Deshpande akaberekerwa muKarnataka uye akadzidza muBombay (zvino Mumbai) uye Bangalore. Deshpande ane madhigirii muEconomics uye Mutemo. MuMumbai, akadzidza nhau kuVidya Bhavan uye akashanda kwemwedzi mishoma semutori wenhau yemagazini 'Onlooker'. Akaburitsa muunganidzwa wake wekutanga wenyaya pfupi muna 1978, uye bhuku rake rekutanga, 'Rima Harina Kutya', muna 1980. Akakunda Sahitya Akademi Mubairo wenhau Iyo Yakareba Kunyarara muna 1990 uye mubairo wePadma Shri muna 2009.
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