Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Shashi Deshpande

Born: 1938 (age 87)
Bio: Shashi Deshpande , is an award-winning Indian novelist. She is the second daughter of famous Kannada dramatist and writer Sriranga. She was born in Karnataka and educated in Bombay and Bangalore. Deshpande has degrees in Economics and Law.
Known for:
- That long silence (1988)
- Dark Holds No Terrors (1980)
- The binding vine (1993)
- Small Remedies (2000)
- Roots and shadows (1973)