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'''Gaekwad''' (also spelled as '''Gaikwar''' and '''Gaikwad''') (Marathi: Gāyǎkǎvāḍǎ) is a surname native to [[Indian state]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Communalism and Indian Princely States: Travancore, Baroda, and Hyderabad in the 1930s|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=heNtAAAAMAAJ|author=Dick Kooiman|publisher=Manohar|quote=Gaekwad is actually a surname and not a title or designation.|year=2002|isbn = 9788173044212}}</ref> The surname is found among the [[Maratha (caste)|Marathas]], [[Koli people|Kolis]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Maharashtra in maps|author1=Kamal Ramprit Dikshit|author2=Charulata Patil|publisher=Maharashtra State Board for Literature and Culture|year=1986|page=106|quote=Maratha surnames like More, Kadam and Gaekwad are found even among the scheduled caste people}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BsBEgVa804IC&q=Mahadeo&pg=PA1091|title=People of India: Maharashtra|last=Bhanu|first=B. V.|date=2004|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=9788179911013|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TmDRNTYw49EC&q=Dhor+Koli&pg=PA74|title=Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes|last=Prasad|first=R. R.|date=1996|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|isbn=9788171412983|language=en}}</ref> It is also a common surname among '''Bharadis''',<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FoT6gPrbTp8C&pg=PA113|title=The Tribes and Castes of Bombay, Volume 1|author=Reginald Edward Enthoven|publisher=Asian Educational Services|year=1990|page=113|isbn=9788120606302}}</ref> [[Dhor]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xcpa_T-7oVQC&pg=PA181|title=Global Encyclopaedia of the South Indian Dalit's Ethnography, Volume 1|author=Nagendra Kr Singh|publisher=Global Vision Pub House|year=2006|quote=There are no sub-divisions among Dhor Kakkayya of Dharwad district. The following surnames are found among them: Sindhe, Pol, Hatgar, Holkar, Borade, Gaikwad, Ingle, Mankar, Salunke and Kavale|page=181|isbn=9788182201682}}</ref> and [[Mahar]] communities of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Untouchability and Its Origin|author=Tulasīdāsa Viṭhūjī Geḍāma|publisher=Yugantar Education Society|year=1999|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>{{cite book|title=Dr Ambedkar and Untouchability: Analysing and Fighting Caste|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zEWTSAe-KkQC&pg=PA152|author=Christophe Jaffrelot|publisher=Orient Blackswan|year=2006|page=152|isbn = 9788178241562|quote=Gaekwad was typical of the Mahar old guard who had joined Ambedkar in the early days. It was a group largely rural in background}}</ref>
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'''Gaikwad''' (also spelt '''Gaikwar''' and '''Gaikwad'''; {{langx|mr|Gāyǎkǎvāḍǎ}}) is a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] surname.<ref>{{cite book|title=Communalism and Indian Princely States: Travancore, Baroda, and Hyderabad in the 1930s|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=heNtAAAAMAAJ|author=Dick Kooiman|publisher=Manohar|quote=Gaekwad is actually a surname and not a title or designation.|year=2002|isbn = 9788173044212}}</ref> The surname is found among the [[Maratha (caste)|Maratha]], [[Kunbi]], [[Koli people|Koli]], [[Mali]] & [[Mahar]] castes.<ref>{{cite book|title=Maharashtra in maps|author1=Kamal Ramprit Dikshit|author2=Charulata Patil|publisher=Maharashtra State Board for Literature and Culture|year=1986|page=106|quote=Maratha surnames like More, Kadam and Gaikwad are found even among the scheduled caste people}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BsBEgVa804IC&q=Mahadeo&pg=PA1091|title=People of India: Maharashtra|last=Bhanu|first=B. V.|date=2004|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=9788179911013|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TmDRNTYw49EC&q=Dhor+Koli&pg=PA74|title=Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes|last=Prasad|first=R. R.|date=1996|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|isbn=9788171412983|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Untouchability and Its Origin|author=Tulasīdāsa Viṭhūjī Geḍāma|publisher=Yugantar Education Society|year=1999|page=158|quote=In Maharashtra we find surnames of Jadhav, Chavan, Pawar, Gaekwad, Thorat etc. among the [[Maratha (caste)|Maratha caste]] as well as [[Mahar caste]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Dr Ambedkar and Untouchability: Analysing and Fighting Caste|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zEWTSAe-KkQC&pg=PA152|author=Christophe Jaffrelot|publisher=Orient Blackswan|year=2006|page=152|isbn = 9788178241562|quote=Gaekwad was typical of the Mahar old guard who had joined Ambedkar in the early days. It was a group largely rural in background}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The name Gaekwad is believed to be a combination of two words (Gai and Kavad). ''Gai'' means ''a cow'' and ''Kavad'' which means ''a small door'' therefore Gaekwad means ''Cow door''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=neo1gK3kR7gC&pg=PA52|title=Tale of the Tulsi Plant and Other Studies|author=C.A. Kincaid|publisher=Asian Educational Services|year=1994|page=52|isbn=9788120603448}}</ref>
The Marathi historian [[Dattatray Balwant Parasnis|D.S. Parasnis]] and his co-author, the [[British Raj]] High Court judge, [[Charles Augustus Kincaid|C.A. Kincaid]] of colonial-era India, wrote in 1908 that the origin of the name ''Gaikwad'' is a combination of two Marathi words. In {{langx|mr|gai|italic=yes}} means ''cow'' and {{lang|mr|kavad}} means ''small door''. Therefore, ''gaekwad'' (or ''gaikwad'') denotes ''cow door''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=neo1gK3kR7gC&pg=PA52|title=Tale of the Tulsi Plant and Other Studies|last1=Kincaid|first1=C.A.|last2=Parasnis|first2=Dattatray Balwant |publisher=Asian Educational Services |date=1994 |orig-date=First published 1908 |page=52 |isbn=9788120603448}}</ref>
==Origin==
The [[Gaekwad dynasty]] of the Maratha Empire are originally of [[Kunbi]] origin.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Indian Princes and their States |series=The New Cambridge History of India |first=Barbara N. |last=Ramusack |authorlink=Barbara Ramusack |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2004 |isbn=9781139449083 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kz1-mtazYqEC&pg=PA35 |page=35&36}}</ref>


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
Notable people with the surname include:
* [[Anshuman Gaikwad]], Indian cricketer and coach
 
* [[Rajeshwari Gayakwad]], Indian cricketer
*[[Gaekwad dynasty|Gaekwad's of Baroda]] - Maharajas of [[Baroda State]]
* [[Raju Gaikwad]], footballer
*[[Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar]] (born 1974), an Indian television actress and model
* [[Ravindra Gaikwad]], Indian politician
*[[Anshuman Gaekwad]], a former Indian cricketer and two-time Indian national cricket coach
* [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]], Indian cricketer
*Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, known by his stage name [[Rajinikanth]], an Indian actor and politician
* Shivaji Rao Gaikwad, known by his stage name [[Rajinikanth]], Indian actor
*[[Sunil Gaikwad]] Member of Parliament 16th, Maharashtra
* [[Sunil Gaikwad]], Indian politician from Maharashtra
[[Ravindra Gaikwad]], a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India
*[[Hiralal Gaekwad]], an Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1952
*[[Rajeshwari Gayakwad]], Indian women cricketer
*[[Ruturaj Gaikwad]], Maharashtra domestic and [[Chennai Super Kings]] Cricketer


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Tsunami Games|Geekwad]]
* [[Caste system in India]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:30, 17 March 2026

This article is about the Indian surname from Maharashtra. For the former ruling dynasty of Baroda, see Gaekwad dynasty. For the 1992 video game, Gaikwad, see Tsunami Games.

Gaikwad (also spelt Gaikwar and Gaikwad; Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a Marathi surname.[1] The surname is found among the Maratha, Kunbi, Koli, Mali & Mahar castes.[2][3][4][5][6]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The Marathi historian D.S. Parasnis and his co-author, the British Raj High Court judge, C.A. Kincaid of colonial-era India, wrote in 1908 that the origin of the name Gaikwad is a combination of two Marathi words. In Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. means cow and kavad means small door. Therefore, gaekwad (or gaikwad) denotes cow door.[7]

Notable people[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Dick Kooiman (2002). Communalism and Indian Princely States: Travancore, Baroda, and Hyderabad in the 1930s. Manohar. ISBN 9788173044212. Gaekwad is actually a surname and not a title or designation.
  2. ↑ Kamal Ramprit Dikshit; Charulata Patil (1986). Maharashtra in maps. Maharashtra State Board for Literature and Culture. p. 106. Maratha surnames like More, Kadam and Gaikwad are found even among the scheduled caste people
  3. ↑ Bhanu, B. V. (2004). People of India: Maharashtra. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 9788179911013.
  4. ↑ Prasad, R. R. (1996). Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes. Discovery Publishing House. ISBN 9788171412983.
  5. ↑ Tulasīdāsa Viṭhūjī Geḍāma (1999). Untouchability and Its Origin. Yugantar Education Society. p. 158. In Maharashtra we find surnames of Jadhav, Chavan, Pawar, Gaekwad, Thorat etc. among the Maratha caste as well as Mahar caste
  6. ↑ Christophe Jaffrelot (2006). Dr Ambedkar and Untouchability: Analysing and Fighting Caste. Orient Blackswan. p. 152. ISBN 9788178241562. Gaekwad was typical of the Mahar old guard who had joined Ambedkar in the early days. It was a group largely rural in background
  7. ↑ Kincaid, C.A.; Parasnis, Dattatray Balwant (1994) [First published 1908]. Tale of the Tulsi Plant and Other Studies. Asian Educational Services. p. 52. ISBN 9788120603448.
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