Ranjit loda Desai (8 April 1928 – 6 March 1992) was an Indian

Marathi-language Marathi (; ''Marāṭhī'', ) is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and additional official language in the state of Goa. It is one of t ...

writer from

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

, India. He is best known for his historical novels

Swami Swami ( ; sometimes abbreviated sw.) in Hinduism is an honorific title given to a male or female ascetic who has chosen the path of renunciation (''sanyāsa''), or has been initiated into a religious monastic order of Vaishnavas. It is used eith ...

and Shriman Yogi. He was awarded the

Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

in 1964 and the

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

in 1973.

Works

Desai's most prominent creations are "Swami" and "Shriman Yogi". His other works are as below.

Novels

* Radheya - A Story narrating the life of 'Karna' - The Eldest of all Pandav's and his tyranny. *

- Received Sahitya Akademi award * Shrimaan Yogi - Based on Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj * Baari * Raja Ravi Varma * Pavankhind * Lakshavedh * Maza Gaon * Shekara * Pratiksha * Abhogi * Samidha

Collections of short stories

* Roop Mahal * Madhumati * Jaan * Kanav * Gandhali * Aalekh * Kamodini * Morpankhi Sawalya * Katal * Babulmora * Sanket * Prapat * Megh * Vaishakh * Ashadh * Mekh Mogari * Sneha Dhara

Plays

* Kanchan Mrug * Dhan Apure * Pankh Zale Vairi * Sangeet Samrat Tansen * Garud Zep * Ram Shashtri * Shriman Yogi * Swami * Warasa * Pangulgada * Lok Nayak * He Bandh Reshmache * Tuzi Wat Wegali * Sawali Unnhachi

Movie scripts

* Rangalya Ratri Ashya * Sawal Maza Aika * Nagin *Sangoli Rayana * Rang Rasiya

Awards

* Maharashtra Rajya Award (1963) (for ''Swami'') *

Hari Narayan Apte Hari Narayan Apte (Devanagari: हरि नारायण आपटे) (8 March 1864 – 3 March 1919) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. Through his writings, he provided an eminent example to future Marathi fiction writers ...

Award (1963) (for ''Swami'') *

(1964) (for ''Swami'') *

from the Government of India (1973) * Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar (1990)

Notes

Indian male poets Marathi-language writers People from Kolhapur district Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Marathi Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education 1928 births 1992 deaths 20th-century Indian poets Poets from Maharashtra Indian male novelists 20th-century Indian novelists 20th-century Indian male writers Novelists from Maharashtra {{india-writer-stub