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Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (November 8, 1919 - June 12, 2000) was a noted Indian writer in Marathi. He writes as Pu La (SAMPA: pU-5}) Deshpande, from his initials in Marathi.
Born in Mumbai, he was educated at Pune's Fergusson College and Willingdon College, Sangli. He was a lecturer and teacher before making his move into literature in the 1940s. He also contributed to radio, theatre and film.
He has written some of the classics in Marathi literature, such as Batatyachi Chaal, Asa mi Asami and Varyavarchi Varat.
