The Gujarati Short Story: From Dhumketu to Today

The modern Gujarati short story begins with Dhumketu (Gaurishankar Joshi) in the 1920s. His story *Post Office* remains a defining text — a father waiting for a letter from his daughter, years after she is gone. By the mid-20th century, writers like Chunilal Madia brought the texture of Saurashtra village life into the form. Then Suresh Joshi, influenced by European modernism, upended everything: plot gave way to mood, character to consciousness.