occupation(s)Writer, essayist, columnist, journalist
SpouseDr. Bhagwati Joshi
ChildrenAnupam Joshi
Anurag Joshi
Ashish Joshi

Manohar Shyam Joshi (9 August 1933 – 30 March 2006) was a Hindi writer, journalist and scriptwriter, most well known as the writer of Indian television's first soap opera,[1] Hum Log (1984) and his early hits Buniyaad (1987), Kakaji Kahin, a political satire[2] and many experimental novels including Kasap and Kyap, which won him the Sahitya Akademi Award.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ONE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Manohar Shyam Joshi In Memoriam.