Manohar Rai Sardesai (18 January 1925 – 22 June 2006) was a Konkani poet, writer and French translator from Goa, India.
He received his Doctorat ès lettres françaises for his thesis "L'image de l'Inde en France" from the University of Sorbonne.
He has been credited for an upsurge of modern Konkani poetry.