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 ...

Bengaluru-based writer Shashi Deshpande, author of several women-centric novels and short stories, resigned from the Sahitya Akademi’s General Council on Friday to protest the council’s ...

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 ...