India, March 3 -- The city witnessed a landmark moment in its cultural landscape on Sunday as the PL Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy Complex and Ravindra Natya Mandir in Prabhadevi reopened after extensive renovations. The occasion was further marked by a historic literary milestone-the debut of PL Deshpande's Marathi works in Bengali for the first time.

The legendary playwright and humorist, popularly known as Pu La, is often hailed as the PG Wodehouse of Marathi literature. His words, "Jagnya saathi sagle jagtat. Pan aaple Chandh appalyala shikavtat, aapan ka jagava." (Everyone lives for the sake of living, but it is our passions and interests that truly teach us why we should live." continue to inspire generations. Now, his legacy ...