P.L. Deshpande
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (
November 8,
1919 -
June 12,
2000) was a noted
Indian writer in
Marathi and
Maharashtra. Born in
Mumbai, educated at
Pune's Fergusson College and Willingdon College, Sangli. He was a lecturer and teacher before making his move into literature in the 1940s. He also contributed to radio, theatre and film.
He wrote some of the all time classics in marathi like Batatyachi Chaal, Asa mi Asami and Varyavarchi Varat.