Background
She was born on November 10, 1904 in Amravati, Maharashtra, her maiden having been Kusum Jaywant. Her father was a lawyer
She was born on November 10, 1904 in Amravati, Maharashtra, her maiden having been Kusum Jaywant. Her father was a lawyer
After finishing her high school education at Huzurpaga (HHCP) girl"s school in Pune in 1921, she studied for four years in Fergusson College, also in Pune, before moving to Nagpur and receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree from Nagpur University in 1926.
She went to the United Kingdom to receive in 1929 a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Westfield College in London. Foreign over 25 years since 1931, Deshpande taught English Literature at Nagpur University.