WRITER

Shashi Deshpande

1938 - Today

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Shashi Deshpande (born 1938) is an Indian novelist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shashi Deshpande has received more than 537,309 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Shashi Deshpande is the 7,019th most popular writer, the 1,214th most popular biography from India and the 140th most popular Indian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Shashi Deshpande ranks 7,019 out of 7,302. Before her are Bryan Konietzko, Michael Savage, Helen Dunmore, Chenjerai Hove, P. J. O'Rourke, and Lotta Lotass. After her are Paul Beatty, Jon Lee Anderson, Ruta Sepetys, Jan Böhmermann, Radka Denemarková, and Becca Fitzpatrick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Shashi Deshpande ranks 617. Before her are Anne Helm, Ishmael Reed, Bertie Auld, Bruce Babbitt, Patrick John, and Derek Dougan. After her are Sai Paranjpye, Richard Meade, Frank Kelly, Paul G. Kirk, Suniti Solomon, and Bill Christian.

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In India

Among people born in India, Shashi Deshpande ranks 1,214 out of 1,861. Before her are Rajesh Roshan (1955), Gauri Lankesh (1962), Rituparno Ghosh (1963), Varun Dhawan (1987), Gurdas Maan (1957), and Ratna Pathak (1957). After her are Madhavi (1962), Adil Hussain (1963), Darshan Ranganathan (1941), Riteish Deshmukh (1978), Sai Paranjpye (1938), and Bob Woolmer (1948).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Shashi Deshpande ranks 140. Before her are Shobhaa De (1948), Kamala Markandaya (1924), Rupi Kaur (1992), Ram Swarup (1920), Sarojini Sahoo (1956), and Aravind Adiga (1974). After her are Urvashi Butalia (1952), Ramachandra Guha (1958), Nirupama Rao (1950), Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1956), Dinesh D'Souza (1961), and Chetan Bhagat (1974).

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