Pandharinath Ranade is recorded as an Indian student enrolled on the ‘General Course’ run in 1965-66 by the Architectural Association’s (AA) Department of Tropical Studies, in London. He successfully completed the course and graduated with a Certificate in Tropical Studies, his final thesis subject being on the topic of ‘Office Buildings in Hot Dry Climates’. Little is yet known to us regarding details of his earlier education or his subsequent career.

 Sources

• Architectural Association Student Register, 1945-71. AA Archives
• Architectural Association Diploma Roll, 1966. AA Archives
• Architectural Association Council Minutes, 18th July 1966. AA Archives