AAW #127

The World Heritage City of India’s cultural portal, Creative Yatra, is proud to introduce its 127^th edition of Ahmedabad Art Weekly. Our attempt to flourish the creative fraternity of the city has been going on since more than 125 weeks now, and we will continually elaborate our efforts through our weekly edition that features most enriching events of the week.  Currently, it is being circulated through thousands of emails and messages, and in case if you aren’t getting a copy of your AAW, please send us a ‘Hi’ on 7228 02 7228. Currently, our focus is being elaborated in the city of Charlotte, NC and will soon be reaching out to Vancouver, BC too. If you are a yatri and want the Art Weekly to reach and feature your city’s creative events, please give us a buzz and become a working hand in making it possible.

This week’s featured influential personality is the leader of the modernist movement in Gujarati literature, Suresh Joshi who is remembered not only for his prolific writings but also for transmogrifying the art of literary criticism. Born in Valod, South Gujarat in 1921 and began his teaching career at DJ Singh College, Karachi Joshi later taught at the Sardar Patel University too. He joined MS University, Vadodara as a professor and retired in 1981 as the HOD of Gujarati. He was the editor of Manisha, Kshitij, Etad Uhapoh, and Falguni magazines. The Post-Gandhian era writer, poet, essayist, critic and academician Joshi wrote experimental works on the topics of existentialism and phenomenology. He was honoured with Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak and Sahitya Akademi Award for his flawless contribution to the Gujarati language.

Illustration : Nilesh Ramani