Today is the birth anniversary of the creator of the world famous post office story

Dhumketu's story 'Post Office' ranks among world's top ten stories: Gaurishankar Govardhanram Joshi, a long-time creator of literature in Gondal, contributed an outstanding 494 stories to Gujarati literature.

Rajkot, : Poomketu's name has long been immortal among the writers who gave immortality to Gujarati literature. He has made literature strong by writing 494 short stories, think pieces, novels, novellas, dramas, character portraits on the foot of Gujarati literature. Today is his birthday. The memory of any particular person stays on the psyche for 40-50 years. But this writer's literature has been like a meteor, a comet in the world. Although he was born in the small village of Virpur Jalaram, his karmabhoomi was Gondal, Junagadh and then permanent karmabhoomi Ahmedabad, he was born on 12-12-1892. - He has given such powerful literature that it has remained immortal on the world stage. His full name is Gauri Shankar Govardhanram Joshi.

Even if Dhumketu had not created any literature in his entire life by writing only post office stories, he would have become immortal! But nature seems to have created this literary creature for the service of Gujarati literature. He has given many immortal works like 'Bhaiyadada', 'Govindno Khetar', 'Lakhmi'. Which is not one or two but a... the.. the.. 494 stories, and in each story their characters are seen touching human senses. And seems to be leaving a special message. His characters have passion, renunciation, compassion, Buddhist spirit and deep understanding. In each story, the author expresses the psychology very well. And human sensibility makes psychology visible. In his post office story, how much a single sentence does! If a man leaves his vision and lies in the vision of others, half the world will be gone! Dhoomketu wrote famous works of Gujarati literature like Tankha Mandal Volume 1 to 4, Last Zamkaro, Akashdeep, Aveshesh, Pradeep, Mangaldeep, Vinipat, Chaula Devi, Vatayana, Pagdadi. Novels like Gurjeshwar, Rajasanyasi Avantinath Amrapali, plays like Chilla Krurata, Eklavya, Padgha, Jinnan's Jeevan Vatika, Hemchandracharya are immortal even today.

He has cultivated many types of literature. But his contribution in the field of short stories is so great that many of his short stories are duplicated in the textbooks of three generations of students. It is cool. He first wrote the short story 'Post Office' in Gondal. In this story the coachman Alidossa's intense waiting for Mary's letter and faith in the arrival of the letter are well written. The seed of this post office story, where the story is woven, written is the privately owned building of the post office that still survives in Gondal. Which stands as a tribute to the post office composers Dhumketu, Ali Dosa, Mariam and the immortal work of literature, as if they were paying tribute. Even though it is residual, it is special! The Post Office Navalika short story written here is not only captured in the state of Gujarat but is also taught in other states of the country. Not only this, this story has also found a place in foreign textbooks. The same letter has been translated into English as 'Letter'. Oxford University compiled a story collection called 'Ten Tales' in which the Post Office story has been placed in the form of 'The Letter'. The post office story has also been included in the 40 best classic stories of the world called 'Stories from Many Lands' published in America. This Gujraki creator comet and the predominance of Gujarati literature! All of which had to be noted! This story has been adapted not only in Gujarati but also in Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Sindhi languages.

The comet stayed in the gondola for a long time. He has built a house in Bhagwatpara of Gondal. And the house was named Govardhan Kutir after his father Govardhan Ram Joshi which is still preserved as a memory of Dhumketu. View an attachment His family's Indravadan Joshi worked in the post office and Udaybhai Jeshi served as a teacher in a comet-like gondal. Dhumketu came to Gondal to study fifth grade English and worked as a teacher in the railways and then in a high school in Gondal itself. Kumar's then editor Bachubhai Rawat, Deshlji family and Kalaguru Ravi Shankar Rawal were involved in taking Dhumketu from Gandal to Ahmedabad. Apart from Gondal, Ahmedabad has also created a lot.