Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud born 11 November 1959 in Mumbai
His father Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud, was the longest serving chief justice of India and his mother, Prabha, was a classical musician who sang for All India Radio.
After attending the Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai and St. Columba's School, Delhi, he graduated with honours in economics and mathematics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1979
He then obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi in 1982, followed by a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School in 1983. He was awarded an Inlaks Scholarship, offered to Indian citizens pursuing graduate education abroad, and received the Joseph H. Beale Prize at Harvard.
He later earned a Doctorate in Juridical Science from Harvard Law School in 1986.