Bendre (also Bendrey) is an Indian
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
native to the state of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
,
Madhya Pradesh
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and
Goa.
Typically it is found in the Marathi
Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu
Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) or historically and commonly known as Chandraseniya Prabhu or just Prabhu is a caste mainly found in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Historically, they made equally good warriors, statesmen as well as writers. Th ...
(CKP),
Chitpavan Brahmin and
Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin (DRB) communities.
Notable people with the surname include:
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D. R. Bendre, a poet of the Navodaya period of Kannada language
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V.S. Bendrey, an eminent Indian historian of medieval and early modern period
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N. S. Bendre, an Indian artist and one of the founder members of
Baroda Group
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Sonali Bendre
Sonali Bendre Behl (born 1 January 1975), known professionally as Sonali Bendre, is an Indian actress predominantly known for her work in Hindi and Telugu films. Considered as one of the leading actresses of the 1990s and early 2000s, Bendre s ...
, a Bollywood actress and model
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Surnames of Indian origin