Nanda Khare
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| Born | Anant Yashwant Khare 1946 (age 77–78) Nagpur, British India[1] |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Marathi |
| Alma mater | IIT Bombay |
| Subject | Science, Geology |
| Notable works | Antajichi Bakhar, Antakalachi Bakhar, Udya |
| Parents | Yashwant Anant Khare, Sumati Khare[2] |
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Anant Yashwant Khare, also known as, Nanda Khare (1946-) is a novelist in the Marathi language [3]. His original (and translated) writings cluster around a variety of historical, anthropological and scientific themes. Some of his prominent novels are ‘antajichi bakhar (अंताजीची बखर)’, ‘bakhar antakalachi (बखर अंतकाळाची)’ and ‘udya (उद्या)’. He is known for his consistent advocacy of a rationalist wordlview grounded in the modern sciences.
Educational and Professional Career
Khare completed his primary and secondary education in Nagpur. After passing his matriculation examination in 1961, he studied Civil Engineering in the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. After obtaining his B.Tech. (Honours), he was employed in various capacities in a private engineering firm (Khare and Tarkunde) until 2001. He was one of the chief engineers in the construction of the Ujni dam on the Bhima river.
List of Publications
| Name | Genre | Publishing House and Year |
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| Antajichi Bakhar (अंताजीची बखर) | Novel | Granthali, 1997; Manovikas 2011. |
| Indica (इंडिका) | Translation of 'Indica' by Pranay Lal | Madhushri, 2019. |
| Udya (उद्या) | Novel | Manovikas, 2015. |
| Aivaji (ऐवजी) | Autobiography | Manovikas, 2018. |
| Kahani Manavpranyachi (कहाणी मानवप्राण्याची) | Essays in Anthropology | Manovikas, 2010, 2019. |
| Kapuskondyachi Goshta (कापूसकोड्याची गोष्ट) | Translation of 'Ecology, Colonialism, and Cattle' by Laxman Satya) | Manovikas and Samvedana, 2018. |
| Jivotpatti.. ani Nantar (जीवोत्पत्ती... आणि नंतर) | Scientific | Granthali, 1999. |
| Darwin ani Jeevshrushtiche Rahasya (डार्विन आणि जीवसृष्टीचे रहस्य) | Collection of articles on Evolutionary Biology (co-written with Raveendra Rukmini Pandharinath) | Manovikas, 2011. |
| Dagdavar Dagad, Vitevar Vit ( दगडावर दगड, विटेवर वीट) | Autobiography | Granthali, 2002; Manovikas, 2018. |
| Nangarlyavina Bhui (नांगरल्याविण भुई) | Novel | Granthali, 2005. |
| Bakhar Antakalachi (बखर अंतकाळाची) | Novel | Manovikas, 2010. |
| Vachtana, Pahtana, Jagtana (वाचताना, पाहताना, जगताना) | People’s Publishing House, 2014. | |
| Varul-purana (वारूळ-पुराण) | Abridged Translation of 'Anthill' by E.O. Wilson | Manovikas, 2015. |
| Vees-she Pannas (वीसशे पन्नास) | Science Fiction | Granthali, 1993. |
| Samprati (संप्रति) | Novel | Granthali, 1998; Manovikas, 2020. |
| Jnatachya Kumpanavarun (ज्ञाताच्या कुंपणावरून) | An introduction to the Philosophy of Science |
Granthali, 1990; Manovikas, 2013. |
| Dagaddhonde (दगड-धोंडे) | On the Geology of Eastern Vidharbha | Manovikas, 2020. |
| Gaogada | Edited essays by Anil Surdikar-Patil | Manovikas, 2012. |
| On the Beach | Translation of 'On the Beach' by Nevil Shute | Manovikas, 2020. |
References
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Award for engineer author Nanda Khare - Nagpur NYOOOZ". NYOOOZ. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Hitavada, The (13 March 2021). "Sahitya Akademi Award for engineer-author Nanda Khare". The Hitavada. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "nanda khare: सत्याची गरज असेपर्यंत लिहित राहणार - marathi writer nanda khare refuses sahitya akademi award". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 1 January 1970. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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