Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere

Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere (Hindi: रामचंद्र चिंतामण ढेरे) (born 1930) is a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. Dhere was born in the town of Nigade in Pune district. He obtained a Doctorate of Literature from Pune University.

Dhere has written over 100 scholarly books, including some edited or translated works of others, on Marathi folk literature and culture, Marathi literature, religious sects in Maharashtra, and lives of sant poets (संतकवी). He has also composed a few poems and musical plays. Dhere received a Sahitya Akademi Award in 1987 for his Shri Vitthal: Ek MahaSamanvay (श्री विठ्ठल: एक महासमन्वय). Writer Aruna Ramchandra Dhere is his daughter.

Literary work

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

Notes

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