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Deshastha Brahmins are the largest Brahmin sub-caste from the state of Maharashtra and Karnataka (mainly North Karnataka) in India. A large number of Deshastha surnames are derived by adding the suffix -kar to the village from which the family originally hailed.[1] For example, Bidkar come from town of Beed, Dharwadkar come from the town of Dharwad in Karnataka and the Marathi poet V. V. Shirwadkar, colloquially know as Kusumagraj, comes from the town of Shirwad. The names Kulkarni, Deshpande and Joshi are very common amongst Deshastha Brahmins and denote the families' ancestral professions.[2] For example, Kulkarni means 'revenue collector' and Joshi means 'astrologer'. Some surnames simply describe physical and mental characteristics such as Hirve which denotes the color 'green', Buddhisagar which literally translates to 'an ocean of intellect', etc.[3]

Table of Deshastha Surnames

References

  1. ^ Chopra, Pran Nath (1982). Religions and communities of India. Vision Books. p. 54.
  2. ^ Karve, Irawati Karmarkar (1968). Maharashtra, land and its people, Gazetteer of India, Volume 60 of Maharashtra State gazetteers: General series, Maharashtra (India). Directorate of Govt. Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State. p. 161. {{cite book}}: More than one of |subject= and |last= specified (help)
  3. ^ Naik, Gregory (2000). Understanding our fellow pilgrims. Gujarat Sahitya Prakash. p. 66. ISBN 81-87886-10-2, 9788187886105. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)

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