P L Deshpande Books Guide

: A collection of 19 sensitive and witty pen sketches of fictional yet relatable characters like "Antu Barva" and "Sakharam Gatane". This book won him the Sahitya Akademi Award Batatyachi Chaal (बटाट्याची चाळ)

The protagonist tries to justify his laziness, his compromises, and his small hypocrisies to the reader. In doing so, Pu. La. holds up a mirror to the reader. We laugh at the character, then realize we are laughing at ourselves. p l deshpande books

: Published in 1964, this work follows the life of a typical middle-class man through decades of changing social norms, documenting the shift from traditional values to modern urban living. The Joy of Travel: Apoorvayi and Poorvarang : A collection of 19 sensitive and witty