Ghanshyam Occhavlal Desai was a Gujarati short story writer and editor from Gujarat, India.
Ghanshyam Desai was born on 4 June 1934 in Devgadh Baria (now in Dahod district, Gujarat) where he completed primary and secondary education.
He worked as a teacher at Gurukul High School, Songadh for two years.
[1] His notable stories include 'Tolu', ’Kagdo’, ‘Gokaljino Velo’, 'Leelo Phango', 'Ren', 'Professor: Ek Safar'.
[citation needed] His children's story collection Maulik Katha Mala (1990) was also awarded by the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi.