D N Dhanagare
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University of Massachusetts US, University of Sussex (U.K),
D. N. Dhanagare | |
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| Born | 11 June 1936 Washim, Maharashtra, India |
| Died | 7 March 2017 (aged 80) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | Nagpur University, India, University of Massachusetts US, University of Sussex (U.K), |
Professor D. N. Dhanagare (11 June 1936 – 7 March 2017) was an Indian sociologist who specialised in farmers' movements and rural sociology.[1]
Dhanagare died of heart failure on 7 March 2017. He was survived by two sons.[citation needed]
Dhanagare received his master's degree from Nagpur University and a D.Phil at the University of Sussex, UK.[citation needed]
Career
He was Vice-Chancellor of Shivaji University in Kohlapur.[2] Besides teaching in Agra University, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Pune University, Dhanagare has been the President of the Indian Sociological Society,[3] He was a Life Member of the Indian Institute of Public Administration, Marathi Samajshastra Parishad, People's Union of Civil Liberties, Indian Association of Social Sciences and a Member of International Sociological Association. He was a Member Secretary of Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi.[citation needed]
During 2012–2014, Dhanagare was a National Fellow at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla.[4]
