Sunita Deshpande

Sunita Deshpande (Thakur; 3 July 1926 – 7 November 2009) was an Indian writer known for her late-life writing career. She published her memoir Aahe Manohar Tari in 1990, which has been translated into Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, and English. Deshpande also gained recognition for her prolific correspondence and released a collection of letters titled प्रिय जी.ए. (Dear G.A.). Her acting credits include the Marathi movie Vande Maataram and various stage plays. Deshpande's contributions to literature earned her the first G A Kulkarni Award in 2008. She was fondly called 'Sunitabai' by her admirers.