Kusumavati Deshpande (1904–1961) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.
She was born on 10 November 1904 in Amravati, Bombay Presidency, her maiden having been Kusum Jaywant.
After finishing her high school education at Huzurpaga (HHCP) girls' school in Pune in 1921, she studied for four years in Fergusson College, also in Pune, before moving to Nagpur and receiving her B.A.
[1] For over 25 years since 1931, Deshpande taught English literature at Nagpur University.
She also served as the chief producer, eomen and vhildren's programmes at All India Radio, and as the convenor of the advisory board for the Sahitya Akademi on Marathi literature.