Baba Padmanji Mule, better known as Baba Padmanji (1831 - 29 August 1906) was an Indian writer, novelist, religious preacher and Protestant Christian reformer in the 19th-century Bombay Presidency, who is known for contributing to Marathi literature.

Later, Baba worked as a teacher at the Free Church High School in Bombay, where he taught catechism and other Christianity related subjects.

In 1877, he rose to prominence for producing the first Bible (New Testament) translation with commentary made by native Christians.

[1] Some of his notable works include Streevidyabhyas Nibandh (1852), Vyabhichaar-Nishedhak Bodh (1854), Yamunaparyatan (1857), Sarvasangrahi urf Nibandhmala (1860), Shabdaratnavali (1860), Maharashtradeshachya Sankshipt Itihaas (1866), Streekanthabhushan (1868), A Comprehensive Dictionary of English and Marathi (second ed.

1870), Krushna Aani Khrista Yanchi Tulana (1873), Navya Kararavar Tika (1877) and Udgarmargvidnyan (1878).