Purushottam Laxman Deshpande bibliography explained

This is a list of the works by Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (1947–1999)^[1]

Books

Humour

• Golabereej (गोळाबेरीज) - 1960
• AghaL-PaghaL (अघळ-पघळ) - 1998
• Marathi Vangmayacha (Galeev) Itihas (मराठी वाङ्‌मयाचा (गाळीव) इतिहास) – 1970^[2]
• Khogirbharati (खोगीरभरती) - 1950
• Hasavnuk (हसवणूक) - 1968
• Batatyachi Chaal (बटाट्याची चाळ)
• Khilli (खिल्ली) - 1984
• Asa mi Asami (असा मी असामी) - 1964
• UralaSurala (उरलंसुरलं) - 1999
• Purchundi (पुरचुंडी) – 1999

Travelogues

• Vangachitre (वंगचित्रे) – 1974^[3]
• Apoorvai (अपूर्वाई) – 1960
• Poorvarang (पूर्वरंग) -1963^[4]
• Jaave Tyanchya Desha (जावे त्यांच्या देशा) – 1974^[5]

Adaptations

• Kay Wattel Te Hoeel (काय वाट्टेल ते होईल) – 1962...translation of Helen and George Papashvily's Anything Can Happen
• Eka Koliyane (एका कोळीयाने) – 1965...translation of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea
• Kanhoji Angre (कान्होजी आंग्रे)(Translation of English novel "Maratha Admiral Kanhoji Angre" by Manohar Malgoankar)
• Poravay (पोरवय)  –1995... translation of "Chhelebela" By Ravindranath Tagore

Biographies (व्यक्तिचित्रं)

• Gangot (गणगोत) – 1966^[6]
• Gandhiji (गांधीजी) – 1970
• Guna Gaeen Awadi (गुण गाईन आवडी) – 1975^[7]
• Maitra (मैत्र)  – 1989^[8]
• Apulki (आपुलकी)  – 1998

Collection of Speeches

• Rasikaho! (रसिकहो!) - 1995
• Soojanaho! (सुजनहो!) -2002
• Mitra Ho! (मित्र हो!) - 1995
• Shrote Ho! (श्रोते हो!) -1996
• Speeches on radio and radio-plays - Parts 1 and 2 (रेडियोवरील भाषणे व श्रुतिका - भाग एक व दोन) - 2001

Humorous essays

• Gacchi saha Zalich Pahije (गच्ची सह झालीच पाहिजे)
• Eka Raviwarchi Sakaal (एका रविवारची सकाळ)
• Maze Shahari Jeevan (माझे शहरी जीवन)
• Bigari Te Matric (बिगरी ते मॅट्रिक) - Hasavnuk (हसवणूक)
• Mumbaikar, Punekar Ka Nagpurkar? (मुंबईकर, पुणेकर का नागपूरकर?)
• Mhais (म्हैस) - Golabereej (गोळाबेरीज)
• Mi Ani Majha Shatrupaksha (मी आणि माझा शत्रुपक्ष) - Hasavnuk (हसवणूक)
• Paliv Pranee (पाळीव प्राणी) - Hasavnuk (हसवणूक)
• Kahi Nave Grahayog (काही नवे ग्रहयोग)
• Majhe Poshtik Jeewan (माझे पोष्टिक जीवन) - Hasavnuk (हसवणूक)

Other

• Vyakti Ani Valli (व्यक्ती आणि वल्ली) – 1962^[9]
• Ek Shunya Mee (एक शून्य मी) - 2001
• Chitramay Swagat (चित्रमय स्वगत) - 1996
• Pu. La. : Ek Sathawan (पु. ल : एक साठवण)  – 1979
• Daad (दाद) - 1997
• Dwidal (द्विदल) - 2004
• Char Shabd (चार शब्द) - 1996
• Mukkam Shantiniketan (मुक्काम शांतिनिकेतन) - 2001
• Ravindranath : Teen Vyakhyane (रवीन्द्रनाथ : तीन व्याख्याने) - 1981
• Telephone-cha Janma (टेलिफोनचा जन्म)
• Kolhapur Darshan (Shriman Madan Mohan Lohiya Shashtyabdipurti nimitta abhinandan grantha) - 1971^[10] .. Co-authored with Madanmohan Basantilal Lohia and Ganesh Rango Bhide.

Drama

• Tuka Mhane Ata (तुका म्हणे आता) – 1948
• Pudhari Pahije (पुढारी पाहिजॆ) – 1951
• Ammaldar (अंमलदार) – 1952...based on Nikolai Gogol's Inspector General
• Bhagyawan (भाग्यवान) – 1953
• Tujhe Ahe Tujhapashi (तुझें आहे तुजपाशीं) – 1957^[11]
• Sundar Mi Honar (सुंदर मी होणार) – 1958
• Pahila Raja/adhe Adhure (पहिला राजा/आधे अधूरे) – 1976...based on Jagadish Chandra Mathur's Adhe Adhure
• Teen Paishancha Tamasha (तीन पैशांचा तमाशा) – 1978...based on Bertolt Brecht's The Three Penny Opera'^{[12] [13]}
• Ti Fulrani (ती फुलराणी) – 1975...based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion
• Varyavarchi Varaat (वाऱ्यावरची वरात)
• Eka Jhunja Varyashi (एक झुंज वाऱ्याशीं) -1988... based on "The Last Appointment" By Vladin Dozortsev
• Vatvat Vatvat (वटवट वटवट)  -1971

One-act plays

• Mothe Mase Aani Chhote Mase (मोठे मासे आणि छोटे मासे) – 1957
• Vitthal To Aala Aala (विठ्ठल तो आला आला) – 1961
• Aamhi Latike Na Bolu (आम्ही लटिके ना बोलू) – 1975^[14]
• Nasti Uthathev (नस्ती उठाठेव) - 1952^{[15] [16]}

One-man stage shows

• Batatyachi Chaal (बटाट्याची चाळ) - 1958^[17]
• Asa Mi Asami (असा मी असामी)
• Hasawinyacha Majha Dhanda (हसविण्याचा माझा धंदा)
• Varyawarachi Varaat (वा-यावरची वरात) – A large part of this play is one man show.

Children's plays

• Vay Motha Khota (वयं मोठं खोटं) – 1956
• Nave Gokul (नवे गोकुळ) – 1958

Notes and References

1. Book: Chauhan. K.A. Author). Ray. N.R. (Editor). DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY (Supplement) Volume I (A-D). 1986. N. R. Ray Director, Institute of Historical Studies. Calcutta. 341–342. 20 August 2017.
2. Web site: मराठी वाङ्‌मयाचा (गाळीव) इतिहास - BookGanga.com. www.bookganga.com. 2018-05-22.
3. Book: Deśapāṇḍe, Pu. La. Vaṅgacitre. 1974. Puṇe Vidhyārthī Gr̥ha Prakāśana. Puṇe. 20253255 . Marathi.
4. Book: Deśapāṇḍe, Pu. La. Pūrvaraṅga. 1963. Deśamukha. Puṇe. 7948343 . Marathi.
5. Book: Deśapāṇḍe, Pu. La. Jāve tyāñcyā deśā. 1974. Deśamukha. Puṇe. 8109340 . Marathi.
6. Book: Deśapāṇḍe, Pu. La. Gaṇagota. 1966. Deśamukha. Puṇe. 7948418 . Marathi.
7. Book: Deśapāṇḍe, Pu. La. Guṇa gāīna āvaḍī. 1975. Deśamukha. Puṇe. 7945614 . Marathi.
8. Book: Deśapāṇḍe, Pu. La. Maitra. 1989. Mauja Prakāśana Gr̥ha. Mumbaī. 24670380 . Marathi.
9. Book: Deśapāṇḍe, Pu. La. Vyakti āṇi vallī. 1962. Deśamukha. Puṇẽ. 7948299 . Marathi.
10. Book: Koḷhāpūra darśana; [Śrīmāna Madana Mohana Lohiyā shashṭhyabdipūrtī nimitta abhinandana grantha|last1=Lohia|first1=Madanmohan Basantilal|last2=Bhiḍe|first2=Gaṇeśa Raṅgo|last3=Deśapāṇḍe|first3=Pu. La|date=1971|publisher=Iṇṭaranǎśanala Pabliśiṅga Sarvisa|location=Puṇe|oclc=16840033 |language=Marathi].
11. Book: Deśapāṇḍe, Pu. La. Tujhẽ āhe tujapāśī̃: tīna aṅkī nāṭaka. 1957. Ga. Pā̃. Paracure Prakāśana Mandira. Mumbaī. 7948500 . Marathi.
12. Book: Tīna paiśācā tamāśa. Deśapāṇḍe. Pu. La. Brecht. Bertolt. 1978. Viśvakarmā Sāhityālaya. Puṇe. 10506192 . Marathi.
13. Book: Uwe Böker. Ines Detmers. Anna-Christina Giovanopoulos. John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, 1728-2004: adaptations and re-writings. 2006. Rodopi. 90-420-2113-6. 7, 26–27.
14. Book: Deśapāṇḍe, Pu. La. Āmhī laṭike nā bolū. 1975. Deśamukha. Puṇe. 7946455 . Marathi.
15. Web site: नस्ती उठाठेव - BookGanga.com. www.bookganga.com. 2017-12-25.
16. Book: Deśapāṇḍe, Pu. La. Nastī uṭhāṭheva. 1981. Śrīvidyā Prakāśana. Puṇe. 8827682 . Marathi.
17. Book: Deśapāṇḍe, Pu. La. Baṭāṭyācī cāḷa. 1958. Mauja Prakāśana Gr̥ha. Mumbaī. 7948302 . Marathi.