Patwardhan may refer to the surname most commonly used by members of Indian

Chitpavan The Chitpavan Brahmin or Konkanastha Brahmin is a Hindu Maharashtrian Brahmin community inhabiting Konkan, the coastal region of the state of Maharashtra. Initially working as messengers and spies in the late seventeenth century, the communit ...

Brahmin Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests ( purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers ( ...

families belonging to the

Kaundinya Kaundinya (Sanskrit कौण्डिन्य), also known as ''Ājñātakauṇḍinya'', Pali: ''Añña Koṇḍañña''),who was one of the first five Buddhist monks ( Pancavaggiya), follower of Gautama Buddha and the first to become an arha ...

gotra In Hindu culture, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is considered to be equivalent to lineage. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline. Generally, the gotra ...

. The

Karhade Karhaḍe Brahmins (also spelled as Karada Brahmins or Karad Brahmins) are a Hindu Brahmin sub-caste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra, but are also distributed in states of Goa, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. Classification Along ...

Patwardhans belong to the

Kashyapa Kashyapa ( sa, कश्यप}, ) is a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism., Quote: "Kasyapa (Rudra),(Vedic Seer)..." He is one of the Saptarishis, the seven ancient sages of the ''Rigveda''. Kashyapa is the most ancient and venerated rishi, alo ...

and Naidhruva

Gotra In Hindu culture, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is considered to be equivalent to lineage. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline. Generally, the gotra ...

and their history in the Rajapur region of the

Konkan The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterla ...

dates back to 1191 A.D. Copper plate grants have been recovered from the region, which also points to a

Gurjar Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were trad ...

element in these settlers. Today the Karhade Patwardhans are also known by some other surnames such as

, Padhye,

Bhat Bhat (also spelled as Bhatt or Butt) is a surname in the Indian subcontinent. Bhat and Bhatt are shortened rendition of Bhatta. Etymology The word "Bhat" ( sa, भट, ) means "teacher" in Sanskrit. While the original shortened rendition of "Bh ...

, Degwekar, Shouche and

Huzurbazar Huzurbazar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aparna V. Huzurbazar, American statistician, daughter of V. S. and sister of Snehalata *Snehalata V. Huzurbazar, American statistician, daughter of V. S. and sister of Aparna *V. S. ...

Notable people

* Patwardhan dynasty * Bhagyashree Patwardhan, Indian film actress. * Achyut Patwardhan, Indian independence activist and political leader and founder of the Socialist Party of India. *

Aditya J Patwardhan Aditya J. Patwardhan is an Indian origin film director, producer and scriptwriter from Jaipur, India. He has representation with the Rough Diamond Productions of Julia Verdin. He is best known for his short film Red House by the Crossroads (2015 ...

, Indian film director, producer and scriptwriter. * Anand Patwardhan, Indian documentary filmmaker. *

Anant Sadashiv Patwardhan Anant Sadashiv Patwardhan was an Indian politician from the state of the Madhya Pradesh. He represented Dewas Vidhan Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by winning General election A general election is a political vo ...

, Indian politician. *

Appa Patwardhan Appa or APPA may refer to: Organizations *American Pet Products Association, an industry association in the United States * American Psychopathological Association, a scientific professional organization * American Philosophical Practitioners As ...

, Popularly known as Konkan Gandhi. Social reformer. Worked on sanitation, khadi and education issues. * Avinash Balkrishna Patwardhan, Indian civil engineer and lawyer. * Bhushan Patwardhan, former Vice Chancellor of

Symbiosis International University Symbiosis International (Deemed University), is a multi-campus private deemed university located in the city of Pune, India. The university has more than 30 academic institutions spread over various campuses in Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, In ...

. * Govindrao Patwardhan, harmonium and organ player. * Madhav Tryambak Patwardhan, Marathi poet and scholar who wrote under the pen name

Madhav Julian Madhav Julian ( mr, माधव जुलियन) (21 January 1894 – 29 November 1939) was the pen name which Madhav Tryambak Patwardhan ( mr, माधव त्र्यंबक पटवर्धन) used in writing Marathi poetry. He ha ...

. * Nikhil Patwardhan, Indian former first-class cricketer. * Nirmala Patwardhan, Indian ceramic artist. * Padma Gole, Marathi poet. *

Ravi Patwardhan Ravi Patwardhan (6 September 1937 – 5 December 2020) was an Indian actor who appeared in Marathi-language and Hindi-language movies and TV serials and theater plays. He started his acting career in Marathi theatre, then pivoted to movies, a ...

, Indian actor *

Sudhir Patwardhan Sudhir Patwardhan is an Indian contemporary painter and a practising radiologist. Early life Patwardhan was born in Pune, Maharashtra in 1949. In 1972 he graduated in Medicine from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. He moved to Mumbai in 1 ...

, Indian contemporary painter. *

Vinayakrao Patwardhan Pandit Vinayak Narayan Patwardhan (22 July 1898 – 23 August 1975) was an Indian vocalist of Gwalior gharana (style of singing) of Indian classical music. __TOC__ Early life Vinayakrao's uncle Keshav Rao Koratkar was his first music t ...

, Indian vocalist. *

Waman Dattatreya Patwardhan Waman Dattatreya Patwardhan (30 January 1917 – 27 July 2007) was an IOFS officer, nuclear chemist, defence scientist and an expert in the science of Explosives engineering. He was the founder director of the Explosives Research and Develo ...

, Indian nuclear chemist.

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