Patwardhan may refer to the surname used by members of the
Marathi Chitpavan Brahmin community belonging to the
Kaundinya
Kaundinya (Sanskrit कौंडिन्य), also known as ''Ājñātakauṇḍinya'', Pali: ''Añña Koṇḍañña''), was one of the first five bhikkhu, Buddhist monks (Pancavaggiya), disciple of Gautama Buddha and the first to attain the f ...
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 gotr ...
. The
Karhade Patwardhans belong to the
Kashyapa
Kashyapa (, ) 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, along with the other Sa ...
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 gotr ...
and their history in the
Rajapur region of the
Konkan
The Konkan is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, bound by the river Daman Ganga at Damaon in the north, to Anjediva Island next to Karwar town in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau to the eas ...
dates back to 1191 A.D. Copper plate grants have been recovered from the region, which also points to a
Gurjar element in these settlers. Today the Karhade Patwardhans are known by other surnames such as
Gurjar,
Padhye,
Bhat,
Degwekar,
Shouche and
Huzurbazar.
Notable people
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Patwardhan dynasty
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Bhagyashree Patwardhan, Indian film actress.
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Achyut Patwardhan, Indian independence activist and political leader and founder of the Socialist Party of India.
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Aditya J Patwardhan, Indian film director, producer and scriptwriter.
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Anand Patwardhan
Anand Patwardhan (; born 18 February 1950) is an Indian documentary filmmaker known for his socio-political, human rights-oriented films. Some of his films explore the rise of religious fundamentalism, sectarianism and casteism in India, while o ...
, Indian documentary filmmaker.
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Anant Sadashiv Patwardhan, Indian politician.
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Appa Patwardhan
Appa or APPA may refer to:
Organizations
* American Psychopathological Association, a scientific professional organization
* American Philosophical Practitioners Association, a non-profit educational organization
* American Public Power Associat ...
, Popularly known as Konkan Gandhi. Social reformer. Worked on sanitation, khadi and education issues.
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Avinash Balkrishna Patwardhan, Indian civil engineer and lawyer.
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Bhushan Patwardhan, former Vice Chancellor of
Symbiosis International University.
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Govindrao Patwardhan, harmonium and organ player.
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Madhav Tryambak Patwardhan, Marathi poet and scholar who wrote under the pen name
Madhav Julian.
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Nikhil Patwardhan, Indian former first-class cricketer.
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Nirmala Patwardhan, Indian ceramic artist.
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Padma Gole, Marathi poet.
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Ravi Patwardhan, Indian actor
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Sudhir Patwardhan, Indian contemporary painter.
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Vinayakrao Patwardhan, Indian vocalist.
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Waman Dattatreya Patwardhan, Indian nuclear chemist.
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Hindu dynasties
Dynasties of India