Shashi Deshpande
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Shashi Deshpande (born in 1938 in Dharwad
, Karnataka
, India), is an award-winning India
n novelist. She is the second daughter of famous Kannada dramatist and writer Sriranga. She was born in Karnataka
and educated in Bombay (now Mumbai) and Bangalore
. Deshpande has degrees in Economics
and Law
. When she was living in Mumbai she did a course on journalism
at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and worked for a couple of months as a journalist for the magazine 'Onlooker'.
She published her first collection of short stories in 1978, and her first novel, 'The Dark Holds No Terror', in 1980. She won the Sahitya Akademi
Award for the novel 'That Long Silence' in 1990 and the Padma Shri
award in 2009.
Shashi Deshpande has written four children’s books, a number of short stories, and nine novels, besides several perceptive essays, now available in a volume entitled Writing from the Margin and Other Essays.
Her books include:
The Dark Holds No Terrors, Penguin Books India (1980), ISBN 0140145982
If I Die Today (1982)
Come Up and Be Dead (1983)
That Long Silence, Penguin (paperback 1989), ISBN 0-14-012723-2
The Intrusion and Other Stories (1993)
The Binding Vine, The Feminist Press at CUNY (2002), ISBN 1-55861-402-8
A Matter of Time, The Feminist Press at CUNY (2001), ISBN 1-55861-264-5
Small Remedies, Penguin India (2000) ISBN 9780140294873
Moving On, Penguin Books India (2004), ISBN 9780670057818
In the Country of Deceit (2008)
Children's books
A Summer Adventure
The Hidden Treasure
The Only Witness
The Narayanpur Incident
Dharwad
Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a city and a DISTRICT PLACE in India's Karnataka state.Dharwad is the administrative seat of the Dharwad District. The municipality of Hubli-Dharwad covers an area of 200.23 km²...
, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, India), is an award-winning India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n novelist. She is the second daughter of famous Kannada dramatist and writer Sriranga. She was born in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
and educated in Bombay (now Mumbai) and Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
. Deshpande has degrees in Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and Law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
. When she was living in Mumbai she did a course on journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and worked for a couple of months as a journalist for the magazine 'Onlooker'.
She published her first collection of short stories in 1978, and her first novel, 'The Dark Holds No Terror', in 1980. She won the Sahitya Akademi
Sahitya Akademi
The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
Award for the novel 'That Long Silence' in 1990 and the Padma Shri
Padma Shri
Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
award in 2009.
Shashi Deshpande has written four children’s books, a number of short stories, and nine novels, besides several perceptive essays, now available in a volume entitled Writing from the Margin and Other Essays.
Her books include:
The Dark Holds No Terrors, Penguin Books India (1980), ISBN 0140145982
If I Die Today (1982)
Come Up and Be Dead (1983)
That Long Silence, Penguin (paperback 1989), ISBN 0-14-012723-2
The Intrusion and Other Stories (1993)
The Binding Vine, The Feminist Press at CUNY (2002), ISBN 1-55861-402-8
A Matter of Time, The Feminist Press at CUNY (2001), ISBN 1-55861-264-5
Small Remedies, Penguin India (2000) ISBN 9780140294873
Moving On, Penguin Books India (2004), ISBN 9780670057818
In the Country of Deceit (2008)
Children's books
A Summer Adventure
The Hidden Treasure
The Only Witness
The Narayanpur Incident