Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere

Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere (21 July 1930 – 1 July 2016) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.

Early life Dhere was born in the small village of Nigade in Pune district. He was orphaned at an early age of five. He studied at Municipal School, Pune, Poona English School, Poona Night School and graduated in 1966. During high school days he worked as a proof reader in the local press.

Dhere earned a PhD in Marathi in 1975. His doctoral thesis titled Shtsthal: Ek Adhyan was completed under the guidance of Ramchandra Shankar Walimbe. In 1980, he became the first person to obtain a Doctorate of Literature from Pune University. The highly influential book was translated to English by Anne Feldhaus and published by Oxford University Press in 2011.

Death and legacy Dhere died in Pune on 1 July 2016 at the age of 86 following prolonged illness. In 2019, a library was built in Pune to preserve a collection of his books.

Literary work The following is a partial list of Dhere's works: