Kamal Desai (10 November 1928–17 June 2011) was an Indian novelist writing in

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. She was born in Yamkan Mardi in the Belgaum district. She studied in

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, going on to complete a master's degree in Marathi at

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. Desai began writing in 1955 and retired to

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. She is best known for her 1975 novel ''Hat Ghalnari Bai'' (Woman Wearing a Hat).

Selected works

* ''Rang'' (Colours), stories (1962) * ''Ratrandin Amha Yuddhacha Prasang'' (We confront the war day and night), novel (1963) * ''Kala Surya'' (Dark sun), novel (1972) * ''Rang-2'', stories (1998)

References

1928 births Indian women novelists Indian women short story writers Marathi-language writers People from Belagavi district University of Mumbai alumni 20th-century Indian novelists Women writers from Karnataka 20th-century Indian short story writers Novelists from Karnataka 20th-century Indian women writers 2011 deaths {{India-writer-stub