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'''Sunita Deshpande''' ( | '''Sunita Deshpande''' ({{née}} '''Thakur'''; 3 July 1926 – 7 November 2009) was an Indian writer. She was fondly called "Sunitabai".<ref name="toi1">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Author-Deshpande-passes-away-at-83/articleshow/5207987.cms|title=Author Deshpande passes away at 83 – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref> | ||
== | == Career == | ||
{{ | Deshpande began writing late in her life. She published her memoir ''Aahe Manohar Tari'' (आहे मनोहर तरी)<ref name="Unnithan 2019">{{cite news |last1=Unnithan |first1=Vidya |title=Actor Sagar Deshmukh speaks on playing Pu La Deshpande on screen |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/playing-pu-la/articleshow/67507665.cms |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Mumbai Mirror |date=13 January 2019}}</ref> in 1990. The book has been translated into [[Gujarati language|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 was also a prolific correspondent. Her book "प्रिय जी.ए." (translation: ''Dear G.A.''), a collection of correspondence with [[Marathi people|Marathi]] writer [[G. A. Kulkarni]], won her the first "G A Kulkarni Award" for remarkable literary contributions and influence in 2008.<ref name="toi1" /> | |||
She acted in Marathi movies, including "''[[Vande Maataram]]''",<ref>{{cite news |title=PL Deshpande's nephew donates rare footage of Marathi film Vande Mataram to film archives |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/pl-deshpande-s-nephew-donates-rare-footage-of-marathi-film-vande-mataram-to-film-archives/story-uHqR4T3BN4G5eXBRtDrPSN.html |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |agency=IANS |date=9 July 2019}}</ref> "''Navra Bayko''", and plays such as "''Sunder mee honaar''", "''Raajemaster''", and "''Rajamaataa Jijaabai''" (a solo show)<ref name="toi1" /> | |||
== Personal life == | |||
In 1945, she met [[Purushottam Laxman Deshpande|Pu La Deshpande]] and they were married the next year on 12 June 1946. | |||
==Death== | == Death == | ||
She died in [[Pune]] on 7 November 2009 due to age. She was 83 years old.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5207970.cms|title=Maharashtra Times|language=Marathi|accessdate=9 November 2009|work=The Times Of India}}</ref> Her death occurred a day before her husband's 90th birth anniversary. | |||
== | == Selected works == | ||
* आहे मनोहर तरी... (Ahe Manohar Tari...) (Mauj Pub., Mumbai 1990) | * 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) | * प्रिय जी.ए. (Priya G. A. : Collection of letters written in Marathi to writer [[G. A. Kulkarni]])(Mauj Pub., Mumbai 2003) | ||
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* समांतर जीवन ("Sammantar Jeevan") (Sun Pub., 1992) | * समांतर जीवन ("Sammantar Jeevan") (Sun Pub., 1992) | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:Indian memoirists]] | [[Category:Indian memoirists]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian women writers]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian women writers]] | ||
[[Category:Marathi-language writers]] | [[Category:Marathi-language writers]] | ||
[[Category:Women memoirists]] | [[Category:Women memoirists]] | ||
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Sunita Deshpande | |
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| Born | Sunita Thakur 3 July 1926 |
| Died | 7 November 2009 (aged 83) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
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Sunita Deshpande (née Thakur; 3 July 1926 – 7 November 2009) was an Indian writer. She was fondly called "Sunitabai".[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
Deshpande began writing late in her life. She published her memoir Aahe Manohar Tari (आहे मनोहर तरी)[2] 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 was also a prolific correspondent. Her book "प्रिय जी.ए." (translation: Dear G.A.), a collection of correspondence with Marathi writer G. A. Kulkarni, won her the first "G A Kulkarni Award" for remarkable literary contributions and influence in 2008.[1]
She acted in Marathi movies, including "Vande Maataram",[3] "Navra Bayko", and plays such as "Sunder mee honaar", "Raajemaster", and "Rajamaataa Jijaabai" (a solo show)[1]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
In 1945, she met Pu La Deshpande and they were married the next year on 12 June 1946.
Death[edit | edit source]
She died in Pune on 7 November 2009 due to age. She was 83 years old.[4] Her death occurred a day before her husband's 90th birth anniversary.
Selected works[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Author Deshpande passes away at 83 – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ↑ Unnithan, Vidya (13 January 2019). "Actor Sagar Deshmukh speaks on playing Pu La Deshpande on screen". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "PL Deshpande's nephew donates rare footage of Marathi film Vande Mataram to film archives". Hindustan Times. IANS. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Maharashtra Times". The Times Of India (in Marathi). Retrieved 9 November 2009.
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