Shankar Ramchandra Kharat

Shankar Ramchandra Kharat (11 July 1921 – 9 April 2001) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.

He was born in Atpadi, secondary capital of the former princely state of Aundh, now in Sangli district. He had converted to Buddhism in his adulthood.

He was worked with Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar for many years.

For some years, Kharat served as the vice-chancellor of Marathwada University. and member of council of Maharashtra State.

In his writings, he mainly wrote about the life experiences of people from Dalit community.