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Aruna Ramchandra Dhere (Devanagari: अरुणा रामचंद्र ढेरे) (b. 2 Feb 1957) is a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. She was the President of the 92nd Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held at Yavatmal in 2019.
Education
B.A. Marathi, Gold medal winner, Pune University : 1977
Bhartiya Vidya Padvika, Tilak Vidyapeeth : 1997
M.A. Marathi, Gold medal winner, Pune University : 1979
Ph.D., University of Pune : 1986 (Thesis : Archetypal criticism of post independence Marathi fiction.)
Career
Aruna is the daughter of Ramchandra Chintamani Dhere. She completed a M.A and a Ph.D in Marathi literature from Pune University. She was a lecturer and producer in the Educational Media Research Center at Pune University during 1983-1988, and then had a short stint in the Maharashtra State Education Institution.
Aruna Dhere has been a multi-disciplinary freelance writer and researcher in the field of Marathi literature,
credited with : About 40 books covering a wide spectrum of'
Personal essays, short stories and novels.
Poetry.
Monographs.
Children's books.
Television - screen plays and dialogues.
Literary work
Starting around 1990, Dhere took up a full-time career as a writer. Her literary works include personal essays, short stories, novels, poems, travelogues, children’s stories, and books on sant literature, folk literature, and social history.
She has written on the lives especially of women from earlier times who rebelled against old traditions.
Some of her poems have been translated into other languages, including English.
She has written a few television screenplays and dialogues.
Dhere has edited over a dozen publications and magazines.
She has won about thirty awards from government bodies and literary associations for her literary work.
Memberships
Senate, University of Pune : 2003-2005
Maharashtra Rajya Sahitya Sanskriti Mandal : 2005-till date
State Loksahitya Samiti : 2006-till date
Rajya Marathi Vikas Sanstha : 2006-till date
Books
All books are available at this platform
The following is a partial list of Dhere's books:
वैचारिक
अंधारातील दिवे Adharatil Dive
उंच वाढलेल्या गवताखाली Unch vadhlelya gavatakhali
उमदा लेखक, उमदा माणूस Umda lekhak, umda manus
उर्वशी Urvashi
कवितेच्या वाटेवर Kavitechya Vatevar
काळोख आणि पाणी kalokh ani pani
जाणिवा जाग्या होताना Janiva jagya hotana
जावे जन्माकडे Jave janmakade
त्यांची झेप त्यांचे अवकाश Tyanchi zep tyanche avkash
पावसानंतरचं ऊन Pavsanantache un
प्रकाशाचे गाणे Prakashache gane
प्रतिष्ठेचा प्रश्न Pratishtecha prasn
प्रेमातून प्रेमाकडे Prematun premakade
महाद्वार Mahadwar
लोक आणि अभिजात Lok ani abhijat
लोकसंस्कृतीची रंगरूपे Loksanskrutichi rangrupe
विवेक आणि विद्रोह Vivek ani vidroh
डॉ. विश्राम रामजी घोले आणि त्यांचा परिवार Dr. VIshram ranji ghole ani tyancha parivar
विस्मृतिचित्रे Vismrutichitre
शाश्वताची शिदोरी Shashwtachi shidori
शोध मराठीपणाचा (सुभाष केळकर यांच्याबरोबर सहलेखन-मुख्य लेखक- दिनकर गांगल) Shodh marathipanacha
स्त्री आणि संस्कृती Stri ani sanskruti
कथासंग्रह
अज्ञात झऱ्यावर Adnyat zaryavar
काळोख आणि पाणी Kalokh ani pani
कृष्णकिनारा Krushnkinara
नागमंडल Nagmandal
प्रेमातून प्रेमाकडे Prematun Premakade
मन केले ग्वाही Man kele gwahi
मनातलं आभाळ Manatle aabhal
मैत्रेयी Maitreyi
रूपोत्सव Rupotsav
लावण्ययात्रा Lavanyyatra
वेगळी माती, वेगळा वास Vegli mati, vegla vaas
कवितासंग्रह
निरंजन Niranjan
प्रारंभ Prarambh
मंत्राक्षर Mantrakshar
यक्षरात्र Yakshratra
बंद अधरों से Band andhero se
ऊनउतरणीवरून unutaranivarun
Awards
Aruna Dhere has received nearly 40 Awards and Prizes from state government bodies including some coveted ones like...
Kavi Keshavsut Prize (State Govt.)
Balkavi Prize (State Govt.)
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Prize. (State Govt.)
Kavi Kuaumagraj Prize by Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Sahitya Samrat N C Kelkar Prize by Kesari-Maratha Sanstha)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Aruna Ramchandra Dhere
- Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere
- List of Marathi-language authors
- Aruna (given name)
- Sir Parashurambhau College
- Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan
- List of Deshastha Brahmins
