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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