Narayan Joshi 'Karayal' is the Gujarati and Kutchi language author and story writer. [1]
Joshi founded Kachchhi Sahitya Kala Sangh in 1999 which works for the imparting basics of Kutchi to people who are not acquainted with it. [2] He has written Kachchhi Pathavali in two parts which has been standardised by Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training to learn Kutchi. [2]
Joshi was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, for his services in the field of literature and education in 2020. [3] [4] [5] [6]
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