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'''Pawar''' (also spelled as '''Pavar'''<ref name=":0" /> and '''Puar,Panwar''') is an Indian surname found among the [[Maratha]] people in [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="Geḍāma1999">{{cite book|author=Tulasīdāsa Viṭhūjī Geḍāma|title=Untouchability and Its Origin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UypuAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Yugantar Education Society|page=158|quote=In Maharashtra we find surnames of Jadhav, Chavan, Pawar, Gaikwad, Thorat etc. among the Maratha caste as well as Mahar caste}}</ref><ref name="Singh1996">{{cite book |author=K. S. Singh |title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ |year=1996 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-0-19-563357-3}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Apte|first=Usha Mukund|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7kWBAAAAMAAJ|title=Vedic, Hindu, and Tribal Marriage: A Study in Culture Change|publisher=AWARE (Action for Welfare and Awakening in Rural Environment)|year=1982|location=New Delhi, India|pages=201: the Koli - clans names like Cavan , Bhosle , Pavar etc. are of part - [[Kshatriya]] origin|language=en}}</ref> They claim descent from the [[Paramara dynasty|Paramara]].<br />
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== Notable ==<br />
People with this surname(Paur/Pawar) include:<br />
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*[[Ajit Pawar]] (born 1959), Indian politician; deputy chief minister of [[Maharashtra]] and nephew of Sharad Pawar<br />
*[[Ameya Pawar]] (born 1980), American politician and City of Chicago Alderman<br />
*[[Anand Pawar]], Indian badminton player<br />
*[[Anjali Pawar]], Indian social worker<br />
*[[Bharati Pawar]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Dagdu Maruti Pawar]], Indian Dalit author<br />
*[[Hemendra Singh Rao Pawar]], (Present Maharaja of [[Dhar State]])<br />
*[[Krishnajirao III|Krishnaji Rao III Puar]], (Maharaja of [[Dewas Senior]] and Indian Politician)<br />
*[[Kuldeep Pawar]], One of most popular Indian actor in the [[Marathi language|Marathi]] language film industry<br />
*[[Lalita Pawar]] (1916-1998), Popular Hindi TV & Marathi actress<br />
*[[Narayan Rao Pawar]] (1925-2010), Indian independence activist and member of Arya Samaj who plotted to kill the last Nizam of Hyderabad<br />
*[[Rajendra Singh Pawar]], Indian businessman, chairman of NIIT<br />
*[[Rajesh Pawar]] (born 1979), Indian cricketer<br />
*[[Sharad Pawar]] (born 1940), Indian politician<br />
*[[Tukoji Rao Pawar|Tukoji Rao IV Puar]], (Maharaja of [[Dewas Senior]] and Indian politician from [[Madhya Pradesh]], belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party)<br />
*[[Tukojirao III|Tukoji Rao III Puar]], (Maharaja of [[Dewas Senior]])<br />
*[[Urmila Pawar]] (born 1945), Indian Marathi-language writer<br />
*[[Uttamsingh Pawar]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Vikram Singh Rao II Puar]] (Present Maharaja of [[Dewas Senior]])<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Parmar]]<br />
* [[Panwar dynasty]]<br />
* [[Paramara dynasty]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Indian surnames]]<br />
[[Category:Maratha clans]]<br />
[[Category:Mahar]]<br />
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