He never hesitated in taking an uncompromising stand on the matters that he believed strongly in. As a consequence, his opinions used to be based on deep thoughts and hence usually were strong and unwavering. He was very articulate and expressed his opinions only when he was crystal clear about what he wanted to say. He worked on difficult research problems and pushed his students and collaborators and took a major share of responsibilities. He was very meticulous, hardworking, punctual, and regular in his work. Although he was a strict disciplinarian, he was also very jovial and witty - all one had to do to enjoy this side of his, was to avoid sloppiness and dishonesty.ĭMD earned his right of high expectations from people from the exacting standards that he used for himself too and believed in leading by example. Many of us owe our growth to DMD’s pushing us. It is no wonder that he was a tough task master and was quite intolerant of sloppiness and dishonesty. It is out of this belief that he kept the bar of his expectations from people around him, rather high. It was his firm opinion that we are much more capable than what we seem to have accomplished. His students fondly recall his admonishment: “As a society, we are second rate only because we believe we are second rate’’. Old timers in the department recall that in the early days of the department, he was the first person to emphasize research, and more importantly, publishing research results. Dhamdhere, fondly known as DMD, was associated with the Department of Computer Science since its inception and has played a major role in shaping the department into what it is today. After leaving the institute in 2017, he moved to Thane and had a house in Nasik too. He retired from regular service in 2014 but continued as an Emeritus Fellow until 2017. He led the CSE department as its Head from 1997 to 2000. He joined IIT Bombay as a Research Associate in 1972, and became an Assistant Professor in 1974, Associate Professor in 1983, and a Professor in 1985. He finished B.Tech., M.Tech, and Ph.D., all from IIT Bombay in 1970, 1972, and 1979, respectively.

Lata Dhamdhere and two sons Ashay and Amogh (both Ph.Ds.) and their families. This was a sudden and totally unexpected event leaving no time for any medical help to be provided to him.

Dhananjay Madhav Dhamdhere passed away on at his home in Nasik due to a massive cardiac arrest.

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