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This is an archive article published on May 16, 2024

Hindi writer Malti Joshi dies at 90

Popularly known as "Malwa ki Meera", Joshi was awarded the Padma Shri by the then President Ramnath Kovind in 2018.

Malti JoshiMalti Joshi wrote more than 60 books in Hindi and Marathi languages. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Renowned Hindi writer and Padma Shri recipient Malti Joshi died on Wednesday. She was 90.

“Joshi breathed her last at the Delhi residence of her son and Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts (IGNCA) member secretary Sachchidanand Joshi,” a family friend told PTI.

Popularly known as “Malwa ki Meera”, Joshi was awarded the Padma Shri by the then President Ramnath Kovind in 2018.

She wrote more than 60 books in Hindi and Marathi languages.

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Some of her most popular works include “Madhayantar”, “Pataakshep”, “Parajay”, “Ek Ghar Sapno Ka”, “Woh Tera Ghar, Ye Mera Ghar”, and her novel “Aurat Ek Raat Hai”.

Malti Joshi’s last rites will be performed at Lodhi Road cremation ground on Thursday.

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