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	~~'''[[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames''' are derived by adding the suffix ''kar'' to the village from which the family originally hailed.~~{{~~sfn~~\|~~Chopra~~\|~~1982~~\|p=52}} For example, Bidkar came from town of Bid, Nagpurkar comes from the city [[Nagpur]], Dharwadkar from the town of Dharwad in Karnataka, and the Marathi poet V. V. Shirwadkar, colloquially known as ''[[Kusumagraj]]'', came from the town of Shirwad.		{{Short description\|none}}
			{{Multiple issues\|
			{{original research\|date=February 2023}}
			{{More citations needed\|date=February 2023}}
			}}

	~~Some~~ [[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames are ~~also~~ derived from ~~their gotra name of rishi~~ For example, ~~prominent Marathi writer~~, ~~a poet~~ [[~~Pralhad Keshav Atre~~]] ~~popularly known as [[Acharya Atre]] surname "Atre"~~ came from the ~~gotra Atri.~~<ref ~~name="iwi74"~~>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=~~AsU7R69gqDIC~~\|~~title~~=~~The Illustrated Weekly~~ of ~~India, Volume 95~~\|~~publisher~~=~~Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press~~\|page=~~31\|year=1974~~\|quote=~~Marathi literature~~ is ~~strewn with Deshastha writers. Some of~~ the ~~luminaries are B~~. ~~S. Murdhekar,~~ the ~~neo classical~~ poet ~~and critic; the popular dramatists Acharya P. K. Atre,~~ V.V.Shirwadkar; the ~~poet~~ and ~~story writer G.D.Madgulkar popularly known as~~ the ~~"Modern Walmiki”~~ of ~~Maharashtra~~, ~~Sahitya Akademi Award winners G~~. ~~T. Deshpande~~, ~~Laxmanshastri Joshi, S~~. N. ~~Banhatti~~, V. ~~K. Gokak and Mugali all belong to this community~~.}}</ref>		'''[[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames''' are derived by adding the suffix '''kar''' or '''e''' to the village from which the family originally hailed.{{sfn\|Chopra\|1982\|p=52}} 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]], Virkar came from the village Vira or Veer,<ref>{{cite book\|title=Journal, Volumes 5-6\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NEMQAAAAIAAJ\|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bombay\|year=1979\|page=236\|quote=Vīra, the village granted, is certainly the modern Vir, from which the surname Virkar among Desastha Brāhmaṇs is derived.}}</ref> the Marathi poet V. V. Shirwadkar, colloquially known as ''[[Kusumagraj]]'', came from the town of Shirwad, Dharwadkar from the town of [[Dharwad]], and Bijapurkar from the town of [[Bijapur, Karnataka\|Bijapur]] in Karnataka.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Forgotten Heroes of India's Freedom Struggle: A Who's Who, British Secret Documents\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nBluAAAAMAAJ\|page=45\|author=Prabha Chopra\|publisher=Delhi Agam Prakashan\|year=1992\|isbn = 9780836427738\|quote=Bijapurkar, Vasudeo G., Deshastha Brahmin, son of Govindji Bijapurkar, residence Rangoon, Burma.}}</ref> Examples of Surnames with suffix '''e''' are [[Kasture]], [[Deshpande]], [[Purandare]] etc.

	~~[[Deshastha Brahmins]]~~ also use the ~~surnames , which their ancestors got as titles or positions held like~~ [[~~Kulkarni~~]], [[~~Deshpande~~]], [[~~Deshmukh~~]], [[~~Patil (surname)\|Patil~~]], [[~~Desai~~]], [[~~Sutone~~]], ~~and~~ [[~~Joshi~~]] ~~denote their professions.<ref>{{cite journal\|last1=Hatekar\|first1=Neeraj\|title='Economic Backwardness' in History Deviation~~ from a Eurocentric Theme\|journal=IRIS Knowledge Foundation\|page=32\|publisher=Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai\|quote=Even then, it consistently legislated in favour of Maharas of Nagewadi in their disputes with Brahmins over the Patilki watan.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Kulkarni\|first1=R.A\|title=Maharashtra in the Age of Shivaji\|date=1969\|publisher=R.J. Deshmukh\|page=32\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJNirJVU9PUC&dq=patilki+brahmin&q=brahman+patilki\|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Chatterjee\|first1=Ramananda\|title=The Modern Review, Volume 16\|year=1914\|publisher=Modern Review Office\|page=604\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1l_k7kNP95QC&dq=patilki+brahmin&q=+brahman+desai+patilki\|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref> However, some of these names are also common to some other Marathi communities. For example, [[~~Deshpande~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Kulkarni~~]] ~~surnames are also found in~~ the [[~~CKP~~]] ~~caste.~~ [[~~Deshmukh~~]] ~~is also found in~~ the [[~~Maratha~~]], [[~~CKP~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Chitpawan]] and other castes~~. ~~[[Patil (surname)\|Patil~~]] ~~is also found~~ in ~~the~~ [[~~Maratha~~]] ~~and several other castes~~.{{sfn\|Jaffrelot\|2005\|p=10\|ps=The balutedari formed the basic structure of the pre-colonial state as evident from the fact that the office of Patil and the Kulkarni had equivalents at the regional level, the Deshmukh and Deshpande (the latter was systematically a Brahmin whereas the former could be a Maratha or Brahmin).}}<ref ~~name="IWI"~~>{{cite ~~journal~~ \|title=The ~~Illustrated Weekly of India~~ \|~~volume~~=91 \|~~issue~~=3\|~~date~~=~~July 1970~~ \|publisher=~~Bennett, Coleman~~ & ~~Company~~ \|~~page~~=12 \|quote=~~Generally speaking~~, ~~excepting names such~~ as ~~Kulkarni, Thackerey, Chitnis, Deshmukh, Deshpande, which are common~~ to ~~many communities in Maharashtra~~, ~~a C.K.P. can be recognised by his surname. }}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=Home~~, ~~Family and Kinship~~ in ~~Maharashtra\|editor1=Irina Glushkova \|editor2= Rajendra Vora \|publisher=Oxford University Press\|page=118\|quote= The wada tells us of a story of three generations of~~ a ~~family called Deshpande who belong to the~~ Deshastha Brahmin ~~caste. ....Spread all over Maharashtra as a result of this process~~, ~~Deshastha Brahmans held, in particular, the office of kulkarni~~.}}</ref> ~~[[Kulkarni]] means revenue collector and Joshi means astrologer.{{sfn\|Karve\|1968\|p=161}}~~		Deshasthas historically resident in Southern India also use directly the town name where they originally hail from without any suffix. For examples Diwan [[T. Madhava Rao\|Tanjore Madhava Rao]] came from the town of [[Thanjavur]], Diwan [[Kanchi Krishnaswamy Rao]] or Historian [[Conjeevaram Hayavadana Rao]] from the town of [[Kanchipuram]] also known as Conjeevaram in [[Tamil Nadu]], Civil servant [[Gurunath Venkatesh Bewoor]] from the village [[Bevoor\|Bewoor]], poet [[V. K. Gokak]] from the city of [[Gokak]], [[Mysore Sadashiva Rao]] from the city of [[Mysore]] in [[Karnataka]], artist [[N. S. Bendre]] from the village of Bendri in [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Bendré: The Painter and the Person\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G-zVAAAAMAAJ\|page=4\|author=Ram Chatterjee\|publisher=Bendré Foundation for Art and Culture & Indus Corporation\|year=1990\|quote=Nana, as he was known to close friends and family members, was born on 21 August 1910, in a Deshastha Brahmin (Rigvedi) family, whose family deity is Narasimha.}}</ref>

	Some [[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames simply describe physical and mental characteristics such as ''Hirve'' which means green or ''Buddhisagar'' which literally translates to ''ocean of intellect'' or "Dharmik" which means "very religious".{{sfn\|Naik\|2000\|p=66}}		Some [[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames are also derived from their gotra name of rishi For example, prominent Marathi writer, a poet [[Pralhad Keshav Atre]] popularly known as [[Acharya Atre]] surname "Atre" came from the gotra Atri.<ref name="iwi74">{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsU7R69gqDIC\|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95\|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press\|page=31\|year=1974\|quote=Marathi literature is strewn with Deshastha writers. Some of the luminaries are B. S. Murdhekar, the neoclassical poet and critic; the popular dramatists' Acharya P. K. Atre, V.V.Shirwadkar; the poet and story writer G.D.Madgulkar popularly known as the "Modern Walmiki” of Maharashtra, Sahitya Akademi Award winners G. T. Deshpande, Laxmanshastri Joshi, S. N. Banhatti, V. K. Gokak and Mugali all belong to this community.}}</ref>

			Deshasthas also use the occupation or profession they did as their surnames such as [[Joshi]] means astrologer, [[Vaidya]] means doctor. Deshasthas who were manufacturers of [[Salt]] and who did trading of salt in the state of [[Karnataka]] adopted Uppu or Vuppu as their surnames which means Salt in [[Kannada language\|Kannada]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Karnataka State Gazetteer: Mandya\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JJoBAAAAMAAJ\|page=78\|publisher=Director of Printing, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press\|year=1967\|quote=This term means manufacturers of salt (uppu).}}</ref>

			[[Deshastha Brahmins]] also use the surnames, which their ancestors got as titles or positions held like [[Kulkarni]], [[Deshpande]], [[Deshmukh]], Rajguru, Nirkhee, [[Fadnavis]], [[Gadkari]], Hatkar (हातकर) and [[Desai]] denote their professions.<ref>{{cite journal\|last1=Hatekar\|first1=Neeraj\|title='Economic Backwardness' in History Deviation from a Eurocentric Theme\|journal=IRIS Knowledge Foundation\|page=32\|publisher=Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai\|quote=Even then, it consistently legislated in favour of Maharas of Nagewadi in their disputes with Brahmins over the Patilki watan.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Kulkarni\|first1=R.A\|title=Maharashtra in the Age of Shivaji\|date=1969\|publisher=R.J. Deshmukh\|page=32\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJNirJVU9PUC&q=brahman+patilki\|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Chatterjee\|first1=Ramananda\|title=The Modern Review, Volume 16\|year=1914\|publisher=Modern Review Office\|page=604\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1l_k7kNP95QC&q=+brahman+desai+patilki\|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref> However, some of these names are also common to some other Marathi communities. For example, [[Deshpande]] and [[Kulkarni]] surnames are also found in the [[CKP]] caste. [[Deshmukh]] is also found in the [[Maratha]], [[CKP]] and [[Chitpawan]] and other castes. [[Patil (surname)\|Patil]] is also found in the [[Maratha]] and several other castes.{{sfn\|Jaffrelot\|2005\|p=10\|ps=The balutedari formed the basic structure of the pre-colonial state as evident from the fact that the office of Patil and the Kulkarni had equivalents at the regional level, the Deshmukh and Deshpande (the latter was systematically a Brahmin whereas the former could be a Maratha or Brahmin).}}<ref name="IWI">{{cite journal \|title=Their Surnames \|journal=The Illustrated Weekly of India \|volume=91 \|issue=3\|date=July 1970 \|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company \|page=12 \|quote=Generally speaking, excepting names such as Kulkarni, Thackerey, Chitnis, Deshmukh, Deshpande, which are common to many communities in Maharashtra, a C.K.P. can be recognised by his surname. }}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=Home, Family and Kinship in Maharashtra\|editor1=Irina Glushkova \|editor2= Rajendra Vora \|publisher=Oxford University Press\|page=118\|quote= The wada tells us of a story of three generations of a family called Deshpande who belong to the Deshastha Brahmin caste. ....Spread all over Maharashtra as a result of this process, Deshastha Brahmans held, in particular, the office of kulkarni.}}</ref> [[Kulkarni]] means revenue collector and Joshi means astrologer.{{sfn\|Karve\|1968\|p=161}} ''Ghaisas'', which means brave and is a rank during [[Rashtrakuta dynasty]] and is used as a surname by Deshastha Brahmins, [[Chitpavan\|Chitpavan Brahmins]], and [[Karhade Brahmin]]s.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Proceedings, Part 1\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PhBDAAAAYAAJ\|page=431\|publisher=Indian History Congress\|year=2001\|quote=The early use of the word Ghaisas in the form of Gahiyasahasa (brave), is met with in Radhanpur plate of Rashtrakuta Govinda, dated saka 730. Here the term Ghaisas denotes only position or rank and is not restricted to any particular section of Brahmans. This surname is found among the Desastha, Chitpavana and Karhade Brahmans of Maharashtra, in the present days.}}</ref>

			Some [[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames simply derived from their locations such as ''Nashikkar'' ''Nagarkar'' ''Mulik'' ''Muluk'' ''Neve''.{{sfn\|Naik\|2000\|p=66}}

			Some [[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames simply describe physical and mental characteristics such as ''Hirve'' which means green or ''Buddhisagar'' which literally translates to ''ocean of intellect'' or "Dharmik" or “Dharmik” which means "very religious".{{sfn\|Naik\|2000\|p=66}}

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

			===Works cited===
			{{refbegin\|2}}
			* {{Citation \|last=Chopra \|first=Pran Nath \|year=1982 \|title=Religions and communities of India \|publisher=Vision Books \|isbn=978-0-85692-081-3 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HAtuAAAAMAAJ}}
			* {{Citation \|last=Jaffrelot \|first=Christophe \|year=2005 \|title=Dr. Ambedkar and untouchability: fighting the Indian caste system \|publisher=Columbia University Press \|isbn=978-0-231-13602-0 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W1590ts70g0C}}
			* {{Citation \|last=Karve \|first=Irawati Karmarkar \|year=1968 \|chapter=Maharashtra - Land and Its People \|title=Maharashtra State gazetteers - General series \|volume=60 \|publisher=Government of Maharashtra \|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oLkLAQAAIAAJ}}
			* {{cite book \|last1=Naik \|first1=Gregory \|title=Understanding Our Fellow Pilgrims \|date=2000 \|publisher=Gujarat Sahitya Prakash \|isbn=978-81-87886-10-5 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4IXYAAAAMAAJ \|language=en}}
			{{refend}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{~~See~~\|wikt:Appendix:Indian_surnames_(Deshastha_Brahmin)\|l1=List of Deshastha Brahmin surnames}}		*{{Further\|wikt:Appendix:Indian_surnames_(Deshastha_Brahmin)\|l1=List of Deshastha Brahmin surnames}}


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'''[[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames''' are derived by adding the suffix ''kar'' to the village from which the family originally hailed.{{sfn|Chopra|1982|p=52}} For example, Bidkar came from town of Bid, Nagpurkar comes from the city [[Nagpur]], Dharwadkar from the town of Dharwad in Karnataka, and the Marathi poet V. V. Shirwadkar, colloquially known as ''[[Kusumagraj]]'', came from the town of Shirwad.

Some [[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames are also derived from their gotra name of rishi For example, prominent Marathi writer, a poet [[Pralhad Keshav Atre]] popularly known as [[Acharya Atre]] surname "Atre" came from the gotra Atri.<ref name="iwi74">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsU7R69gqDIC|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=31|year=1974|quote=Marathi literature is strewn with Deshastha writers. Some of the luminaries are B. S. Murdhekar, the neo classical poet and critic; the popular dramatists Acharya P. K. Atre, V.V.Shirwadkar; the poet and story writer G.D.Madgulkar popularly known as the "Modern Walmiki” of Maharashtra, Sahitya Akademi Award winners G. T. Deshpande, Laxmanshastri Joshi, S. N. Banhatti, V. K. Gokak and Mugali all belong to this community.}}</ref>

[[Deshastha Brahmins]] also use the surnames , which their ancestors got as titles or positions held like [[Kulkarni]], [[Deshpande]], [[Deshmukh]], [[Patil (surname)|Patil]], [[Desai]], [[Sutone]], and [[Joshi]] denote their professions.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Hatekar|first1=Neeraj|title='Economic Backwardness' in History Deviation from a Eurocentric Theme|journal=IRIS Knowledge Foundation|page=32|publisher=Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai|quote=Even then, it consistently legislated in favour of Maharas of Nagewadi in their disputes with Brahmins over the Patilki watan.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Kulkarni|first1=R.A|title=Maharashtra in the Age of Shivaji|date=1969|publisher=R.J. Deshmukh|page=32|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJNirJVU9PUC&dq=patilki+brahmin&q=brahman+patilki|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Chatterjee|first1=Ramananda|title=The Modern Review, Volume 16|year=1914|publisher=Modern Review Office|page=604|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1l_k7kNP95QC&dq=patilki+brahmin&q=+brahman+desai+patilki|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref> However, some of these names are also common to some other Marathi communities. For example, [[Deshpande]] and [[Kulkarni]] surnames are also found in the [[CKP]] caste. [[Deshmukh]] is also found in the [[Maratha]], [[CKP]] and [[Chitpawan]] and other castes. [[Patil (surname)|Patil]] is also found in the [[Maratha]] and several other castes.{{sfn|Jaffrelot|2005|p=10|ps=The balutedari formed the basic structure of the pre-colonial state as evident from the fact that the office of Patil and the Kulkarni had equivalents at the regional level, the Deshmukh and Deshpande (the latter was systematically a Brahmin whereas the former could be a Maratha or Brahmin).}}<ref name="IWI">{{cite journal |title=The Illustrated Weekly of India |volume=91 |issue=3|date=July 1970 |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company |page=12 |quote=Generally speaking, excepting names such as Kulkarni, Thackerey, Chitnis, Deshmukh, Deshpande, which are common to many communities in Maharashtra, a C.K.P. can be recognised by his surname. }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Home, Family and Kinship in Maharashtra|editor1=Irina Glushkova |editor2= Rajendra Vora |publisher=Oxford University Press|page=118|quote= The wada tells us of a story of three generations of a family called Deshpande who belong to the Deshastha Brahmin caste. ....Spread all over Maharashtra as a result of this process, Deshastha Brahmans held, in particular, the office of kulkarni.}}</ref> [[Kulkarni]] means revenue collector and Joshi means astrologer.{{sfn|Karve|1968|p=161}}

Some [[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames simply describe physical and mental characteristics such as ''Hirve'' which means green or ''Buddhisagar'' which literally translates to ''ocean of intellect'' or "Dharmik" which means "very religious".{{sfn|Naik|2000|p=66}}

==See also==
*[[Deshastha Brahmin]]
*[[List of Deshastha Brahmins]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{See|wikt:Appendix:Indian_surnames_(Deshastha_Brahmin)|l1=List of Deshastha Brahmin surnames}}

[[Category:Brahmins]]

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	~~'''[[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames''' are derived by adding the suffix ''kar'' to the village from which the family originally hailed.~~{{~~sfn~~\|~~Chopra~~\|~~1982~~\|p=52}} For example, Bidkar came from town of Bid, Nagpurkar comes from the city [[Nagpur]], Dharwadkar from the town of Dharwad in Karnataka, and the Marathi poet V. V. Shirwadkar, colloquially known as ''[[Kusumagraj]]'', came from the town of Shirwad.		{{Short description\|none}}
			{{Multiple issues\|
			{{original research\|date=February 2023}}
			{{More citations needed\|date=February 2023}}
			}}

	~~Some~~ [[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames are ~~also~~ derived from ~~their gotra name of rishi~~ For example, ~~prominent Marathi writer~~, ~~a poet~~ [[~~Pralhad Keshav Atre~~]] ~~popularly known as [[Acharya Atre]] surname "Atre"~~ came from the ~~gotra Atri.~~<ref ~~name="iwi74"~~>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=~~AsU7R69gqDIC~~\|~~title~~=~~The Illustrated Weekly~~ of ~~India, Volume 95~~\|~~publisher~~=~~Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press~~\|page=~~31\|year=1974~~\|quote=~~Marathi literature~~ is ~~strewn with Deshastha writers. Some of~~ the ~~luminaries are B~~. ~~S. Murdhekar,~~ the ~~neo classical~~ poet ~~and critic; the popular dramatists Acharya P. K. Atre,~~ V.V.Shirwadkar; the ~~poet~~ and ~~story writer G.D.Madgulkar popularly known as~~ the ~~"Modern Walmiki”~~ of ~~Maharashtra~~, ~~Sahitya Akademi Award winners G~~. ~~T. Deshpande~~, ~~Laxmanshastri Joshi, S~~. N. ~~Banhatti~~, V. ~~K. Gokak and Mugali all belong to this community~~.}}</ref>		'''[[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames''' are derived by adding the suffix '''kar''' or '''e''' to the village from which the family originally hailed.{{sfn\|Chopra\|1982\|p=52}} 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]], Virkar came from the village Vira or Veer,<ref>{{cite book\|title=Journal, Volumes 5-6\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NEMQAAAAIAAJ\|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bombay\|year=1979\|page=236\|quote=Vīra, the village granted, is certainly the modern Vir, from which the surname Virkar among Desastha Brāhmaṇs is derived.}}</ref> the Marathi poet V. V. Shirwadkar, colloquially known as ''[[Kusumagraj]]'', came from the town of Shirwad, Dharwadkar from the town of [[Dharwad]], and Bijapurkar from the town of [[Bijapur, Karnataka\|Bijapur]] in Karnataka.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Forgotten Heroes of India's Freedom Struggle: A Who's Who, British Secret Documents\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nBluAAAAMAAJ\|page=45\|author=Prabha Chopra\|publisher=Delhi Agam Prakashan\|year=1992\|isbn = 9780836427738\|quote=Bijapurkar, Vasudeo G., Deshastha Brahmin, son of Govindji Bijapurkar, residence Rangoon, Burma.}}</ref> Examples of Surnames with suffix '''e''' are [[Kasture]], [[Deshpande]], [[Purandare]] etc.

	~~[[Deshastha Brahmins]]~~ also use the ~~surnames , which their ancestors got as titles or positions held like~~ [[~~Kulkarni~~]], [[~~Deshpande~~]], [[~~Deshmukh~~]], [[~~Patil (surname)\|Patil~~]], [[~~Desai~~]], [[~~Sutone~~]], ~~and~~ [[~~Joshi~~]] ~~denote their professions.<ref>{{cite journal\|last1=Hatekar\|first1=Neeraj\|title='Economic Backwardness' in History Deviation~~ from a Eurocentric Theme\|journal=IRIS Knowledge Foundation\|page=32\|publisher=Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai\|quote=Even then, it consistently legislated in favour of Maharas of Nagewadi in their disputes with Brahmins over the Patilki watan.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Kulkarni\|first1=R.A\|title=Maharashtra in the Age of Shivaji\|date=1969\|publisher=R.J. Deshmukh\|page=32\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJNirJVU9PUC&dq=patilki+brahmin&q=brahman+patilki\|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Chatterjee\|first1=Ramananda\|title=The Modern Review, Volume 16\|year=1914\|publisher=Modern Review Office\|page=604\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1l_k7kNP95QC&dq=patilki+brahmin&q=+brahman+desai+patilki\|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref> However, some of these names are also common to some other Marathi communities. For example, [[~~Deshpande~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Kulkarni~~]] ~~surnames are also found in~~ the [[~~CKP~~]] ~~caste.~~ [[~~Deshmukh~~]] ~~is also found in~~ the [[~~Maratha~~]], [[~~CKP~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Chitpawan]] and other castes~~. ~~[[Patil (surname)\|Patil~~]] ~~is also found~~ in ~~the~~ [[~~Maratha~~]] ~~and several other castes~~.{{sfn\|Jaffrelot\|2005\|p=10\|ps=The balutedari formed the basic structure of the pre-colonial state as evident from the fact that the office of Patil and the Kulkarni had equivalents at the regional level, the Deshmukh and Deshpande (the latter was systematically a Brahmin whereas the former could be a Maratha or Brahmin).}}<ref ~~name="IWI"~~>{{cite ~~journal~~ \|title=The ~~Illustrated Weekly of India~~ \|~~volume~~=91 \|~~issue~~=3\|~~date~~=~~July 1970~~ \|publisher=~~Bennett, Coleman~~ & ~~Company~~ \|~~page~~=12 \|quote=~~Generally speaking~~, ~~excepting names such~~ as ~~Kulkarni, Thackerey, Chitnis, Deshmukh, Deshpande, which are common~~ to ~~many communities in Maharashtra~~, ~~a C.K.P. can be recognised by his surname. }}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=Home~~, ~~Family and Kinship~~ in ~~Maharashtra\|editor1=Irina Glushkova \|editor2= Rajendra Vora \|publisher=Oxford University Press\|page=118\|quote= The wada tells us of a story of three generations of~~ a ~~family called Deshpande who belong to the~~ Deshastha Brahmin ~~caste. ....Spread all over Maharashtra as a result of this process~~, ~~Deshastha Brahmans held, in particular, the office of kulkarni~~.}}</ref> ~~[[Kulkarni]] means revenue collector and Joshi means astrologer.{{sfn\|Karve\|1968\|p=161}}~~		Deshasthas historically resident in Southern India also use directly the town name where they originally hail from without any suffix. For examples Diwan [[T. Madhava Rao\|Tanjore Madhava Rao]] came from the town of [[Thanjavur]], Diwan [[Kanchi Krishnaswamy Rao]] or Historian [[Conjeevaram Hayavadana Rao]] from the town of [[Kanchipuram]] also known as Conjeevaram in [[Tamil Nadu]], Civil servant [[Gurunath Venkatesh Bewoor]] from the village [[Bevoor\|Bewoor]], poet [[V. K. Gokak]] from the city of [[Gokak]], [[Mysore Sadashiva Rao]] from the city of [[Mysore]] in [[Karnataka]], artist [[N. S. Bendre]] from the village of Bendri in [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Bendré: The Painter and the Person\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G-zVAAAAMAAJ\|page=4\|author=Ram Chatterjee\|publisher=Bendré Foundation for Art and Culture & Indus Corporation\|year=1990\|quote=Nana, as he was known to close friends and family members, was born on 21 August 1910, in a Deshastha Brahmin (Rigvedi) family, whose family deity is Narasimha.}}</ref>

	Some [[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames simply describe physical and mental characteristics such as ''Hirve'' which means green or ''Buddhisagar'' which literally translates to ''ocean of intellect'' or "Dharmik" which means "very religious".{{sfn\|Naik\|2000\|p=66}}		Some [[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames are also derived from their gotra name of rishi For example, prominent Marathi writer, a poet [[Pralhad Keshav Atre]] popularly known as [[Acharya Atre]] surname "Atre" came from the gotra Atri.<ref name="iwi74">{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsU7R69gqDIC\|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95\|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press\|page=31\|year=1974\|quote=Marathi literature is strewn with Deshastha writers. Some of the luminaries are B. S. Murdhekar, the neoclassical poet and critic; the popular dramatists' Acharya P. K. Atre, V.V.Shirwadkar; the poet and story writer G.D.Madgulkar popularly known as the "Modern Walmiki” of Maharashtra, Sahitya Akademi Award winners G. T. Deshpande, Laxmanshastri Joshi, S. N. Banhatti, V. K. Gokak and Mugali all belong to this community.}}</ref>

			Deshasthas also use the occupation or profession they did as their surnames such as [[Joshi]] means astrologer, [[Vaidya]] means doctor. Deshasthas who were manufacturers of [[Salt]] and who did trading of salt in the state of [[Karnataka]] adopted Uppu or Vuppu as their surnames which means Salt in [[Kannada language\|Kannada]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Karnataka State Gazetteer: Mandya\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JJoBAAAAMAAJ\|page=78\|publisher=Director of Printing, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press\|year=1967\|quote=This term means manufacturers of salt (uppu).}}</ref>

			[[Deshastha Brahmins]] also use the surnames, which their ancestors got as titles or positions held like [[Kulkarni]], [[Deshpande]], [[Deshmukh]], Rajguru, Nirkhee, [[Fadnavis]], [[Gadkari]], Hatkar (हातकर) and [[Desai]] denote their professions.<ref>{{cite journal\|last1=Hatekar\|first1=Neeraj\|title='Economic Backwardness' in History Deviation from a Eurocentric Theme\|journal=IRIS Knowledge Foundation\|page=32\|publisher=Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai\|quote=Even then, it consistently legislated in favour of Maharas of Nagewadi in their disputes with Brahmins over the Patilki watan.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Kulkarni\|first1=R.A\|title=Maharashtra in the Age of Shivaji\|date=1969\|publisher=R.J. Deshmukh\|page=32\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJNirJVU9PUC&q=brahman+patilki\|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Chatterjee\|first1=Ramananda\|title=The Modern Review, Volume 16\|year=1914\|publisher=Modern Review Office\|page=604\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1l_k7kNP95QC&q=+brahman+desai+patilki\|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref> However, some of these names are also common to some other Marathi communities. For example, [[Deshpande]] and [[Kulkarni]] surnames are also found in the [[CKP]] caste. [[Deshmukh]] is also found in the [[Maratha]], [[CKP]] and [[Chitpawan]] and other castes. [[Patil (surname)\|Patil]] is also found in the [[Maratha]] and several other castes.{{sfn\|Jaffrelot\|2005\|p=10\|ps=The balutedari formed the basic structure of the pre-colonial state as evident from the fact that the office of Patil and the Kulkarni had equivalents at the regional level, the Deshmukh and Deshpande (the latter was systematically a Brahmin whereas the former could be a Maratha or Brahmin).}}<ref name="IWI">{{cite journal \|title=Their Surnames \|journal=The Illustrated Weekly of India \|volume=91 \|issue=3\|date=July 1970 \|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company \|page=12 \|quote=Generally speaking, excepting names such as Kulkarni, Thackerey, Chitnis, Deshmukh, Deshpande, which are common to many communities in Maharashtra, a C.K.P. can be recognised by his surname. }}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=Home, Family and Kinship in Maharashtra\|editor1=Irina Glushkova \|editor2= Rajendra Vora \|publisher=Oxford University Press\|page=118\|quote= The wada tells us of a story of three generations of a family called Deshpande who belong to the Deshastha Brahmin caste. ....Spread all over Maharashtra as a result of this process, Deshastha Brahmans held, in particular, the office of kulkarni.}}</ref> [[Kulkarni]] means revenue collector and Joshi means astrologer.{{sfn\|Karve\|1968\|p=161}} ''Ghaisas'', which means brave and is a rank during [[Rashtrakuta dynasty]] and is used as a surname by Deshastha Brahmins, [[Chitpavan\|Chitpavan Brahmins]], and [[Karhade Brahmin]]s.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Proceedings, Part 1\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PhBDAAAAYAAJ\|page=431\|publisher=Indian History Congress\|year=2001\|quote=The early use of the word Ghaisas in the form of Gahiyasahasa (brave), is met with in Radhanpur plate of Rashtrakuta Govinda, dated saka 730. Here the term Ghaisas denotes only position or rank and is not restricted to any particular section of Brahmans. This surname is found among the Desastha, Chitpavana and Karhade Brahmans of Maharashtra, in the present days.}}</ref>

			Some [[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames simply derived from their locations such as ''Nashikkar'' ''Nagarkar'' ''Mulik'' ''Muluk'' ''Neve''.{{sfn\|Naik\|2000\|p=66}}

			Some [[Deshastha Brahmin]] surnames simply describe physical and mental characteristics such as ''Hirve'' which means green or ''Buddhisagar'' which literally translates to ''ocean of intellect'' or "Dharmik" or “Dharmik” which means "very religious".{{sfn\|Naik\|2000\|p=66}}

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			===Works cited===
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			* {{Citation \|last=Chopra \|first=Pran Nath \|year=1982 \|title=Religions and communities of India \|publisher=Vision Books \|isbn=978-0-85692-081-3 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HAtuAAAAMAAJ}}
			* {{Citation \|last=Jaffrelot \|first=Christophe \|year=2005 \|title=Dr. Ambedkar and untouchability: fighting the Indian caste system \|publisher=Columbia University Press \|isbn=978-0-231-13602-0 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W1590ts70g0C}}
			* {{Citation \|last=Karve \|first=Irawati Karmarkar \|year=1968 \|chapter=Maharashtra - Land and Its People \|title=Maharashtra State gazetteers - General series \|volume=60 \|publisher=Government of Maharashtra \|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oLkLAQAAIAAJ}}
			* {{cite book \|last1=Naik \|first1=Gregory \|title=Understanding Our Fellow Pilgrims \|date=2000 \|publisher=Gujarat Sahitya Prakash \|isbn=978-81-87886-10-5 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4IXYAAAAMAAJ \|language=en}}
			{{refend}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{~~See~~\|wikt:Appendix:Indian_surnames_(Deshastha_Brahmin)\|l1=List of Deshastha Brahmin surnames}}		*{{Further\|wikt:Appendix:Indian_surnames_(Deshastha_Brahmin)\|l1=List of Deshastha Brahmin surnames}}


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Deshastha Brahmin surnames - Revision history

RogerLazzarini9: basic refined references after review and added references

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