# Ranjit Desai

> Ranjit Ramchandra Desai was an Indian Marathi-language 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.

*Indian writer (1928-1992)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1928-04-08
- **Died:** 1992-03-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.1 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 13.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Ranjit Desai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjit_Desai)
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- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ranjit_Desai)
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- [இரஞ்சித் தேசாய்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9E%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7293156)

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