Deshpande; Shashi

Shashi Deshpande is the author of five novel besides Small Remedies, including That Long Silence which won the Sahitya Akademi Award. Her publications include five collections of short stories, four books for children and two short crime novels. Her works have been translated into various European and Indian languages.

Shashi Deshpande is married and has two sons. She lives in Bangalore with her husband Dr. D.H. Deshpande.