Jhinabhai Ratanji Desai (16 April 1903 – 6 January 1991), better known by his pen name Snehrashmi, was a Gujarati language author and Indian independence activist.

Hindu-Muslim relations later reached a low point in Surat and resulted in an economic boycott of the minority community.

Snehrashmi, to lessen the impact of the boycott, convinced Sardar Patel and organised a khadi exhibition.

Patel himself attended the exhibition and locally famous Razaak band played at the venue which helped achieve the objective of breaking the boycott of Muslims.

[5] Desai's initial works were influenced by nationalist sentiments and Gandhian ideals as he participated in the Indian independence movement.

[2] His poetry collections Ardhya (1935) and Panghat (1948) including Bar Majoor nu Geet (The Song of Twelve Peasants) are the examples of Gandhian influence.

[14] Tutela Taar (1934), Swarg ane Prithvi (1935), Moti Bahen (1955), Heera na Latkaniya (1962), Shrifal (1969), Kala Topi (1962) and Snehrashmi ni Shreshth Vartao (1983) are his other short story collections.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi dedicated Snehrashmi Botanical Garden in Surat in his memory in 2011.

[16] Uma-Snehrashmi Paritoshik, instituted first by Desai in his deceased daughter's memory, is conferred by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.