Shashi Deshpande

Summary

Shashi Deshpande is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Dharwad^[2]. She was born on +1938-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. She worked as a writer^[4], novelist^[5], journalist^[6], short story writer^[7], and children's writer^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Shashi Deshpande was born in Dharwad^[2].
• Shashi Deshpande was born on +1938-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Shashi Deshpande was born on +1938-08-19T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Shashi Deshpande held citizenship in India^[11].
• Shashi Deshpande held citizenship in British Raj^[12].
• Shashi Deshpande held citizenship in Dominion of India^[13].
• Shashi Deshpande worked as a writer^[4].
• Shashi Deshpande worked as a novelist^[5].
• Shashi Deshpande worked as a journalist^[6].
• Shashi Deshpande's professions included short story writer^[7].
• Shashi Deshpande's professions included children's writer^[8].
• Shashi Deshpande's education included a stint at Elphinstone College^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Shashi Deshpande is Small Remedies^[15].
• Shashi Deshpande received the Sahitya Akademi Award^[16].
• Shashi Deshpande received the Padma Shri in literature and education^[17].
• Shashi Deshpande's image is recorded as Shashi Deshpande1.jpg^[18].
• Shashi Deshpande is recorded as female^[19].
• Shashi Deshpande's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Shashi Deshpande's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081325018^[21].
• Shashi Deshpande's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 54173427^[22].
• Shashi Deshpande's GND ID is recorded as 119058707^[23].
• Shashi Deshpande's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81070336^[24].
• Shashi Deshpande's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12083345m^[25].
• Shashi Deshpande's IdRef ID is recorded as 029147174^[26].
• Shashi Deshpande's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0693234X^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Dharwad^[2], Shashi Deshpande… Recorded date of birth include +1938-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1938-08-19T00:00:00Z^[10].

Education

Shashi Deshpande's education included a stint at Elphinstone College^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4], novelist^[5], journalist^[6], short story writer^[7], and children's writer^[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Shashi Deshpande is Small Remedies^[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Sahitya Akademi Award^[16], a literary award^[28], in India^[29] and Padma Shri in literature and education^[17].

Why It Matters

Shashi Deshpande ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]

FAQs

Where was Shashi Deshpande born?

Shashi Deshpande was born in Dharwad^[2].

What did Shashi Deshpande do for work?

Shashi Deshpande worked as writer^[4], novelist^[5], journalist^[6], short story writer^[7], and children's writer^[8].

Where did Shashi Deshpande go to school?

Shashi Deshpande was educated at Elphinstone College^[14].

What awards did Shashi Deshpande receive?

Honors received include Sahitya Akademi Award^[16] and Padma Shri in literature and education^[17].