Gauri Deshpande

Poet

Birthday February 11, 1942

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace India

DEATH DATE Mar 1, 2003 (61)

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About

Indian author and poet who has written works in both Marathi and English including Mukkam in 1992 and The Lackadaisical Sweeper in 1997.

Before Fame

She went to Fergusson College and received a PhD in English from Pune University.

Trivia

She has released multiple collections of poems including 1968's Between Births and 1970's Lost Love.

Family Life

She has been married twice and has three daughters.

Associated With

Her granddaughter, Tissa Khosla, has played jazz music with pianist Marcus Roberts.