Ramsharan Joshi is a well -known Hindi writer and a journalist.  He has been an activist, editor, social analyst and professor of media studies. He has held a number of prestigious positions: Professor and Executive Director at Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Bhopal, Director,  National Bal Bhavan, New Delhi, and Deputy Director, Central Hindi Directorate.  He was also a Visiting Professor at Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidhyalaya (MGAHV), Wardha.