Nanda Khare

Nanda Khare
Born	Anant Yashwant Khare 1946 (age 77–78) Nagpur, British India
Occupation	Writer
Language	Marathi
Alma mater	IIT Bombay
Subject	Science, Geology
Notable works	Antajichi Bakhar, Antakalachi Bakhar, Udya
Parents	Yashwant Anant Khare, Sumati Khare
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Anant Yashwant Khare, also known as, Nanda Khare (1946-) is a novelist in the Marathi language . 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
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.

Awards

• In 1985, Khare’s manuscript ‘ज्ञाताच्या कुंपणावरून’ received an award from Granthali Publications.
• In 1995, his science fiction novel ‘वीसशे पन्नास’ received the G.R. Dodke award from Vidarbha Sahitya Sangha.
• In 2010, the collection of essays ‘कहाणी मानवप्राण्याची’ received the Bhai Madhaorao Bagal award from the Government of Maharashtra.
• In 2014, he received an award from Shabda for his novelistic writings.
• In 2015, his novel ‘उद्या’ received the Lokmangal Sahita Puraskar.

Since Khare had arrived at a personal decision not to accept any further awards, he declined the Sahitya Academy Award given to his novel ‘उद्या’ in 2020. He clarified that there were no political motives behind his refusal.