Ranjit Desai

Ranjit Desai
Born Ranjit Ramchandra Desai
(1928-04-08)8 April 1928
Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Died 6 March 1992(1992-03-06) (aged 63)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Novelist, Writer
Religion Hindu
Awards Padmashri

Ranjit Desai (Marathi: रणजित देसाई) ( 08 April 1928 – 06 March 1992) was a popular Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He was born in a Maratha family. He is best known for his historical novels Swami and Shriman Yogi. He was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award in 1964 and Padma Shri in 1973.[1]

He was born in 1928 in the town of Kowad in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra.

Works

"Swami" and "Shriman Yogi" are considered to be his most prominent creations. He was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award in 1964 for his novel "Swami".

Novels

Collections of short stories

Plays

Movie scripts

Awards

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 1973: 30: Shri Ranjit Ramchandrarao Desai
  2. V. D. Katamble (2003). Shivaji the great. Balwant Printers Pvt. Ltd. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-81-902000-0-4. Retrieved 29 June 2011.


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