P. L. Deshpande
Overview
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
writer from Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
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. He was popularly known by his initials पु. ल. ("Pu. La.").
Deshpande was also an accomplished film and stage actor, music composer, harmonium
Harmonium
A harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion...
player, singer, and orator.
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande was born on 8 November 1919 in Gaodevi area (Krupal Hemraj Chawl) in Mumbai to Laxman and Lakshmibai Deshpande.He belongs to the Saraswat Brahmin
Saraswat Brahmin
The Saraswats are a Brahmin caste of India.- History :According to the legend, Saraswat Brahmins are Brahmins who lived on the banks of the former Saraswati River that once flowed in northern India. Although it is said that at Prayag the three rivers meet or met.the fact is that the Saraswati never...
community.
Unanswered Questions
Quotations
जगात काय बोलत आहात ह्यापेक्षा कोण बोलत आहात ह्याला जास्त महत्त्व आहे.
Translation:In this world, who you are is more important than what you are saying.
प्रयास हा प्रतिभेचा प्राणवायू आहे.
Translation: Efforts are the essential for character.
मी लंडन मध्ये हमाली करून वजनी पाउंड घटवून चलनी पाउंड कमवावेत, असही सुचवण्यात आलं.
Translation: It was also suggested that, In London, I should work as a porter to gain some monetary pounds while losing some pounds in weight.
परिस्थिति हा अश्रूंचा कारखाना आहे!.
Translation:Circumstances is the Factory of Tears.