Ranjit Desai
 Ranjit Desai (Devanagari: रणजित देसाई) (1928–1992) was a popular Marathi writer from Maharashtra India. 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.He was born in 1928 in the town of Kowad in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra.