What is "dhumketu"

Gaurishankar Govardhandas Joshi, better known by his pen name Dhumaketu (12 December 1892–1965), was a prolific writer, who is considered one of the pioneers of the Gujarati short story. He published twenty-four collections of short stories, as well as thirty-two novels on social and historical subjects, and plays and travelogues. His writing is characterized by a dramatic style, romanticism and powerful depiction of human emotions.

Dhumketu ( dhūmkētu, " comet") was a bi-weekly magazine edited by Kazi Nazrul Islam which was first published on 11 August 1922. The magazine was started with a four-page format, later elaborated to eight pages. The last issue of the magazine was published in March 1923. Many of the popular poems of Nazrul including ''Anandamoyeer Agamane, Dhumketu etc. ''were published in this magazine. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay also contributed to the magazine.

Dhumketu may refer to:

• Dhumketu (magazine), a fortnightly, edited by Kazi Nazrul Islam
• Dhumketu (writer), pen name for the Gujarati writer, Gaurishankar Govardhandas Joshi
• Dhoomketu, a 1949 film