Desai

/ dɛˈsaɪ /

noun

1. DesaiMorarji (Ranchhodji)18961995MIndianPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Morarji ( Ranchhodji ) (məˈrɑːdʒɪ). 1896–1995, Indian statesman, noted for his asceticism. He founded the Janata party in opposition to Indira Gandhi, whom he defeated in the 1977 election; prime minister of India (1977–79)
2. DesaiKiran1971FIndianWRITING: novelist Kiran , born 1971, Indian writer; her novel The Inheritance of Loss (2006) won the Man Booker Prize

Example Sentences

Gaitonde also worked at the city's Bhulabhai Desai Memorial Institute, another hub frequented by legends such as sitarist Ravi Shankar and theatre artist Ebrahim Alkazi.

From BBC

CTG artistic director Snehal Desai makes his directorial debut at the company in a reimagined revival of the Green Day musical featured deaf and hearing actors in a collaboration with Deaf West Theatre.

From Los Angeles Times

Snehal Desai, Center Theatre Group’s galvanizing new artistic leader, is making his directorial debut with the company in a new production of “American Idiot,” the rock opera based on Green Day’s multiplatinum concept album.

From Los Angeles Times

My unexpected reaction stems from Desai’s misguided production.

From Los Angeles Times

But Los Angeles theater is poised for a renaissance, with Danny Feldman at Pasadena Playhouse, Snehal Desai at CTG and Tarell Alvin McCraney at the Geffen Playhouse all determined to turn the page on a lackluster last decade, characterized by unfulfilled potential, dwindling audiences and watered-down missions.

From Los Angeles Times