<p>New Delhi: Veteran author and storyteller, and a Padma Shri recipient Malti Joshi passed away here on Wednesday aged nearly 90, family sources said.</p>.<p> She died at the residence of her son, Sachchidanand Joshi, litterateur and member secretary of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), they said.</p>.<p> Her distinctive storytelling style earned her a unique identity with research conducted on her literary works in numerous universities across the country, a family source said.</p>.<p> The final rites will take place on Thursday at the Lodhi Road crematorium, the sources said.</p>.<p> Malti Joshi was conferred Padma Shri in 2018. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Veteran author and storyteller, and a Padma Shri recipient Malti Joshi passed away here on Wednesday aged nearly 90, family sources said.</p>.<p> She died at the residence of her son, Sachchidanand Joshi, litterateur and member secretary of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), they said.</p>.<p> Her distinctive storytelling style earned her a unique identity with research conducted on her literary works in numerous universities across the country, a family source said.</p>.<p> The final rites will take place on Thursday at the Lodhi Road crematorium, the sources said.</p>.<p> Malti Joshi was conferred Padma Shri in 2018. </p>