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  2. Deshastha Brahmin surnames - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. List of Deshastha Brahmins - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Deshastha Brahmin - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Deshpande - Wikipedia

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    As literacy was an essential qualification for the work, the office was generally occupied by literate classes such as brahmins. [12] The deshmukhs and Deshpandes had hereditary lands liable to low rates of land revenues. For deshpande's apart from the collection of land revenue, there was a little outside control over the affairs of the ...

  6. Mahajan - Wikipedia

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    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:

  7. Yajurvedi - Wikipedia

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    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).

  8. List of Brahmins - Wikipedia

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    Name Born Death Brahmin Sub-Cast In Office Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan [351] [352] 5 September 1888 17 April 1975 Niyogi Brahmin: Second President (13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967) V. V. Giri [353] 10 August 1894 24 June 1980 Niyogi Brahmin: fourth president. 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. Ramaswamy Venkataraman [354] 4 December 1910 27 January ...

  9. Rigvedi - Wikipedia

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    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 ).