Ranjit Poojari Naik (22 October 1933[citation needed] – 30 July 2004) was an architect and social worker who helped Mumbai slum dwellers.
[citation needed] He had an involvement in nearly 50 slum redevelopment projects and was director of the People's Participation Programme.
At the time of his death, he was incumbent president of the All-India Banjara Seva Sangh and the Sevalal Maharaj Charitable Trust in Sevagarh.
[5] Naik's writings include: He was listed in the acknowledgements of a guide to Banjara embroidery produced by the Census Department, Government of India in 1981.
[7] He was invited to present a paper on Asian Regional Policy Consultation (Habitat II of the United Nations) on 'Access to Land and Security of Tenure for Sustainable Development', Jakarta (Indonesia), 1995.