Pu La Deshpande

Purushottam Laxman Deshpande 8 November 1919 – 12 June 2000 Was A Distinguished Marathi Writer From The State Of Maharashtra India. He Was Popularly Known By Just His Initials As "Pu. La. And Was Also Given The Affectionate Title Of Maharashtraache Laadake Vyaktimattva Maharashtra's Most Beloved Personality .
Apart From His Writing P. L. Deshpande Was Well-Known For His All-Round Achievements As An Accomplished Film And Stage Actor Music Composer Harmonium Player Singer And Orator. Born In Mumbai Bombay To Laxman And Lakshmibai Deshpande P. L. Deshpande Received His College Education At Fergusson College In Pune And Willingdon College In Sangli. For Some Years He Worked As A College Professor And A School Teacher Before Embarking On His Career In Writing And In The Multiple Fields Of Acting Directing And Composing Music In The World Of Movies. In 1946 He Married Sunita Thakur Who Is An Accomplished Author Herself And Has Acted In Some Plays In The Past. Wit Was A Hallmark Of The Writings Of Deshpande. He Wrote Plays Essays Life Sketches Short Stories Novels Travelogues Screenplays For Films And Movie Lyrics. Deshpande Took Lessons In Playing Harmonium From Dattopant Rajopadhye Of Bhaskar Sangitalaya. He Was Proficient In Hindustani Classical Music And Deep Interest In Marathi Musical Theater. He Was An Accomplished Music Director And A Singer.
He Was Also An Admirer Of Rabindranath Tagore And Learnt Bengali Just So That He Could Read Tagore's Gitanjali In Its Original Form. Deshpande Was A Prolific Writer And Produced Numerous Original Works As Well As Adaptations Of Works From Other Languages Into Marathi. He Preferred To Identify His Marathi Adaptations Of Plays And Novels In Other Languages As Bhaavaanuvaad Meaning "adaptation Of The Essence". read less