Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, popularly known as Chi Vi Joshi is one such name in Marathi literature, who brought humour through his most popular book ‘Chimanravache Charhat’.
Born on 19th January 1892 in Pune, he completed his studies from Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya and Fergusson College. Later, he acquired his Master’s degree in Pali and English literature from Mumbai University.

Mr. Joshi, who began his career as a teacher in Ratnagiri , Maharashtra, later shifted to Baroda and worked as a Professor there. He was also director of Archives at this princely state of Baroda. After his retirement he moved back to Pune and focused his attention on writing. His collection of writings include his research papers and more than 25 books in Marathi. As a writer, he was highly inspired by Jerone K Jerone, Barry Pain and P.G. Wodehouse. His most popular collection of stories on a popular character Chimanrao became so hit that they were adapted into Marathi films and TV serials.

Chi Vi Joshi shall always be remembered for his humourous stories. MMW pays tributes to this great writer on the occasion of his birth anniversary.