Sannappa Parameshwar Gaonkar (11 January 1885 – 1972), also called Sa.Pa. Gaonkar, was an Indian politician, and an author. Sapa. Gaonkar was often described as "Sajjan"', or "good and gentle".Gaonkar was imprisoned during the British Raj for having participated in the Quit India Movement, and later served as a Deputy Minister in B. G. Kher’s cabinet of the composite State of Bombay, India. SAPA was the paternal grandfather of Dilip Gaonkar a professor at Northwestern University.