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Dhumaketu

1892–1965, born Virpur, writes in Gujarati, writer

Gaurishankar Govardhanram Joshi (1892–1965), better known by his pen name Dhumketu, was an Indian Gujarati-language writer, who is considered one of the pioneers of the Gujarati short story. He published twenty-four collections of short stories, as well as thirty-two novels on social and historical subjects, and plays and travelogues. His writing is characterised by a dramatic style, romanticism and powerful depiction of human emotions.

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Also writing in Gujarati

Anil Chavda

b. 1985Gujarati language poet and writer from India