Govind Purushottam Deshpande,
1938-

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Readings:

1. Udhvasta dharmasala.
   1 avrtti. Mumbai : Popyulara Prakasana, 1974.
   (LCCN: 75901919)
   • "Anka 1, drshya 4"
     Realmedia excerpt: pp. 34-40
     MP3 excerpt: pp. 34-40
     
   • "Anka 2, drshya 1"
     Realmedia excerpt: pp. 53-58
     MP3 excerpt: pp. 53-58
     
2. Andharayatra.
   1 avrtti. Popyulara Prakasana, 1995.
   (LCCN: 96902683)
   
   • "Andharayatra"
     Realmedia excerpt: pp. 31-37
     MP3 excerpt: pp. 31-37
     
3. Carcaka nibandha.
   1 avrtti. Mumbai : Lokavanmaya Grha, 1999.
   (LCCN: 99957318)
   • "Granthala dili osari"
     Realmedia excerpt: pp. 112-118
     MP3 excerpt: pp. 112-118

G. P. Deshpande, Marathi playwright, was born in 1938 in Nasik, Maharashtra. He received the Maharashtra State Award for his collective work in 1977, and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for playwriting in 1996. Prof. Deshpande is known for advocating strong, progressive values not only through his academic writings but also through his creative work. His plays especially reflect upon the decline of progressive values in contemporary life. He is impressively persuasive.

Having specialized in Chinese studies, he currently heads the Centre of East Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. The Library of Congress has acquired twelve of his books including a few on Chinese foreign policy. Some of his works have been translated into English.