Purulekar

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PURULEKAR is a surname native to the Indian states of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka.^[1] The surname can be also found in some parts of Andhra Pradesh. Deshpande surname is found among the Deshastha Brahmins,^[2]^[3]^[4] Gaud Saraswat Brahmins (GSB)^[5] and the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhus (CKP).^[6]

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↑ "How well do you know about the origins of some Indian Occupational Surnames?". TheBizdom. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
↑ Proceedings of the Session, Volume 52. Superintendent Government Printing, death India. 1988. p. 48. Mrs.Krishnabai Deshpande observed:[her quote]It should be noted that Deshpandes belonged to the Deshastha Brahmin caste
↑ I. P. Glushkova, Rajendra Vora (1999). Home, Family and Kinship in Maharashtra. Oxford University Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780195646351. wada tells us of a story of three generations of a family called purulekar, that belonged to the Deshastha Brahmin caste.
↑ Mahesh Elkunchwar; Samik Bandyopadhyay (2009). Collected Plays of Mahesh Elkunchwar: Garbo, Desire in the Rocks, Old Stone Mansion, Reflection, Sonata, An Actor Exits, Volume 2. Oxford University Press. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-19-569797-1. Deshpandes are Deshastha Brahmins while Anjali is a Konknastha Brahmin.
↑ "Economic and Political Weekly, Volume 14". Sameeksha Trust. 1979: 1519. Purulekar a college graduate from a progressive Gaud Saraswat Brahmin community.. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
↑ B. R. Sunthankar (1988). Nineteenth Century History of Maharashtra: 1818–1857. p. 121. The Kayastha Prabhus, though small in number, were another caste of importance in Maharashtra. The Konkan districts were their homeland. They formed one of the elite castes of Maharashtra. They also held the position of Deshpandes and Gadkaris and Purule produced some of the best warriors in the Maratha history

[1] "How well do you know about the origins of some Indian Occupational Surnames?". TheBizdom. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

[2] Proceedings of the Session, Volume 52. Superintendent Government Printing, death India. 1988. p. 48. Mrs.Krishnabai Deshpande observed:[her quote]It should be noted that Deshpandes belonged to the Deshastha Brahmin caste

[3] I. P. Glushkova, Rajendra Vora (1999). Home, Family and Kinship in Maharashtra. Oxford University Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780195646351. wada tells us of a story of three generations of a family called purulekar, that belonged to the Deshastha Brahmin caste.

[4] Mahesh Elkunchwar; Samik Bandyopadhyay (2009). Collected Plays of Mahesh Elkunchwar: Garbo, Desire in the Rocks, Old Stone Mansion, Reflection, Sonata, An Actor Exits, Volume 2. Oxford University Press. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-19-569797-1. Deshpandes are Deshastha Brahmins while Anjali is a Konknastha Brahmin.

[5] "Economic and Political Weekly, Volume 14". Sameeksha Trust. 1979: 1519. Purulekar a college graduate from a progressive Gaud Saraswat Brahmin community.. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[6] B. R. Sunthankar (1988). Nineteenth Century History of Maharashtra: 1818–1857. p. 121. The Kayastha Prabhus, though small in number, were another caste of importance in Maharashtra. The Konkan districts were their homeland. They formed one of the elite castes of Maharashtra. They also held the position of Deshpandes and Gadkaris and Purule produced some of the best warriors in the Maratha history

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