Desai
Desai(Marathi:देसाई)(Kannada: ದೇಸಾಯಿ)(Telugu: దేశాయి)is an administrative title and surname[1] derived from the Sanskrit words deśa 'land' and svamin 'lord.'
People
Notable people with the surname Desai:
- Morarji Desai – Prime Minister of India (1977–79)
- Mahadev Desai – Secretary to Mahatma Gandhi
- Vasant Desai
- Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai – Economist
- Manmohan Desai – Director
- Prachi Desai – Actress
- Bindu Desai – Actress
- Krutika Desai – Actress
- Anoop Desai – American singer
- C. D. Desai – Banker and philatelist
- Anita Desai – Author, mother of author Kiran Desai
- Kiran Desai – Author
- Krishna Desai – CPI politician
- Padma Desai – Economist
- Dr. Umedram Lalbhai Desai – Physician
- Ebrahim Desai – Islamic scholar
- Gopaldas Ambaidas Desai – Politician and former Prince of Dhasa
- Bhairavi Desai – American labor union leader
- Leela Desai – Actress
- Vaishali Desai – Actress and model
- Ramakant Desai - Cricket player, India's first fast bowler
- Renu Desai – Actress
- Ravish Desai – Actor
- S. T. Desai – Chief Justice of Gujarat
- Tina Desai – Actress
- Nitin Chandrakant Desai-art director
- Subhash Desai-Shivsena leader
- Ranjit Desai-Popular marathi writer
See Also
References
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