Sunita Deshpande
Sunita Deshpande | |
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| Born | 3 July 1926 |
| Died | 7 November 2009 (aged 83) Pune, India |
| Spouse | Purushottam Laxman Deshpande |
Sunita Deshpande (Born: Sunita Thakur, 3 July 1926 – 7 November 2009) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. She was fondly called "Sunitabai".[1]
Biography
Personal life
In 1945, she met Pu La Deshpande and they were married the next year on 12 June 1946.[1]
Professional life
Deshpande began writing late in her life. She wrote her award-winning memoir "Aahe Manohar Tari..." (आहे मनोहर तरी...) in 1990. The book has been translated into Gujarati ("Manohar chhe pan" by Suresh Dalal, SNDT, Mumbai 1992), Hindi ("Hai Sabse madhur phir bhi" by Rekha Deshpande, Orient Longman 1996), Kannada ("Balu Sogasadaru", by Uma Kulkarni, Mahila Sahitya, Hubli) and English ("..And Pine For What Is Not", by Gauri Deshpande, Orient Longman, 1995).
She has acted in Marathi movies like "Vande Maataram", "Navra Bayko", and plays like "Sunder mee honaar", "Raajemaster", and "Rajamaataa Jijaabai" (a solo show)[1] She was also a prolific correspondent. Her book "प्रिय जी.ए." (translation: Dear G.A.), a collection of numerous letters written by her to her pen-pal and famous Marathi writer G. A. Kulkarni, won her the first "G A Kulkarni Award" for remarkable literary contributions and influence in 2008.[1]
Death
Deshpande died on 7 November 2009 due to age Pune. She was 83 years old.[2]
Literary work
The following is a partial list of Sunita Deshpande's books:
- आहे मनोहर तरी... (Ahe Manohar Tari...) (Mauj Pub., Mumbai 1990)
- प्रिय जी.ए. (Priya G. A. : Collection of letters written in Marathi to writer G. A. Kulkarni)(Mauj Pub., Mumbai 2003)
- मण्यांची माळ (Mauj Pub., Mumbai 2002)
- मनातलं अवकाश (Mauj Pub., Mumbai 2006)
- सोयरे सकळ (Mauj Pub., Mumbai 1998)
- समांतर जीवन ("Sammantar Jeevan") (Sun Pub., 1992)
References
- ^ a b c d "Author Deshpande passes away at 83 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Maharashtra Times". The Times Of India (in Marathi). Retrieved 9 November 2009.