G. B. Joshi
Govindacharya Bhimacharya Joshi | |
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| Born | 29 September 1904 Hombal, Gadag district |
| Died | 25 December 1993 (aged 89) |
| Pen name | Jadabharata, Anamadheya |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | 1950s |
| Genre | Play (theatre) |
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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.