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'''Malti Joshi''' (born 4 June 1934) is an [[India|Indian]] novelist, essayist, and writer, who writes primarily in the [[Hindi]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] languages. She was awarded the Padma Shri, one of India's highest civilian honours, in 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=PADMA AWARDEES – 2018|url=https://padmaawards.gov.in/PDFs/padma2018list.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-01-25|title=Full list of Padma awardees 2018|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/full-list-of-padma-awardees-2018/article22524750.ece|access-date=2020-11-18|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
[[File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Padma Shri Award to Smt. Malti Joshi, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 20, 2018.jpg|thumb|The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Padma Shri Award to Smt. Malti Joshi, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 20, 2018]]

== Life ==
Joshi was born in 1934, in [[Aurangabad]], [[Maharashtra]], and was educated in [[Madhya Pradesh]], graduating from Holkar College, [[Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University|Dr, Bhimrao Ambedkar University]], in [[Indore]]. Her family spoke Marathi at home, but she was educated primarily in Hindi. Following her undergraduate education, she earned a Masters in Arts in Hindi literature, in 1956.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Padma Awards: Profiles|url=https://presidentofindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/PressRelease/1278/1_Profile.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=President of India}}</ref>

== Writing ==
Joshi began writing poetry and short stories as a teenager, contributing to Hindi children's' magazines such as ''Parag.'' In 1971, she published a short story in the Hindi literature magazine, ''Dharmayug'', which was then produced by the ''[[The Times Group|Times]]'' [[The Times Group|group]]. She continued to publish stories in several well-circulated Hindi magazines, including ''Saptahik Hindustan'', ''Manorama'', ''Kadambini'', and ''Sarika''. Joshi also participated the practice of ''kathakathan'', or oral recitation, performing her stories for audiences in live settings. Her stories have been collected and published in several volumes, and she has also written two novels, publishing fifty books in all.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Author Profile :Vani Prakashan|url=https://www.vaniprakashan.in/auth-details.php?wid=1753|access-date=2020-11-18|website=www.vaniprakashan.in}}</ref>

Joshi's work has been translated to [[Urdu]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Kannada]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=जन्मदिन विशेषः बातचीत- मालती जोशी; कहानियां- कहानियां- कहानियां|url=https://www.aajtak.in/literature/story/malti-joshi-interview-with-sahitya-aajtak-on-her-birthday-660466-2019-06-04|access-date=2020-11-18|website=आज तक|language=hi}}</ref> Her works have been translated to English, Russian, and Japanese.<ref name=":1" /> In addition to her short story collections, which were primarily written in Hindi, she has published eleven books in Marathi.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" />

Some of Joshi's stories were later adapted by the Indian government broadcaster, [[Doordarshan]], for television.<ref name=":0" /> They featured as part of the television show 'सात फेरे' (''Seven Turns'') produced by [[Jaya Bachchan]], and 'किरदार' ('''Character''<nowiki/>') produced by [[Gulzar]].<ref name=":3" />

In an interview with ''[[Aaj Tak]]'', a Hindi-language news channel, Joshi stated that she drew her characters from her family and social circle, preferring to narrate the experience of middle-class families in India. She cited [[Amritlal Nagar]], [[P. L. Deshpande]], and [[Sharad Joshi]] as some of her influences.<ref name=":3" />

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Award
!Awarded by
!Source
|-
|1999
|Bhavbhuti Alankaran
|Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Sammelan
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2006
|Shikhar Samman
|Government of Madhya Pradesh
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2011
|Dushyant Kumar Sahitya Samman
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2011
|Ojaswini Samman
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2013-14
|Rashtriya Maithalisharan Gupt Samman
|Government of Rajasthan
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2013
|Vanmali Katha Samman
|The Foundation for Vanmali Jagannath Prasad Chaubey
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2016
|Kamleshwar Smruti Puraskar
|Kathabimb (literary magazine)
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2018
|[[Padma Shri]] for contributions to literature & education
|The [[President of India]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2018
|Hindi Sevi Samman
|Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University
|<ref name=":2" />
|}

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