Ranjit Ramchandra Desai (8 April 1928 – 6 March 1992) was an Indian
Marathi-language
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writer from
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
, India. He is best known for his historical novels ''Swami'' 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
The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), 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. In ...
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.
*Swami - Received Sahitya Akademi award
* Shriman Yogi - Based on
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Chhatrapati is a royal title from Sanskrit used to denote a king. The word "Chhatrapati" is a Sanskrit language compound word of ''Chatra (umbrella), chhatra'' (''parasol'' or ''umbrella'') and ''Pati (title), pati'' (''master/lord/ruler''). T ...
* 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 Award (1963) (for ''Swami'')
*
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 ...
(1964) (for ''Swami'')
*
Padma Shri
The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), 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. In ...
from the Government of India (1973)
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* Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar (1990)
]
Notes
Indian male poets
Marathi-language writers
People from Kolhapur district
Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Marathi
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
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