 He is the recipient of the Jayant Pathak Puraskar (1985), Critic's award (1986), Kavishwar Dalpatram Award (2013), Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (2015), Narsinh Mehta Award (2018), and Kalapi Award (2018).Vinod Joshi was born on 13 August 1955 in Bhoringda, a village of Amreli district of Gujarat state.His family is a native of Botad.