Saumya Joshi

Saumya Joshi
Joshi at Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust; April 2013
Joshi at Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust; April 2013
BornSaumya Jayantbhai Joshi
(1973-07-03) 3 July 1973 (age 51)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Occupationpoet, writer, playwright, director, actor
LanguageGujarati
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster of Arts
Alma materGujarat University
GenresDrama, Ghazal, Free verse, Geet
Years active1991–present
Notable works
Notable awards
RelativesAbhijat Joshi (elder brother)
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Saumya Joshi (born 3 July 1973) is an Indian poet, writer, playwright, director and actor associated with Gujarati language literature, theatre and films. He is known in Gujarati theatre for his plays Welcome Zindagi and 102 Not Out. Greenroomma (2008; In the Greenroom) is his collection of poems. He has been awarded by Chandravadan Chimanlal Mehta Award for his contribution to Gujarati theatre in 2013. He is also recipient of the Yuva Gaurav Puraskar (2007) and Takhtasinh Parmar Prize (2008–09).[1]

  1. ^ "A poet's stagecraft". The Times of India. 7 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.