| Chintaman Vinayak Joshi | |
| Birth Date: | 1892 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Death Place: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Known For: | Humorist, Essayist, Scholar of Pali and Buddhism |
| Education: | B.A., M.A. |
| Alma Mater: | Fergusson College |
Chintaman Vinayak Joshi (Devanagari: चिंतामण विनायक जोशी) (19 January 1892 - 21 November 1963) was a Marathi humorist and a researcher in Pali literature. He hailed from Maharashtra, India, and was popularly known as Chin. Vi. Joshi. Joshi was known for his humorous writing. He also was a scholar of Pali[1] and Buddhism.
A Marathi movie "Sarkari Pahune", 1942, directed by Master Vinayak, based on Joshi's writings became very successful and later so did a Doordarshan serial Chimanrao Gundyabhau, 1977 based on his writings.
Most of Joshi's books are in print as of January 2017. S D Phadnis has been one of the illustrators for Joshi's books.
Joshi was born in Pune. After finishing his high school education in 1909 at Pune's Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya, he received a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Fergusson College 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. 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 of Baroda. After retirement from the professorial work, he moved to Pune.
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:
Joshi's humorous works include: