Ranjit Desai

Born: 8 April 1928

Died: 6 March 1992

• He was a popular Marathi 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.
• He was born in 1928 in the town of Kowad in Chandgad Taluka in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra.
• He was married to Sunanda Kupekar / Desai.Desai’s most prominent creations are “Swami” and “Shriman Yogi”.

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