Manohar Shyam Joshi
Manohar Shyam Joshi | |
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| Born | 9 August 1933 |
| Died | 30 March 2006 (aged 72) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, essayist, columnist, journalist |
| Spouse | Dr. Bhagwati Joshi |
| Children | Anupam 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, Hum Log (1984) and his early hits Buniyaad (1987), Kakaji Kahin, a political satire and many experimental novels including Kasap and Kyap, which won him the Sahitya Akademi Award.