Ranjit Desai

Ranjit Desai
Born
Ranjit Ramchandra Desai

(1928-04-08)8 April 1928
Kowad, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Died6 March 1992(1992-03-06) (aged 63)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Novelist, Writer
AwardsSahitya Akademi Award (1964)
Padma Shri (1973)

Ranjit Ramchandra Desai (8 April 1928 – 6 March 1992) was an Indian Marathi-language writer from Maharashtra, India. He is best known for his historical novels Swami and Shriman Yogi. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1964 and the Padma Shri in 1973.[1]

  1. ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 1973: 30: Shri Ranjit Ramchandrarao Desai