Ranjit Naik
Ranjit Poojari Naik was an architect and social worker who helped Mumbai slum dwellers. He had an involvement in nearly 50 slum redevelopment projects and was director of the People's Participation Programme. An activist for the Banjara people, Naik spoke at the second World Romani Conference in 1978, where he delivered a paper titled Banjara from Barothan.
Naik, who came from Anantapur district, died in a Mumbai hospital on 30 July 2004. 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.
