Ashit Desai (Gujarati: આશિત દેસાઈ; born 16 May 1951)[3] is a legendary Indian composer, vocalist, musician and music director.
[4] [5] Ashit was born in 1951 to Kunjbihari and Mayuriben Desai in Baroda, Bombay State (now Vadodara, Gujarat).
He graduated in Commerce and took a Diploma in vocal music from M. S. University of Baroda and migrated to Mumbai for career opportunities.
The Sitar Maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar had enlisted him in composing music for the Asiad and placed him in charge of overall coordination of cultural events.
His has won wide acclaim for the music direction in the Hindi Television serial Chanakya on Doordarshan.