Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
Pu La Deshpande | |
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Deshpande, c. 1974 | |
| Born | Purushottam Laxman Deshpande 8 November 1919 |
| Died | 12 June 2000 (aged 80) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Other names | P. L. Deshpande Pu. La. Bhai |
| Occupation | Writer |
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| Relatives | Vaman Mangesh Dubhashi (maternal grandfather) Satish Dubhashi (cousin brother) Dinesh Thakur (nephew) |
| Website | puladeshpande |
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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".
Deshpande's works have been translated into several languages including English and Kannada.