Nanda Khare

Anant Yashwant Khare (1946 – 22 July 2022) was an Indian writer and a civil engineer. He wrote on scientific, sociological and economic subjects in the Marathi language. He published around twenty-five books, including a novel titled Udya (Marathi for 'Tomorrow'), published in 2014 which is recognised one of the prominent writings in Marathi literature. Khare was born in 1946 in Nagpur, British India. He obtained his education from New English School and Saraswati Vidyalaya in Maharashtra. He later obtained engineering degree in 1967 from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Born to Yashwant Anant Khare and Sumati Khare, his father established a prominent company named Khare & Tarkunde Infrastructure. Prior to writing, he worked as a partner and managing director at Khare and Tarkunde company. In 2001, he retired from the company. Prior to his retirement, he was involved in political, economic, and with construction industry. Between 1981 and 1992, he was associated with Marathi Vidnyan Parishad, a learning centre focused on science. From 1998 to 2017, he worked at Aajacha Sudharak (आजचा सुधारक) and served on editorial board for publications until he was promoted to the editor-in-chief.