G. B. Joshi Explained

Govindacharya Bhimacharya Joshi
Penname:	Jadabharata, Anamadheya ^[1]
Birth Date:	29 September 1904
Birth Place:	Hombal, Gadag district
Nationality:	Indian
Period:	1950s
Genre:	Play (theatre)
Awards:	Padma Shri(1986) Sangeet Natak Akademi Award(1989)

Govindacharya Bhimacharya Joshi was an Indian playwright in the 1950s. He was born in Hombal village in Gadag district of Karnataka state in 1904. He established a theatre group named Vasudeva Vinodini Natya Samsthe at Bagalkot and another theatre group named Kalopasaka Mandali in Dharwad in 1954. He was also a founder publisher of Manohara Granthamala which has published the works of Jnanapeetha awardee D.R. Bendre, V.K. Gokak, Shivaram Karanth, A.N. Krishna Rao, Shankar Mokashi Punekar, N. Kasturi, R. S. Mugali, Keertinath Kurtakoti, Chandrashekhara Kambara, Girish Karnad, V. Sitaramaiah and several others.^{[2] [3]}

Notable works

Playwrights

• Aa Ooru Ee Ooru
• Kadadida Neeru
• Mooka Bali
• Nane Bijjala
• Nakrasheela
• Parimaladavaru
• Sattavara Neralu directed by B.V. Karanth in 1974

Novels

• Aa Ooru Ee Ooru
• Dharmasere (1934)
• Mooka Bali (1956)
• Neeru

Awards

He received the Padma Shri award in 1986 and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1989 for his contribution to theatre. The Karnataka Government has honoured him in 1983 and 1986 for his cultural contributions.

Notes and References

1. Web site: G B Joshi . www.kannadakavi.com . 26 July 2018.
2. Web site: CUR_TITLE . sangeetnatak.gov.in . 26 July 2018 . en.
3. News: Meet on playwright Jadabharata's works today . The Times of India . 24 December 2001 . 5 January 2020 . en.