Purushottam Laxman Deshpande

Pu La Deshpande
Deshpande, c. 1974
Born
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande

(1919-11-08)8 November 1919
Died12 June 2000(2000-06-12) (aged 80)
Other namesP. L. Deshpande
Pu. La.
Bhai
OccupationWriter
Spouse
(m. 1946)
RelativesVaman Mangesh Dubhashi (maternal grandfather)
Satish Dubhashi (cousin brother)
Dinesh Thakur (nephew)
Websitepuladeshpande.net
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Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (alternatively written as Pu La Deshpande; 8 November 1919 – 12 June 2000), popularly known by his initials ("Pu. La.") or as P. L. Deshpande, was a Marathi writer and humorist from Maharashtra. He was also an accomplished film and stage actor, script writer, author, composer, musician, singer and orator. He was often referred to as "Maharashtra's beloved personality".[1][2][3][4][5]

Deshpande's works have been translated into several languages including English and Kannada.[6]

  1. ^ "A documentary ode to Pu La Deshpande in Pune on June 12". The Hindustan Times. 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "A cultural icon called PuLa who made Marathis laugh at themselves - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Socially aware PuLa: A conversation tracing the late writer's service to society". 24 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Death Anniversary of P.L. Deshpande". Mintage World -. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Pu La Deshpande Park in Pune". www.punesite.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Two good: Couple of translators bring joy to Kannada, Marathi – Bangalore Mirror -". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 1 November 2017.