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Ranjit Desai

Indian writer (1928–1992)
Person Human Q7293156

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
April 8, 1928
Date of death
March 6, 1992, March 7, 1992, June 3, 1992[7][8]
Place of birth
Kolhapur
Place of death
Mumbai
Country of citizenship
India, British Raj, Dominion of India[9][10][11]
Occupation
writer, poet
Educated at
Rajaram College[12]
Award received
Sahitya Akademi Award, Padma Shri in Literature & Education[14][15]
Notable work
Shriman Yogi[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Marathi[17]
Writing language
Marathi[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ranjeet Desai en Ranjit Desai en Ranjit Ramchandra Desai hi रणजीत देसाई
🔖 Identifiers · 13
ISNI
0000000082214491
VIAF cluster ID
38503410
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n89119291
GND ID
1033333948
Europeana entity
agent/base/112181
FAST ID
304204
Freebase ID
/m/0558wf9
Libraries Australia ID
41276239
NLA Trove people ID
1453882
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
176957138
Open Library ID
OL1905010A, OL8748A
Prabook ID
1935445
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Country of citizenship 3
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Occupation 2
writer, poet
Award received 1
Sahitya Akademi Award
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Marathi
Place of birth 1
Kolhapur
Place of death 1
Mumbai
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
Marathi
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Summary

Ranjit Desai was born on April 8, 1928[1], in Kolhapur[2]. He died on March 6, 1992[3], in Mumbai[4]. He worked as a writer[5] and poet[6].

FAQs

Where was Ranjit Desai born?

Ranjit Desai was born in Kolhapur[2].

Where did Ranjit Desai die?

Ranjit Desai passed away in Mumbai[4].

What did Ranjit Desai do for work?

Ranjit Desai worked as a writer[5] and poet[6].

Where did Ranjit Desai go to school?

Ranjit Desai was educated at Rajaram College[12].

What awards did Ranjit Desai receive?

Honors received include Sahitya Akademi Award[14] and Padma Shri in Literature & Education[15].

Related Entities

India Mumbai

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Sankshipt Marathi Vangmayakosh Khand 1 to 3. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Sankshipt Marathi Vangmayakosh Khand 1 to 3. wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Sankshipt Marathi Vangmayakosh Khand 1 to 3. wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64217: add GND as source to unsourced or imported statements"
  2. 29d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL1905010A, OL8748A
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL8748A, batch #290734"
  3. 20w ago · FailedEngineer2027 · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, poet
    Writing language → Marathi
    Country of citizenship → India, British Raj, Dominion of India
    Place of death → Mumbai
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Notable work: Shriman Yogi"
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