Ramlal Joshi was born in Doti and he currently resides in Dhangadhi of Kailai district in far-western Nepal. Joshi won 'Madan Puraskar', the most prestigious literary award of Nepal, for his novel 'Aina' (Mirror), an anthology of short stories in Nepali. Previously, he had been a political activist, a journalist, and a teacher. He has been the Chair of Sudur Paschimanchal Sahitya Samaj, an organisation active in literature and culture.