Kamal Desai


Kamal Desai was an Indian novelist writing in Marathi.
She was born in Yamkan Mardi in the Belgaum district. She studied in Belgaum, going on to complete a master's degree in Marathi at Bombay University. She lectured on Marathi at several universities in Maharashtra. Desai began writing in 1955. She later retired, moving to a small flat in Pune.
She is perhaps best known for her 1975 novel Hat Ghalnari Bai.

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