Dnyanesh Maharao is a writer and editor of renowned Marathi weekly magazine Chitralekha. He is in active journalist since 1 June 1989. Earlier he was Assistant Editor of Marathi weekly magazine Vivek, from 1 April 1985 to 31 May 1989. He has written more than 20 books in Marathi as well as in English. He has written a famous book: Thackeray : life & style.
He has also written two plays in Marathi: Jinku ya Dahi Disha and Sangeet Ghanlin Lotangan.
On the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Bal Gandharva and 130th anniversary of Sangeet Saubhadra, as a tribute to Annasaheb Kirloskar and Bal Gandharva, he has recreated Sangeet Saubhadra under the banner of Om Natyagandha Mumbai and presented it to the current generation to have a test of the old musical drama. He himself has played the role of Narad in this play.
He was a Festival Director for the 4th Annual "Maharashtra State Level Egalitarian Literature Festival" (à ¤¸à ¤®à ¤¤à ¤¾à ¤µà ¤¾à ¤¦à ¥ à ¤¸à ¤¾à ¤¹à ¤¿à ¤¤à ¥Âà ¤¯ à ¤¸à ¤Âà ¤®à ¥Âà ¤²à ¤¨) which was held from 26 to 28 November 2011 at Latur Maharashtra.
Dnyanesh Maharao was born on 11 June 1960 in Mumbai.