Yashavant Kanetkar is an Indian author and a software professional who has authored many books on C, C++, Java and .NET. He is also a regular columnist for Express Computers and Developer 2.0. He obtained his B.E. from VJTI in Mumbai and then went on to do his Masters from IIT Kanpur.

He was honored with the Best .NET Technical Contributor and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional awards by Microsoft. He has also been training students and software professionals for about a decade and half.