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{{Short description|Indian almanac}}
{{Short description|Indian almanac}}
{{Infobox book
{{Infobox book
| name             = Kulavruttanta
| name             = Kulavruttanta
| authors         = Various
| authors           = Various
| title_orig       = कुलवृत्तांत
| title_orig       = कुलवृत्तांत
| country         = India
| country           = India
| language         = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| language         = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| genre           = [[Nobility]], [[heraldry]], [[genealogy]]
| genre             = [[Nobility]], [[heraldry]], [[genealogy]]
| media_type       = [[Almanac]], [[biographical dictionary]]
| media_type       = [[Almanac]], [[biographical dictionary]]
| subject         = {{unbulleted list|[[Chitpavan]] [[Brahmin]]s|[[Maratha]]s|[[Nobility]] from the [[Maratha Empire]]}}
| subject           = {{unbulleted list|[[Chitpavan]] [[Brahmin]]s|[[Maratha]]s|[[Nobility]] from the [[Maratha Empire]]}}
| image            = Genealogy-page of a Kulavruttanta book titled 'Kolhatkar Kula Vrittanta' (September 1936, Pune) by Balkrishna Sridhar.jpg
| caption          = Genealogy-page of a Kulavruttanta book titled 'Kolhatkar Kula Vrittanta' (September 1936, Pune) by Balkrishna Sridhar
}}
}}


A '''Kulavruttanta''' or a '''Kul-vrttant''' ({{lang-mr|कुलवृत्तांत}}; [[IAST]]: Kula-vr̥ttānta; {{translation|literal=yes|''family report''}}), is a [[genealogy|genealogical]] [[almanac]] and [[biographical dictionary]], a format of genealogical [[record keeping]] predominantly found in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]].
A '''Kulavruttanta''' or a '''Kul-vrttant''' ({{langx|mr|कुलवृत्तांत}}; [[IAST]]: Kula-vr̥ttānta; {{translation|literal=yes|''family report''}}), is a [[genealogy|genealogical]] [[almanac]] and [[biographical dictionary]], a format of genealogical [[record keeping]] predominantly found in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]].


== History ==
== History ==


Kulavruttantas are categorically published by [[family name]], or [[surname]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sardesai |first1=G. S. |title=Historical Genealogies |date=1957 |location=[[Bombay]]}}</ref> and are usually in [[Marathi language|Marathi]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Marāṭhī granthasūcī: 1971–1978 |date=1943 |publisher=Rājya Marāṭhī Vikāsa Sãsthā |isbn=978-81-87889-06-9 |page=503 |language=mr}}</ref> They usually document various aspects of that particular family's history, heraldry, the etymology of their name, ancestral land holdings, migration maps, and religious traditions.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155122029|title=Structure and change in Indian society|date=2007|publisher=AldineTransaction|others=Milton B. Singer, Bernard S. Cohn|isbn=978-0-202-36138-3|location=New Brunswick, N.J.|oclc=155122029}}</ref> The genealogical charts are usually sectioned based on each ''[[Noble house (term)|gharana]]'', or branches, of the family; these are then followed by biographies of individuals within those gharanas; and followed finally by indices of births, deaths and marriages within the family.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Chitpavan Brahmins, a history|journal=JSPUI|publisher=[[Pune University]]|pages=12}}</ref>
Kulavruttantas are categorically published by [[family name]], or [[surname]],<ref name="Sardesai">{{cite book |last1=Sardesai |first1=G. S. |author-link=Govind Sakharam Sardesai |title=Historical Genealogies |date=1957 |location=[[Bombay]]}}</ref> and are usually in [[Marathi language|Marathi]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Marāṭhī granthasūcī: 1971–1978 |date=1943 |publisher=Rājya Marāṭhī Vikāsa Sãsthā |isbn=978-81-87889-06-9 |page=503 |language=mr}}</ref> They usually document various aspects of that particular family's history, heraldry, the etymology of their name, ancestral land holdings, migration maps, and religious traditions.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Structure and change in Indian society|date=2007|publisher=AldineTransaction|others=Milton B. Singer, Bernard S. Cohn|isbn=978-0-202-36138-3|location=New Brunswick, N.J.|oclc=155122029}}</ref> The genealogical charts are usually sectioned based on each ''gharana'', or branch, of the family; these are then followed by biographies of individuals within those gharanas; and followed finally by indices of births, deaths and marriages within the family.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Chitpavan Brahmins, a history|journal=JSPUI|publisher=[[Pune University]]|pages=12}}</ref>


Kulavruttantas have been historically attributed to the genealogical history of [[Chitpavan]] [[brahmin]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sardesai |first1=G. S. |title=Historical Genealogies |date=1957 |location=[[Bombay]]}}</ref> The [[Bhat family]], during their rule of the [[Maratha confederacy]], are usually credited for commissioning surveys and censuses of Chitpavan brahmin households, recorded on [[parchment|paper or cloth]] [[scroll]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Divekar |first1=Mahadevshastri |title=Chitpavan Brahmins |date=1927 |page=17 |volume=5 |language=mr |chapter=Brahman}}</ref> These scrolls are generally used as the references of the historical and genealogical data for the compilation of these almanacs.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Chitpavan Brahmins, a history|journal=JSPUI|publisher=[[Pune University]]|pages=22}}</ref> Beginning with the publication of the Kulavruttanta of the [[Apte]] family in 1915,<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Chitpavan Brahmins, a history|journal=JSPUI|publisher=[[Pune University]]|pages=23}}</ref> throughout most of the 20th century, several other Chitpavan families have gone on to commission or publish their own versions.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155122029|title=Structure and change in Indian society|date=2007|publisher=AldineTransaction|others=Milton B. Singer, Bernard S. Cohn|isbn=978-0-202-36138-3|location=New Brunswick, N.J.|oclc=155122029}}</ref> Historian and biographer [[Sadashiv Ranade]] has notably authored several of these.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sāṭhe |first1=Śarada Keśava |title=Marāṭhī granthasūcī: 1963-1970 |date=2001 |publisher=Rājya Marāṭhī Vikāsa Sãsthā |isbn=978-81-87889-06-9 |page=51 |language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Marāṭhī granthasūcī: 1971-1978 |date=1943 |publisher=Rājya Marāṭhī Vikāsa Sãsthā |isbn=978-81-87889-06-9 |page=503 |language=mr}}</ref>  
Kulavruttantas have been historically attributed to the genealogical history of [[Chitpavan]] [[brahmin]]s.<ref name="Sardesai" /> The [[Bhat family]], during their rule of the [[Maratha confederacy]], are usually credited for commissioning surveys and censuses of Chitpavan brahmin households, recorded on [[parchment|paper or cloth]] [[scroll]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Divekar |first1=Mahadevshastri |title=Chitpavan Brahmins |date=1927 |page=17 |volume=5 |language=mr |chapter=Brahman}}</ref> These scrolls are generally used as the references of the historical and genealogical data for the compilation of these almanacs.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Chitpavan Brahmins, a history|journal=JSPUI|publisher=[[Pune University]]|pages=22}}</ref> Beginning with the publication of the Kulavruttanta of the [[Apte]] family in 1915,<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Chitpavan Brahmins, a history|journal=JSPUI|publisher=[[Pune University]]|pages=23}}</ref> throughout most of the 20th century, several other Chitpavan families have gone on to commission or publish their own versions.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Structure and change in Indian society|date=2007|publisher=AldineTransaction|others=Milton B. Singer, Bernard S. Cohn|isbn=978-0-202-36138-3|location=New Brunswick, N.J.|oclc=155122029}}</ref> Historian and biographer [[Sadashiv Ranade]] has notably authored several of these.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sāṭhe |first1=Śarada Keśava |title=Marāṭhī granthasūcī: 1963-1970 |date=2001 |publisher=Rājya Marāṭhī Vikāsa Sãsthā |isbn=978-81-87889-06-9 |page=51 |language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Marāṭhī granthasūcī: 1971-1978 |date=1943 |publisher=Rājya Marāṭhī Vikāsa Sãsthā |isbn=978-81-87889-06-9 |page=503 |language=mr}}</ref>  


In the 21st century, Kulavruttants have also been adopted by several other communities as a means of documenting their genealogical data, most notably the [[Maratha]] community.<ref>{{cite news |title=सातपाटील कुलवृत्तांत – रंगनाथ पठारे |url=https://www.lokmat.com/manthan/veteran-witer-rangnath-pathare-expresses-process-bout-his-new-book-satpatil-kulvruttant/ |work=[[Lokmat]] |date=27 October 2019 |language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rajeshirke Gharanyacha Kulvruttant – राजेशिर्के घराण्याचा कुलवृत्तांत|url=https://sahyadribooks.com/rajeshirke-gharanyacha-kulvruttant/ |website=Sahyadri Books |publisher=Shivaji Shirke |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>
In the 21st century, Kulavruttants have also been adopted by several other communities as a means of documenting their genealogical data, most notably the [[Maratha]] community.<ref>{{cite news |title=सातपाटील कुलवृत्तांत – रंगनाथ पठारे |url=https://www.lokmat.com/manthan/veteran-witer-rangnath-pathare-expresses-process-bout-his-new-book-satpatil-kulvruttant/ |work=[[Lokmat]] |date=27 October 2019 |language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rajeshirke Gharanyacha Kulvruttant – राजेशिर्के घराण्याचा कुलवृत्तांत|url=https://sahyadribooks.com/rajeshirke-gharanyacha-kulvruttant/ |website=Sahyadri Books |publisher=Shivaji Shirke |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of biographical dictionaries]]
* [[List of biographical dictionaries]]
* [[Hindu genealogy registers at Haridwar]]
* ''[[Almanach de Gotha]]''
* ''[[Almanach de Gotha]]''
* ''[[Burke's Landed Gentry]]''
* ''[[Burke's Landed Gentry]]''
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* ''[[Social Register]]''
* ''[[Social Register]]''
* ''[[Carnet Mondain]]''
* ''[[Carnet Mondain]]''
* ''[[Libro d'Oro]]''
* ''[[Libro d'Oro (disambiguation)|Libro d'Oro]]''


== References ==
== References ==
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Kulavruttanta
Genealogy-page of a Kulavruttanta book titled 'Kolhatkar Kula Vrittanta' (September 1936, Pune) by Balkrishna Sridhar
AuthorsVarious
Original titleकुलवृत्तांत
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
Subject
Media typeAlmanac, biographical dictionary

A Kulavruttanta or a Kul-vrttant (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; IAST: Kula-vr̥ttānta; lit. transl. family report), is a genealogical almanac and biographical dictionary, a format of genealogical record keeping predominantly found in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

History[edit | edit source]

Kulavruttantas are categorically published by family name, or surname,[1] and are usually in Marathi.[2] They usually document various aspects of that particular family's history, heraldry, the etymology of their name, ancestral land holdings, migration maps, and religious traditions.[3] The genealogical charts are usually sectioned based on each gharana, or branch, of the family; these are then followed by biographies of individuals within those gharanas; and followed finally by indices of births, deaths and marriages within the family.[4]

Kulavruttantas have been historically attributed to the genealogical history of Chitpavan brahmins.[1] The Bhat family, during their rule of the Maratha confederacy, are usually credited for commissioning surveys and censuses of Chitpavan brahmin households, recorded on paper or cloth scrolls.[5] These scrolls are generally used as the references of the historical and genealogical data for the compilation of these almanacs.[6] Beginning with the publication of the Kulavruttanta of the Apte family in 1915,[7] throughout most of the 20th century, several other Chitpavan families have gone on to commission or publish their own versions.[8] Historian and biographer Sadashiv Ranade has notably authored several of these.[9][10]

In the 21st century, Kulavruttants have also been adopted by several other communities as a means of documenting their genealogical data, most notably the Maratha community.[11][12]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sardesai, G. S. (1957). Historical Genealogies. Bombay.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ Marāṭhī granthasūcī: 1971–1978 (in मराठी). Rājya Marāṭhī Vikāsa Sãsthā. 1943. p. 503. ISBN 978-81-87889-06-9.
  3. ↑ Structure and change in Indian society. Milton B. Singer, Bernard S. Cohn. New Brunswick, N.J.: AldineTransaction. 2007. ISBN 978-0-202-36138-3. OCLC 155122029.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ↑ "Chitpavan Brahmins, a history". JSPUI. Pune University: 12.
  5. ↑ Divekar, Mahadevshastri (1927). "Brahman". Chitpavan Brahmins (in मराठी). Vol. 5. p. 17.
  6. ↑ "Chitpavan Brahmins, a history". JSPUI. Pune University: 22.
  7. ↑ "Chitpavan Brahmins, a history". JSPUI. Pune University: 23.
  8. ↑ Structure and change in Indian society. Milton B. Singer, Bernard S. Cohn. New Brunswick, N.J.: AldineTransaction. 2007. ISBN 978-0-202-36138-3. OCLC 155122029.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ↑ Sāṭhe, Śarada Keśava (2001). Marāṭhī granthasūcī: 1963-1970 (in मराठी). Rājya Marāṭhī Vikāsa Sãsthā. p. 51. ISBN 978-81-87889-06-9.
  10. ↑ Marāṭhī granthasūcī: 1971-1978 (in मराठी). Rājya Marāṭhī Vikāsa Sãsthā. 1943. p. 503. ISBN 978-81-87889-06-9.
  11. ↑ "सातपाटील कुलवृत्तांत – रंगनाथ पठारे". Lokmat (in मराठी). 27 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "Rajeshirke Gharanyacha Kulvruttant – राजेशिर्के घराण्याचा कुलवृत्तांत". Sahyadri Books. Shivaji Shirke. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

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