What is Kar Maharashtra?
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What is Kar Maharashtra?
Kar (Marathi: कर Kar, Konkani: कार Kār) is a suffix used after the names of villages along the western coast of India, forming the most common surnames used by the Marathi and Konkani people in Maharashtra, Goa and some parts of Karnataka. Kar Brahmins hail from Karhama village in Kashmir, India.
Which is most common surname in Maharashtra?
List Of Popular Marathi Surnames Or Last Names
- Aadekar/Ahale. This Marathi surname refers to a ‘building constructor.
- Ambedkar. It is derived from the surname ‘Ambavadekar,’ referring to a person belonging to the Ambavade village in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
- Bapat.
- Bhede.
- Chandekar.
- Chaatre.
- Chitre.
- Deo.
What are the surnames in Maharashtra?
Their many Marathi surnames such as Jadhav, Gaikwad, Lokhande, Rane, Kambli, Mhatre, Sawant, Bhosale, Gokhale, Agarkar, Mankar, Patil, Kadam, Joshi, Shinde, Gaetonde, Kamble, More, Ingle, Undare, Kothare, Thackeray, Gupte, Savarkar, Deshpande, Rao, Surve, Bhandari, Deshmukh, Fadnavis, Parrikar, Marathe, Doshi, Meshram.
Is Hegde a Marathi surname?
Hegde is a surname from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala and Karnataka in India. It is found amongst Hindus of the Bunt community, Goud Saraswat Brahmins, Havyaka Brahmins, Vokkaligas and Kurubas in Karnataka.
Is a colony?
Aarey Forest (also known as Aarey Milk Colony and Aarey Colony) is a rich urban forest which is within the eco sensitive zone of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP)….Aarey Forest.
| Aarey Milk Colony (India) Aarey Colony | |
|---|---|
| District | Mumbai Suburban |
| Locality | Goregaon (East) |
| Established | 1949 |
| Founded by | Govt. Of India |
Where did Havyaka Brahmins come from?
Havyaka Brahmins are the Hindu Pancha Dravida Vedic Brahmins from the Indian state of Karnataka. Havyakas profess the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankaracharya.
Why do most Maharashtrians have surnames ending with the suffix ‘kar’?
60\% of Maharashtrians generally have surnames ending with suffix of ‘Kar’. It basically intends to show that the family has roots in that particular village/town/region/district/city. E.g. Mumbaikar, Punekar, Gavaskar, Tendulkar, Patekar, Parulkar, Mangeshkar, etc. The most probable reason to use such surnames is to remove caste bias.
What are some famous maharastruan surnames?
We have Sunil Gawaskar who is from village “Gawas” and so on. Surprisingly, you can also find some celebrities like Surekha Punekar orRoshan Satarkar. There are Mumbaikars and Nashikkars too. Many Maharastruan surnames are highle descriptive !
What are the different types of surnames in India?
First, let us look at surnames from various parts of India. Bengali surnames: Chatterjee, Mukherjee, Banerjee, Ganguly, Das, Dasgupta, Sen, Sengupta, Mitra, Ghosh, Sarkar, Dutt, … that should take care of 80–90\% of Bengal.
What is the origin of Marathi surnames?
Marathi Surnames have three distinct origins. One type is as per profession or as per Post village administration. Like Lohar ( Iron Smith) or Sonar (Gold Smith) or Shimpi ( Tailor), Kasar ( Bangle maker). There were administrative Posts like “kulkarni” ,“Mujumdar”, “Patil” & “Phadanvis” ( Nana Phadanvis or latest is our CM Devendra Phadanvis) .