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Gauri Deshpande


Education
M.A., PhD
Occupation
Writer, Poet



Gauri Deshpande (11 February 1942 – 1 March 2003) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet from Maharashtra, India. She wrote in Marathi and English.

Biography

Deshpande was born in Pune to Irawati and Dinkar Dhondo Karve, youngest of three children.Template:Citation needed She is also the granddaughter of the social reformer Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve.

Her daughter Urmila Deshpande is also an author and published the novels Kashmir Blues,[1] A Pack of Lies,[2] and Equal to Angels; the short story collection, Slither: Carnal Prose, and edited Madhouse: True stories of the Inmates of Hostel 4.Template:Citation needed

Education

Deshpande finished her high school education at Ahilyadevi School in Pune.Template:Citation needed She then attended Fergusson College to receive an M.A in English Literature. She eventually received her PhD in English from Pune University.[1]

Professional life

Deshpande taught at the Department of English at Fergusson College[3] and later as a professor at the department of English at the then University of Pune.

Death

Deshpande died in Pune on 1 March 2003 due to complications arising as a result of alcohol abuse.[1] She is survived by two daughters from her first husband,[2] one daughter from her second husband,[2] three grandsons and a granddaughter.Template:Citation needed

Works

Deshpande wrote in Marathi and English. Her works include fiction, non-fiction, short stories, articles and translations.

Marathi works

English works

  • "Between Births" (1968)[15]
  • Lost love (1970)[16]
  • The Murder (Article)[17]
  • Beyond the Slaughterhouse (1972) (poems)[18]
  • The position of women in India (1973) (Pamphlet)[19]
  • An anthology of Indo-English poetry (1974)[20]
  • Small is beautiful (Article)[21]
  • That's the way it is (1982)(Article published in Journal of South Asian literature)[22] Template:ISBN
  • Collected Plays of Satish Alekar (1989) co-editor. Within the book, the story The Dread Departure was the english translation of the 1974 Marathi play Mahanirvan by Satish Alekar[23][24][25]
  • Right on, Sister! (1995) (Article co-authored with Vidyut Aklujkar published in Journal of South Asian literature)[26]
  • --and Pine for What Is Not (1995) (translation of Sunita Deshpande's Ahe Manohar Tari...)Template:Citation needed Template:ISBN
  • The Lackadaisical Sweeper (1997) (short story collection)[27] Template:ISBN
  • Diary of a decade of agony (translation of Avinash Dharmadhikari's Aswastha dashakachi diary)Template:Citation needed Template:ISBN
  • The female of the Species (a short poem)[28] Template:ISBN

Influence

  • In 1989, her book Ekek Pan Galawaya was translated to Gujarati as Ekek aa khare pandadun by Jayantilal Mehta[6]
  • In 2010, her book Niragathi Ani Chandrike Ga Sarike Ga was translated to English as Deliverance: a Novella by Shashi Deshpande[29][30][31]
  • In 2018, her book Paus Ala Motha was adapted into the Marathi film Aamhi Doghi.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 'I could write only after mother died' | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis. dna(2010-07-25). Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Bruising Pursuit Of Love. outlookindia.com. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  3. Fergusson College, Pune. fergusson.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  4. 4.0 4.1 FILM: AAMHI DOGHI - Pune Mirror -. Pune Mirror. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  5. Ekeka pāna gaḷāvayā{{#if:Deshpande|, Deshpande}. Mauja(1985)
  6. 6.0 6.1 Ekek aa khare pandadun{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Navbharat(1989)
  7. Teruo ani kahee duraparyant.{{#if:Deshpande|, Deshpande}. Mauj Prakashan(1985)
  8. Āhe he asã āhe{{#if:Deshpande|, Deshpande}. Mauja Prakāśana Gr̥ha(1986)
  9. Niragāṭhī āṇi Candrike ga, sārike ga{{#if:Deshpande|, Deshpande}. Mauja Prakāśana Gr̥ha(2008)
  10. "Dustara hā ghāṭa": āṇi, "Thāṅga"{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Mauja Prakāśana Gr̥ha(1989)
  11. Mukkāma{{#if:Deshpande|, Deshpande}. Mauja Prakāśana Gr̥ha(1992)
  12. Viñcurṇīce dhaḍe{{#if:Deshpande|, Deshpande}. Mauja Prakāśana Gr̥ha(1996)
  13. Gopha{{#if:Deshpande|, Deshpande}. Mauja Prakāśana Gr̥ha(1999). ISBN 8174861106
  14. Utkhanana{{#if:Deshpande|, Deshpande}. Mauja Prakāśana Gr̥ha(2002). ISBN 8174862838
  15. Between births.{{#if:Deshpande|, Deshpande}. Writers Workshop(1968)
  16. Lost love.{{#if:Deshpande|, Deshpande}. Writers Workshop(1970). ISBN 9780892536856
  17. THE MURDER. Mahfil Mahfil({Template:Date).
  18. Beyond the slaughter house poems.{{#if:Deshpande|, Deshpande}. Pritish Nandy on behalf of Dialogue Publications(1972)
  19. The position of women in India{{#if:Deshpande|, Deshpande}(1973)
  20. An anthology of Indo-English poetry{{#if:Deshpande|, Deshpande}. Hind Pocket Books(1974)
  21. SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL. Indilite Indian Literature({Template:Date).
  22. THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. Jsasianlit Journal of South Asian Literature({Template:Date).
  23. Getting it Rite. mid-day(2014-12-12). Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  24. Collected Plays of Satish Alekar: The Dread Departure, Deluge, The Terrorist, Dynasts, Begum Barve, Mickey and the Memsahib{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Oxford University Press(2011-03-01). ISBN 9780198069881
  25. The dread departure = Mahanirvan{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Seagull Books(1989). ISBN 817046059X
  26. RIGHT ON, SISTER!. Jsasianlit Journal of South Asian Literature({Template:Date).
  27. The lackadaisical sweeper: short stories{{#if:Deshpande|, Deshpande}. Manas(1997). ISBN 8186852042
  28. On Mother's Day, a warm, moving book that happens to be about mothers and daughters. Scroll.in. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  29. Deliverance: a novella{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Women Unlimited(2010). ISBN 978-8188965632
  30. All in the family. The Hindu(2011-03-05). Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  31. Relentlessly honest. Deccan Herald(2011-03-05). Retrieved 2021-03-04.

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