Arundhati, the protagonist of Shashi Deshpande’s novel Shadow Play, has seen many cases of what the law calls ‘domestic violence’ in her work as a lawyer and within her own home. The ...

In person, Shashi Deshpande will never be heard saying the three words of the title of her memoir. Soft-spoken and self-effacing but with a steely resolve, she has always let her books do all the ...

Listen to me may sound like a command but for those who are familiar with author Shashi Deshpande, it may well appear, like a polite request. Unlike many new age writers who bask in their ...