Quote of the day
I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be
A pleasant road.
I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me
Aught of its load;
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)