| Shaba Desai | |
| Birth Name: | Shaba Krishnarao Desai |
| Spouse: | Sushama Desai |
| Birth Date: | 25 March 1931 |
| Death Place: | Goa, India |
| Birth Place: | Quepem, Goa, Portuguese India |
| Constituency2: | Quepem |
| Predecessor2: | Dattaram Desai |
| Successor2: | Dhulo Kuttikar |
| Successor1: | Chandrakant Chodankar |
| Predecessor1: | Manju Naik Gaonkar |
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| Office2: | Member of Goa Legislative Assembly |
| Office1: | Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start2: | 1967 |
| Term End2: | 1972 |
| Term Start1: | 7 April 1971 |
| Term End1: | 13 March 1972 |
| Party: | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| Profession: | Teacher |
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Shaba Krishnarao Desai (25 March 1931 – 12 November 2008) was an Indian politician, teacher and freedom fighter who was a former member of the Goa Legislative Assembly, representing the Quepem Assembly constituency from 1967 to 1972. Desai also served as a Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly from 1971 to 1972. He was a member of the Rastra Seva Dal.[1] [2] [3]
Shaba Krishnarao Desai was born in Quepem. He completed his Secondary School Certificate from D.T.C. School, Belgaum. He was also an alumnus of Sahitya Pradna, D.M. Fine Arts and Commercial Art and Sir J. J. School of Art, Bombay (now Mumbai). He was married to Sushama Desai.
Desai joined Indian National Congress Goa as an underground worker while celebrating the Tere Khol Day. He was arrested and incarcerated for 27 days. Desai was also a member of the Praja Socialist Party till 1958.