Purushottam Laxman Deshpande - Awards and Recognitions

Awards and Recognitions

  • पुण्य भूषण (Punyabhushan) - 1993
  • पद्मभूषण (Padma Bhushan) – 1990
  • महाराष्ट्र गौरव (बहुरूपी) (Maharashtra Gaurawa (Bahurupi) Award)
  • पद्मश्री (Padma Shri) – 1966
  • Sahitya Akademi Award (Marathi) - Vyakti Ani Valli (1965)
  • Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
  • महाराष्ट्र भूषण (Maharashtra Bhushan)


  • P. L. Deshpande was the first interviewer to interview Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, for the then newly founded Doordarshan.
  • A cultural center, P. L. Deshpande Kala Academy at the Ravindra Natya Mandir in Mumbai, has been named after him.
  • A garden, Pu. La. Deshpande Udyan, in Pune has been named after him.

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