Ranjit Desai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ranjit Desai

Indian writer

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1928

Place of Birth: Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Date of Death: 06-Mar-1992

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ranjit Desai( 8 April 1928 – 6 March 1992) 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.