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Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
: निकुम्भ,
romanized
In linguistics, romanization is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and transcription, ...
: ''Nikumbha'') is a name found in Hindu Kshatriya
Maratha
The Marathi people (; Marathi: , ''Marāṭhī lōk'') or Marathis (Marathi: मराठी, ''Marāṭhī'') are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are native to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-A ...
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maratha
The Marathi people (; Marathi: , ''Marāṭhī lōk'') or Marathis (Marathi: मराठी, ''Marāṭhī'') are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are native to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-A ...
communities 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 ...
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Notables
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Ujjwal Nikam
Ujjwal Nikam (born 30 March 1953) is an Indian special public prosecutor who has worked on prominent murder and terrorism cases. He helped prosecute suspects in the 1993 Bombay bombings, the Gulshan Kumar murder case, the Pramod Mahajan murde ...
, public prosecutor
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Vishal Nikam
Vishal Nikam (born 10 February 1994) is an Indian television actor known for participating and winning the '' Bigg Boss Marathi 3''. He debut from Star Pravah's ''Saata Jalmachya Gathi''.
Personal life
Nikam was in relationship with his gi ...
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Bigg Boss Marathi
''Bigg Boss'' (or colloquially ''Bigg Boss Marathi'') is the Marathi-language version of the reality television programme ''Bigg Boss'', based on ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', which airs on Colors Marathi. Mahesh Manjrekar hosted th ...
season 3 winner
See also
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Khandesh
Khandesh is a geographic region in Maharashtra, India. It was made up of present Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar districts. It also said that Burhanpur District of Madhya Pradesh was also its part.
The region have seen many geographical ch ...
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Maratha clan system
The Maratha Clan System (also referred to as Shahannava Kuli Marathas, 96 Kuli Marathas) refers to the 96 Maratha (caste), Maratha clans. The clans together form the Maratha caste of India. These Marathas primarily reside in the Indian state of ...
References
Further reading
*{{cite book, author=Sushil Mittal, title=Surprising bedfellows: Hindus and Muslims in medieval and early modern India, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tn3Dnz2S2KAC, accessdate=20 May 2011, year=2003, publisher=Lexington Books, isbn=978-0-7391-0673-0
Surnames
Social groups of Maharashtra
Marathi people
Surnames of Indian origin
Surnames of Hindu origin