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Deshastha Brahmin surnames are derived by adding the suffix kar or e to the village from which the family originally hailed. [1] For example, Akhegaonkar came from the village Akhegaon, Bidkar came from the town of Bid, Jugade came from the village Jugad, Mulik came from district Muluk and some links say Mulikwadi from Konkan area,Yadwadkar came from Yadwad Nagpurkar comes from the city Nagpur ...
Deshastha Brahmin is a Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra and North Karnataka. [5] Other than these states, according to authors K. S. Singh, Gregory Naik and Pran Nath Chopra, Deshastha Brahmins are also concentrated in the states of Telangana [6] [1] (which was earlier part of Hyderabad State and Berar Division), Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh (Which was ...
Deshastha Brahmins form a major sub-caste of Brahmins in states of Maharashtra and North Karnataka in India. They are also found in sizeable number in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. The following is the list of notables from the community.
Yajurvedi is an Indian surname used by Yajurvedi Brahmins, meaning versed in Yajurveda. [1] It is one of the two major sub-sects among Deshastha Brahmins . [ 2 ] Similarly there are Rigvedi (one who knows Rigveda ).
Rigvedi (also called Rugvedi) is an Indian surname used by Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin community, meaning versed in Rigveda. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is one of the two major sub-sects among Deshastha Brahmins . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Similarly there are Yajurvedi (one who knows Yajurveda ).
Kulkarni is a surname common amongst Marathi Brahmins. The name “Kulkarni” is native to the Indian state of Maharashtra and parts of Karnataka. “Kulkarni” is a combination of two words (kula and karni). Kula means "family", and Karanika means "archivist". Historically, Kulkarni was the title given to the village record keeper. [1]
The word mahajan generally refers to a rich businessman, and the last name may be found in that caste. [2] [3] Mahajans of the Deccan (i.e. Maharashtra, Telangana, and north Karnataka) are mainly Deshastha Brahmin, while mahajans of North India are mainly Bania, a mercantile community. Notable people with this surname include:
Gadkari is a Brahmin surname native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. Gadkari surname is found among the Hindu CKP [ 1 ] and Deshastha Brahmin [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] communities. [ 5 ]
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