Urmi Ghanshyam Desai (born 1938) is a Gujarati writer and linguist from Gujarat, India.

She received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2017 for her critical work Gujarati Vyakaran Na Baso Varsh (published in 2014).

[1][2] She was born on 5 April 1938 in Mumbai to her mother, Rambhabahen, and her father, Kameshwar Vyas.

She received her PhD in 1967 under the supervision of Harivallabh Bhayani for her research work Gujarati Bhashana Angasadhak Pratyayo.

[4] She is considered one of the pioneer linguists in the Gujarati language, and has published several books such as Bhashashastra Shu Chhe?