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{{Short description|Notable members of the Deshastha Brahmin community}}
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[[Deshastha Brahmin]]s form a major sub-caste of [[Brahmins]] in states of [[Maharashtra]] and [[North Karnataka]] in [[India]]. They are also found in sizeable number in the states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], and [[Tamil Nadu]]. The following is the list of notables from the community.
[[Deshastha Brahmin]]s form a major sub-caste of [[Brahmins]] in states of [[Maharashtra]] and [[North Karnataka]] in [[India]]. They are also found in sizeable number in the states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], and [[Tamil Nadu]]. The following is the list of notables from the community.
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*[[Morya Gosavi]] - a prominent 14th century saint of the Hindu [[Ganapatya]] sect.<ref>{{cite book|title=Images of Maharashtra: A Regional Profile of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RIWBAAAAIAAJ|page=110|author=Narendra K. Wagle|publisher=Curzon Press|year=1980|isbn=9780700701445}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Images of Maharashtra: A Regional Profile of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RIWBAAAAIAAJ|page=110|author=Narendra K. Wagle|publisher=Curzon Press|year=1980|isbn = 9780700701445|quote=Moroba Gosavi was a Deshastha Brahmin surnamed Shaligram.}}</ref>
*[[Morya Gosavi]] - a prominent 14th century saint of the Hindu [[Ganapatya]] sect.<ref>{{cite book|title=Images of Maharashtra: A Regional Profile of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RIWBAAAAIAAJ|page=110|author=Narendra K. Wagle|publisher=Curzon Press|year=1980|isbn=9780700701445}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Images of Maharashtra: A Regional Profile of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RIWBAAAAIAAJ|page=110|author=Narendra K. Wagle|publisher=Curzon Press|year=1980|isbn = 9780700701445|quote=Moroba Gosavi was a Deshastha Brahmin surnamed Shaligram.}}</ref>
*[[Narasimha Saraswati]] - A prominent 14th Century Indian Guru of the Dattatreya Tradition (Sampradaya) . According to the Gurucharitra, he is considered as the 2nd Avatara of Dattatreya in this yuga.
*[[Narasimha Saraswati]] - A prominent 14th Century Indian Guru of the Dattatreya Tradition (Sampradaya) . According to the Gurucharitra, he is considered as the 2nd Avatara of Dattatreya in this yuga.
*[[Sripadaraja]] (1422 - 1480) - a [[Dvaita]] scholar, composer and the pontiff of the [[Madhvacharya]] mutt at [[Mulbagal]], who is widely considered as the founder of [[Haridasa]] movement along with [[Narahari Tirtha]].{{Sfn|Hebbar|2005|p=205}}
*[[Damaji ]] - Prominent Saint of the Varkari Sect of Hinduism. He was the Kamavisdar of Mangalvedha under the reign of the Bahmani kingdom of Bidar
*[[Damaji ]] - Prominent Saint of the Varkari Sect of Hinduism. He was the Kamavisdar of Mangalvedha under the reign of the Bahmani kingdom of Bidar
*[[Vyasatirtha]] (1460 – 1539) - a [[Dvaita]] philosopher, scholar, yogi and poet; Rajaguru of [[Krishnadevaraya]] of [[Vijayanagara Empire]].{{Sfn|Hebbar|2005|p=93}}
*[[Bhanudasa]] (1448–1513) - a Hindu [[Varkari]] saint and devotee of Vithobha.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Ql0PUJJPp8C&pg=PA213|page=213|title=Mysticism in India: The Poet-Saints of Maharashtra|author=Ramchandra Dattatraya Ranade|publisher=SUNY Press|year=1983|quote=Bhanudasa was a Desastha Brahmin, and was probably a contemporary of the saint Damajipant.|isbn=9780873956697}}</ref>
*[[Bhanudasa]] (1448–1513) - a Hindu [[Varkari]] saint and devotee of Vithobha.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Ql0PUJJPp8C&pg=PA213|page=213|title=Mysticism in India: The Poet-Saints of Maharashtra|author=Ramchandra Dattatraya Ranade|publisher=SUNY Press|year=1983|quote=Bhanudasa was a Desastha Brahmin, and was probably a contemporary of the saint Damajipant.|isbn=9780873956697}}</ref>
*[[Purandara Dasa]] (1484 - 1564) - a [[Haridasa]], [[Dvaita]] philosopher and saint; ''Pitamaha'' of [[Carnatic Music]].<ref name="Gānāmrutha Prachuram">{{cite book|title=Sree Puranḍara gānāmrutham: text with notation|author1=Purandaradāsa|author2=A. S. Panchapakesa Iyer|publisher=Gānāmrutha Prachuram|year=1992|quote=Shri Purandara dasa who is considered to be the aadhiguru and Sangeeta Pitamaha of carnatic music was born in purandaragad in Ballary District near the town of Hampi, to a millionaire Varadappa Nayak and Kamalambal, a devoted wife and great lady, belonging to Madhva Desastha Brahmin race, by the blessings of Tirupati Venkatachalapathi in the year 1484.}}</ref>
*[[Purandara Dasa]] (1484 - 1564) - a [[Haridasa]], [[Dvaita]] philosopher and saint; ''Pitamaha'' of [[Carnatic Music]].<ref name="Gānāmrutha Prachuram">{{cite book|title=Sree Puranḍara gānāmrutham: text with notation|author1=Purandaradāsa|author2=A. S. Panchapakesa Iyer|publisher=Gānāmrutha Prachuram|year=1992|quote=Shri Purandara dasa who is considered to be the aadhiguru and Sangeeta Pitamaha of carnatic music was born in purandaragad in Ballary District near the town of Hampi, to a millionaire Varadappa Nayak and Kamalambal, a devoted wife and great lady, belonging to Madhva Desastha Brahmin race, by the blessings of Tirupati Venkatachalapathi in the year 1484.}}</ref>
*[[Janardan Swami]] (1504 -1575) - a prominent Marathi sant, a poet of [[Varkari]] sampradaya, a devotee of [[Dattatreya]] and the guru of [[Eknath]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Ql0PUJJPp8C&pg=PA214|title=Mysticism in Maharashtra: Indian Mysticism|author=Ramchandra Dattatraya Ranade|publisher=SUNY press|year= 1983|page=214|isbn=9780873956697}}</ref>
*[[Janardan Swami]] (1504 -1575) - a prominent Marathi sant, a poet of [[Varkari]] sampradaya, a devotee of [[Dattatreya]] and the guru of [[Eknath]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Ql0PUJJPp8C&pg=PA214|title=Mysticism in Maharashtra: Indian Mysticism|author=Ramchandra Dattatraya Ranade|publisher=SUNY press|year= 1983|page=214|isbn=9780873956697}}</ref>
*[[Vijayindra Tirtha]] (1514 - 1595) - a [[Dvaita]] philosopher, dialectician and prolific writer, who authored 104 works on [[Dvaita Vedanta]].{{sfn|Hebbar|2005|p=306|ps=: "Vijayindra Tirtha (1514 - 1595 CE) was one of the most prominent champions, defenders and exponents of Madhva faith in the Mediaeval era. A Kannada speaking deśastha Madhva by birth, his pre-monastic name was Vitthalācārya."}}
*[[Vijayindra Tirtha]] (1514 - 1595) - a [[Dvaita]] philosopher, dialectician and prolific writer, who authored 104 works on [[Dvaita Vedanta]].{{sfn|Hebbar|2005|p=306|ps=: "Vijayindra Tirtha (1514 - 1595 CE) was one of the most prominent champions, defenders and exponents of Madhva faith in the Mediaeval era. A Kannada speaking deśastha Madhva by birth, his pre-monastic name was Vitthalācārya."}}
*[[Raghuttama Tirtha]] (1548 - 1595) - a [[Dvaita]] philosopher, scholar, saint and mystic; 14th pontiff of [[Uttaradi Math]]{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=463}}
*[[Raghuttama Tirtha]] (1548 - 1595) - a [[Dvaita]] philosopher, scholar, saint and mystic; 14th pontiff of [[Uttaradi Math]]{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=463}}
* [[Eknath]] (1533–1599) - [[Marathi people|Marathi]] saint, scholar, and religious poet of the [[Varkari]] [[Sampradaya]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India |first=Christian Lee |last=Novetzke |publisher=Columbia University Press |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-23151-256-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SqUdRVOv9TUC |pages=141–142}}</ref>
* [[Eknath]] (1533–1599) - [[Marathi people|Marathi]] saint, scholar, and religious poet of the [[Varkari]] [[Sampradaya]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India |first=Christian Lee |last=Novetzke |publisher=Columbia University Press |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-23151-256-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SqUdRVOv9TUC |pages=141–142}}</ref>
*[[Saraswati Gangadhar]] - 16th Century poet and author of Gurucharitra. Even though his mother tongue was Kannada, he was considered a prolific writer in Marathi.
*[[Saraswati Gangadhar]] - 16th Century poet and author of Gurucharitra. Even though his mother tongue was Kannada, he was considered a prolific writer in Marathi.
* [[Dasopant]] (1551–1615) - [[Marathi language|Marathi]] poet-saint and prolific writer of [[Varkari]] sect.; also known as Daso Digambar<ref>{{cite book | title=Language and Literature|page= 24|publisher=Directorate of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State|year=1971|quote=But the most important among them is Dasopant. He was born in a Deshastha Brahmin family of Narayanpeth, later settled at Ambejogai in Marathwada in 1551 A.D.}}</ref>
* [[Dasopant]] (1551–1615) - [[Marathi language|Marathi]] poet-saint and prolific writer of [[Varkari]] sect.; also known as Daso Digambar<ref>{{cite book | title=Language and Literature|page= 24|publisher=Directorate of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State|year=1971|quote=But the most important among them is Dasopant. He was born in a Deshastha Brahmin family of Narayanpeth, later settled at Ambejogai in Marathwada in 1551 A.D.}}</ref>
*[[Raghavendra Tirtha]] (1595 - 1671) - a [[Dvaita]] saint, scholar, mystic and theologian; pontiff of mutt at [[Kumbakonam]].{{Sfn|Hebbar|2005|p=227}}
*[[Vaman Pandit]] (1608–1695) - a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] poet and scholar, who composed poems and kirthanas on Lord [[Krishna]] and gave a sound metaphysical foundation to the concept of Bhakti in [[Maharashtra]].{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=535}}
*[[Vaman Pandit]] (1608–1695) - a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] poet and scholar, who composed poems and kirthanas on Lord [[Krishna]] and gave a sound metaphysical foundation to the concept of Bhakti in [[Maharashtra]].{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=535}}
*[[Raghunath Pandit]] - a 17th-century [[Marathi language|Marathi]] poet, scholar of Pant-Sahitya.<ref>{{cite book|title=Language and Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CAQIAQAAIAAJ|page=7|publisher=Directorate of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State|year=1971}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Mahārāshṭra sāhitya patrikā , Volumes 34-36|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ce8ZAAAAMAAJ|page=75|publisher=Mahārashṭra Sāhitya Parishada|year=1961|quote=रघुनाथ पंडित हा देशस्थ ब्राह्मण असून तो कवि मोरोपंताच्या ह्यातीतच झाला असावा व त्याचा काल इ. स.}}</ref>
*[[Raghunath Pandit]] - a 17th-century [[Marathi language|Marathi]] poet, scholar of Pant-Sahitya.<ref>{{cite book|title=Language and Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CAQIAQAAIAAJ|page=7|publisher=Directorate of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State|year=1971}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Mahārāshṭra sāhitya patrikā , Volumes 34-36|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ce8ZAAAAMAAJ|page=75|publisher=Mahārashṭra Sāhitya Parishada|year=1961|quote=रघुनाथ पंडित हा देशस्थ ब्राह्मण असून तो कवि मोरोपंताच्या ह्यातीतच झाला असावा व त्याचा काल इ. स.}}</ref>
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*[[Vijaya Dasa]] (1682–1755) - a prominent [[Hindu]] saint from the [[Haridasa]] tradition of [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref name="books.google.com">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsU7R69gqDIC|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=30|year=1974}}</ref>
*[[Vijaya Dasa]] (1682–1755) - a prominent [[Hindu]] saint from the [[Haridasa]] tradition of [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref name="books.google.com">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsU7R69gqDIC|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=30|year=1974}}</ref>
* [[Mahipati]] (1715–1790) - author of [[Bhaktavijaya]], a Marathi language biography of [[Varkari]] and other Hindu saints<ref>{{cite book|title=Tellings and Texts: Music, Literature and Performance in North India|publisher=Open Book Publishers|year=2015|editor1= Francesca Orsini|editor2= Katherine Butler Schofield|author=Christian Lee Novetzke|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.doa.008|page=[https://archive.org/details/dli.doa.008/page/n200 180]|quote=...Mahipati, who lived throughout the eighteenth century, dying in 1790. He was a Deshastha Brahmin kulkarni or village accountant of Taharabad, but he is more famous now as a kirtankar who specialised in the stories of the lives of the sants|isbn=9781783741021}}</ref>
* [[Mahipati]] (1715–1790) - author of [[Bhaktavijaya]], a Marathi language biography of [[Varkari]] and other Hindu saints<ref>{{cite book|title=Tellings and Texts: Music, Literature and Performance in North India|publisher=Open Book Publishers|year=2015|editor1= Francesca Orsini|editor2= Katherine Butler Schofield|author=Christian Lee Novetzke|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.doa.008|page=[https://archive.org/details/dli.doa.008/page/n200 180]|quote=...Mahipati, who lived throughout the eighteenth century, dying in 1790. He was a Deshastha Brahmin kulkarni or village accountant of Taharabad, but he is more famous now as a kirtankar who specialised in the stories of the lives of the sants|isbn=9781783741021}}</ref>
* [[Gopala Dasa]] (1721-1769)- Prominent saint and poet belonging to the [[Haridasa]] tradition .<ref> https://books.google.com/books?id=pSLoIsW0FF0C&pg=PA7 </ref>
*[[Satyadharma Tirtha]] (1743-1830) - a [[Dvaita]] philosopher, scholar, saint and mystic ; 28th pontiff of [[Uttaradi Math]] .<ref> {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qGiDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT447|title=The Vanished Raj A Memoir of Princely India|author=Rajaram N S|publisher=Prism Books Private Limited|access-date=12 January 2019|page=447|isbn=9789388478113|date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Satyadharma Tirtha]] (1743-1830) - a [[Dvaita]] philosopher, scholar, saint and mystic ; 28th pontiff of [[Uttaradi Math]] .<ref> {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qGiDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT447|title=The Vanished Raj A Memoir of Princely India|author=Rajaram N S|publisher=Prism Books Private Limited|access-date=12 January 2019|page=447|isbn=9789388478113|date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Manik Prabhu]] (1817 - 1865) - An early 19th-century [[Hindu]] [[Vaishnava]] saint, philosopher, poet and mystic.<ref>{{cite book|title=Marāṭhī bhaktiparamparā āṇi Śrīrāmakr̥shṇa-Vivekānanda|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=acsgAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Śrīrāmakr̥shṇa Āśrama|author=Rāmacandra Cintāmaṇa Ḍhere|year=1963|quote=माणिक प्रभु (श. १७३९-१७८७) : माणिक प्रभु हे कल्याणीच्या मनोहर नाइकांचे पुत्र. आश्वलायनशाखीय देशस्थ ऋग्वेदी ब्राह्मण. त्यांचा जन्म मार्गशीर्ष शु. १४ श. १७३९ या दिवशीं झाला.}}</ref>
*[[Manik Prabhu]] (1817 - 1865) - An early 19th-century [[Hindu]] [[Vaishnava]] saint, philosopher, poet and mystic.<ref>{{cite book|title=Marāṭhī bhaktiparamparā āṇi Śrīrāmakr̥shṇa-Vivekānanda|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=acsgAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Śrīrāmakr̥shṇa Āśrama|author=Rāmacandra Cintāmaṇa Ḍhere|year=1963|quote=माणिक प्रभु (श. १७३९-१७८७) : माणिक प्रभु हे कल्याणीच्या मनोहर नाइकांचे पुत्र. आश्वलायनशाखीय देशस्थ ऋग्वेदी ब्राह्मण. त्यांचा जन्म मार्गशीर्ष शु. १४ श. १७३९ या दिवशीं झाला.}}</ref>
*[[Bhausaheb Maharaj]] (1843 - 1914) - a [[Hindu]] saint, philosopher and founder of [[Inchegeri Sampradaya]].{{Sfn|Dabade|1998|p=84}}
*[[Bhausaheb Maharaj]] (1843 - 1914) - a [[Hindu]] saint, philosopher and founder of [[Inchegeri Sampradaya]].{{Sfn|Dabade|1998|p=84}}
*[[Brahmachaitanya]] (Gondavalekar Maharaj) (1845 - 1913) - a [[Hindu]] Saint, a spiritual Master, and a devotee of Lord [[Rama]], who advocated Namajapa using the 13 letters Ramanamamantra {{mdash}} {{IAST|"Śrī Rām Jai Rām Jai Jai Rām}}" to attain enlightenment.<ref>{{Cite book|last=K V Belsare|url=http://archive.org/details/shri-ram-the-saint-of-gondawali-the-life-and-sayings-of-shri-brahmachaitanya-k.-v.-belsare|title=Shri Ram The Saint Of Gondawali The Life And Sayings Of Shri Brahmachaitanya K. V. Belsare|page=16}}</ref>
*[[Brahmachaitanya]] (Gondavalekar Maharaj) (1845 - 1913) - a [[Hindu]] Saint, a spiritual Master, and a devotee of Lord [[Rama]], who advocated Namajapa using the 13 letters Ramanamamantra {{mdash}} {{IAST|"Śrī Rām Jai Rām Jai Jai Rām}}" to attain enlightenment.<ref>{{Cite book|last=K V Belsare|url=http://archive.org/details/shri-ram-the-saint-of-gondawali-the-life-and-sayings-of-shri-brahmachaitanya-k.-v.-belsare|title=Shri Ram The Saint Of Gondawali The Life And Sayings Of Shri Brahmachaitanya K. V. Belsare|page=16}}</ref>
*[[Shri Madhavnath Maharaj]] (1857–1936) - Hindu saint, of Karvi, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, who continued the Nath Sampradaya of the famous Navnaths in India.<ref> Vaavde B.Y., E: Shree Madhavnath Sanjeevani, Shreenath Mandir Vishwast Mandal, 1922. </ref>
* [[Shreedhar Swami]] (1908-1973) a prominent [[Kannada]]-[[Marathi people|Marathi]] saint and religious poet in the Hindu tradition. He was a devotee of Lord [[Rama]] and a discple of shree [[Ramdas Swami]]. <ref>https://ramanisblog.in/2013/06/28/brahmin-surnames-andhra-maharashtra-goa-deshastha/ </ref>
* [[Shreedhar Swami]] (1908-1973) a prominent [[Kannada]]-[[Marathi people|Marathi]] saint and religious poet in the Hindu tradition. He was a devotee of Lord [[Rama]] and a discple of shree [[Ramdas Swami]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ramanisblog.in/2013/06/28/brahmin-surnames-andhra-maharashtra-goa-deshastha/ | title=Brahmin Surnames Andhra Maharashtra, Goa Deshastha | date=28 June 2013 }}</ref>


== Historical figures ==
== Historical figures ==


===Seuna dynasty (860–1317) ===
=== Seuna dynasty (860–1317) ===
*[[Hemadpant]] (Hemadri Pandit) - prime minister from 1259 to 1274 C.E. in the regimes of Kings [[Mahadeva of Devagiri|Mahādeva]] (1259–1271) and [[Ramachandra of Devagiri|Ramachandra]] (1271–1309) of [[Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri|Seuna Yādava Dynasty of Devagiri]], which ruled in the western and southern part of [[India]] and also the founder of [[Hemadpanti architecture]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Kāḷācyā paḍadyāāḍa , Volume 2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q_wvAAAAMAAJ|page=373|publisher=Marāṭhī Sāhitya Parishada|year=1992|quote=देवगिरी येथे रामचंद्रराव राजा राज्य करीत असता दमरदारीच्या कामावर ''हेमाद्री ऊर्फ हेमाडपंत' हा देशस्थ ऋग्वेदी ब्राह्मण काम करीत होता.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Religious Cultures in Early Modern India: New Perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NTnJBQAAQBAJ&q=Hemadpant+is+brahmin&pg=PT194|publisher=Routledge|year=2014|isbn = 9781317982876}}</ref>
*[[Hemadpant]] (Hemadri Pandit) - prime minister from 1259 to 1274 C.E. in the regimes of Kings [[Mahadeva of Devagiri|Mahādeva]] (1259–1271) and [[Ramachandra of Devagiri|Ramachandra]] (1271–1309) of [[Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri|Seuna Yādava Dynasty of Devagiri]], which ruled in the western and southern part of [[India]] and also the founder of [[Hemadpanti architecture]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Kāḷācyā paḍadyāāḍa , Volume 2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q_wvAAAAMAAJ|page=373|publisher=Marāṭhī Sāhitya Parishada|year=1992|quote=देवगिरी येथे रामचंद्रराव राजा राज्य करीत असता दमरदारीच्या कामावर ''हेमाद्री ऊर्फ हेमाडपंत'' हा देशस्थ ऋग्वेदी ब्राह्मण काम करीत होता.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Religious Cultures in Early Modern India: New Perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NTnJBQAAQBAJ&q=Hemadpant+is+brahmin&pg=PT194|publisher=Routledge|year=2014|isbn = 9781317982876}}</ref>

===Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646) ===
*[[Sripadaraja]] (1422-1480) - Advisor and guru to King [[Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya]] of [[Vijayanagara Empire]] and also the guru of [[Vyasatirtha]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Hindu Monastery in South India: Social, Religious, and Artistic Traditions|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ghr8DwAAQBAJ|page=62|author=Nalini Rao|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|date=30 September 2020|isbn=978-1793622389}}</ref>
*[[Vyasatirtha]] (1460 – 1539) - [[Rajguru|Rajaguru]] to Kings [[Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya]] and [[Krishnadevaraya]] of [[Vijayanagara Empire]].{{Sfn|Hebbar|2005|p=93}}


===Nizams of Hyderabad Deccan===
===Nizams of Hyderabad Deccan===
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* [[Renuka Das Bhalerao]] (popularly known as Sham Raj Rai Rayan) - a general, a member of [[nobility|noble]] Rai Rayan family and the [[List of Prime Ministers of Hyderabad State|Prime Minister of Hyderabad]] during the reign of [[Sikandar Jah|Nizam Sikandar Jah]] from 1795 - 1797.<ref name="Proceedings of the ... Session, Vol">{{cite book|title=Proceedings of the ... Session, Volume 38|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nRIeAQAAIAAJ|page=109|publisher=Indian Historical Records Commission,The Commission|year=1967|quote=Krishnajipant (1608–1688), the known ancestor of the Rai Rayan family, was a Maharashtra Deshastha Brahmin. He was a native of the village of Lamgaon, Pargana Takli, Prant Devgad (Daulatabad), on the bank of the Girija river.}}</ref>
* [[Renuka Das Bhalerao]] (popularly known as Sham Raj Rai Rayan) - a general, a member of [[nobility|noble]] Rai Rayan family and the [[List of Prime Ministers of Hyderabad State|Prime Minister of Hyderabad]] during the reign of [[Sikandar Jah|Nizam Sikandar Jah]] from 1795 - 1797.<ref name="Proceedings of the ... Session, Vol">{{cite book|title=Proceedings of the ... Session, Volume 38|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nRIeAQAAIAAJ|page=109|publisher=Indian Historical Records Commission,The Commission|year=1967|quote=Krishnajipant (1608–1688), the known ancestor of the Rai Rayan family, was a Maharashtra Deshastha Brahmin. He was a native of the village of Lamgaon, Pargana Takli, Prant Devgad (Daulatabad), on the bank of the Girija river.}}</ref>


===Maratha Empire (1674–1818) ===
=== Maratha Empire (1674–1818) ===
[[File:Ramchandrapant Amatya.jpg|thumb|150px|Bust of [[Ramchandra Pant Amatya]]]]
[[File:Ramchandrapant Amatya.jpg|thumb|150px|Bust of [[Ramchandra Pant Amatya]]]]


====[[Peshwas]]====
====[[Peshwas]]====
* [[Moropant Trimbak Pingle]] (1657–1683) - the first Peshwa in [[Shivaji Maharaj]]'s [[Ashta Pradhan|Asthapradhan mandal]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=iF8MAAAAIAAJ&q=Moropant+Pingle+is+deshastha+brahmin Shivaji and the Maratha Art of War By Murlidhar Balkrishna Deopujari]</ref>
* [[Moropant Trimbak Pingle]] (1657–1683) - the first Peshwa in [[Shivaji Maharaj]]'s [[Ashta Pradhan|Asthapradhan mandal]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=iF8MAAAAIAAJ&q=Moropant+Pingle+is+deshastha+brahmin Shivaji and the Maratha Art of War By Murlidhar Balkrishna Deopujari]</ref>
* [[Moreshvar Pingale|Nilakanth Moreshvar Pingale]] (1683-1689) - the second Peshwa of the Maratha Empire and elder son of [[Moropant Trimbak Pingle]].
* [[Moreshvar Pingale|Nilakanth Moreshvar Pingale]] (1683-1689) - the second Peshwa of the Maratha Empire and elder son of [[Moropant Trimbak Pingle]].
* [[Ramchandra Pant Amatya]] (1689-1708) - Amatya, Peshwa and Hukumat Panah of the Maratha Empire during the reign of [[Shivaji]] and [[Rajaram I]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Shivaji and the Maratha Art of War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iF8MAAAAIAAJ|author=Murlidhar Balkrishna Deopujari|publisher=Vidarbha Samshodhan Mandal|year=1973|quote=Ramchandra Nilkanth was a Deshastha Brahmin, His ancestor, Sonbhat Bahutkar, was the Deshmukh of Kalyan-Bhiwandi. Sonopant was in the retinue of Jijabai at Shivner fort. He had two sons, Nilopant and Abaji Pant.}}</ref>
* [[Ramchandra Pant Amatya]] (1689-1708) - Amatya, Peshwa and Hukumat Panah of the Maratha Empire during the reign of [[Shivaji]] and [[Rajaram I]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Shivaji and the Maratha Art of War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iF8MAAAAIAAJ|author=Murlidhar Balkrishna Deopujari|publisher=Vidarbha Samshodhan Mandal|year=1973|quote=Ramchandra Nilkanth was a Deshastha Brahmin, His ancestor, Sonbhat Bahutkar, was the Deshmukh of Kalyan-Bhiwandi. Sonopant was in the retinue of Jijabai at Shivner fort. He had two sons, Nilopant and Abaji Pant.}}</ref>
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====Other notable Maratha Empire people====
====Other notable Maratha Empire people====
* [[Dadoji Konddeo]] - administrator of Shahaji's fiefdom and mentor to Shivaji.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Life and Mission of Samarth Ramdas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DonXAAAAMAAJ|page=105|publisher=S. Ramchandra & Company|author=K. S. Thackeray|year=1918|quote=He told her to manage his jagir with the assistance of a Deshatha Brahmmin clerk named Daoji Konddeo}}</ref>
* [[Dadoji Konddeo]] - administrator of Shahaji's fiefdom .<ref>{{cite book|title=The Life and Mission of Samarth Ramdas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DonXAAAAMAAJ|page=105|publisher=S. Ramchandra & Company|author=K. S. Thackeray|year=1918|quote=He told her to manage his jagir with the assistance of a Deshatha Brahmmin clerk named Daoji Konddeo}}</ref>
* The [[Vinchurkar family|Vinchurkars]] - generals and nobles at the Peshwa court<ref name="Karve, I. 1940. pp.9-33">Karve, I., 1940. KINSHIP TERMINOLOGY AND KINSHIP USAGES OF THE MARA̅ṬHA̅ COUNTRY: PART II. Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute, 2(1/2), pp.9-33.</ref>
* The [[Vinchurkar family|Vinchurkars]] - generals and nobles at the Peshwa court<ref name="Karve, I. 1940. pp.9-33">Karve, I., 1940. KINSHIP TERMINOLOGY AND KINSHIP USAGES OF THE MARA̅ṬHA̅ COUNTRY: PART II. Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute, 2(1/2), pp.9-33.</ref>
* The [[Purandare]]s - generals and nobles at the Peshwa court<ref name="Karve, I. 1940. pp.9-33"/>
* The [[Purandare]]s - generals and nobles at the Peshwa court<ref name="Karve, I. 1940. pp.9-33"/>
* The [[Chandrachud]]s - generals and nobles at the Peshwa court<ref name="Michael David Metelits 1973 157">{{cite book|title=Sadgrihasth: The Relocation of Sociopolitical Power in Nineteenth Century Maharashtra
* The [[Chandrachud]]s - generals and nobles at the Peshwa court<ref name="Michael David Metelits 1973 157">{{cite book|title=Sadgrihasth: The Relocation of Sociopolitical Power in Nineteenth Century Maharashtra
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U2lKAQAAMAAJ|author=Michael David Metelits|page=157|publisher=University of California,Berkeley|year=1973|quote=The descendants of the Chandrachud family, rigvedi deshastha sardars who resided in the city of Poona, held Ganegaon village in personal inam and realized an annual 7.1% profit from it of Rs 1,991}}</ref>
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U2lKAQAAMAAJ|author=Michael David Metelits|page=157|publisher=University of California,Berkeley|year=1973|quote=The descendants of the Chandrachud family, rigvedi deshastha sardars who resided in the city of Poona, held Ganegaon village in personal inam and realized an annual 7.1% profit from it of Rs 1,991}}</ref>
* [[Melgiri Pandit]] -Maratha Sardar who served under [[Sambhaji]] of the Maratha empire. A [[Brahmin]] from near Melgiri Karnataka-Maharashtra. He was known for succesfully leading the Maratha army at [[Bijapur]].{{cn|date=April 2023}}
* [[Melgiri Pandit]] -Maratha Sardar who served under [[Sambhaji]] of the Maratha empire. A [[Brahmin]] from near Melgiri Karnataka-Maharashtra. He was known for successfully leading the Maratha army at [[Bijapur]].{{cn|date=April 2023}}
* [[Ramshastri Prabhune]], was the Chief Justice (''Mukhya Nyayadhish'' or "Pantnyayadhish") in the apex court of the [[Maratha Empire]] in the latter half of the 18th century, during the heyday of that empire. He is best remembered for having passed strictures against the sitting [[Peshwa]] of the time for instigating murder.{{Sfn|Bhatia|2001|p=125}} Ram Shastri's integrity in public affairs is regarded as a model for all times.<ref>{{cite book|title=A History of the Maratha People: From the death of Shahu to the end of the Chitpavan epic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=srE5AQAAIAAJ|author1=Charles Augustus Kincaid|author2=Dattātraya Baḷavanta Pārasanīsa|year=1925|publisher=S Chand Publications|page=241}}</ref>
* [[Ramshastri Prabhune]], was the Chief Justice (''Mukhya Nyayadhish'' or "Pantnyayadhish") in the apex court of the [[Maratha Empire]] in the latter half of the 18th century, during the heyday of that empire. He is best remembered for having passed strictures against the sitting [[Peshwa]] of the time for instigating murder.{{Sfn|Bhatia|2001|p=125}} Ram Shastri's integrity in public affairs is regarded as a model for all times.<ref>{{cite book|title=A History of the Maratha People: From the death of Shahu to the end of the Chitpavan epic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=srE5AQAAIAAJ|author1=Charles Augustus Kincaid|author2=Dattātraya Baḷavanta Pārasanīsa|year=1925|publisher=S Chand Publications|page=241}}</ref>
*[[Sakharam Bapu Bokil]] - regent to Madhavrao II.<ref>{{cite book|title=Poona in the eighteenth century: an urban history|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=THR5AAAAIAAJ|author=Balkrishna Govind Gokhale|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1988|page=112|isbn = 9780195621372|quote=(page 112) One is that with the exception of Sakharam- bapu Bokil, no Deshastha belonged to the uppermost stratum of leadership in Poona city. (page 116) A document of 1767 describes Sakharam Bapu Bokil (also a Deshastha) as a protege of Nilakantha Mahadeva (Aba) Purandare.}}</ref>
*[[Sakharam Bapu Bokil]] - regent to Madhavrao II.<ref>{{cite book|title=Poona in the eighteenth century: an urban history|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=THR5AAAAIAAJ|author=[[Balkrishna Govind Gokhale]]|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1988|page=112|isbn = 9780195621372|quote=(page 112) One is that with the exception of Sakharam- bapu Bokil, no Deshastha belonged to the uppermost stratum of leadership in Poona city. (page 116) A document of 1767 describes Sakharam Bapu Bokil (also a Deshastha) as a protege of Nilakantha Mahadeva (Aba) Purandare.}}</ref>
* [[Niranjan Madhav|Niranjan Madhav Parasnis]] - [[diplomat]], who also worked as [[Parasnis]] under Peshwa [[Bajirao I]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Delhi affairs (1761-1788): (News-letters from Parasnis collection)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=91huAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Director of Archives, Government of Bombay|author=Sir Jadunath Sarkar|page=viii to x|year = 1953}}</ref>
* [[Niranjan Madhav|Niranjan Madhav Parasnis]] - [[diplomat]], who also worked as [[Parasnis]] under Peshwa [[Bajirao I]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Delhi affairs (1761-1788): (News-letters from Parasnis collection)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=91huAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Director of Archives, Government of Bombay|author=Sir Jadunath Sarkar|page=viii to x|year = 1953}}</ref>
* [[Anandarayar Sahib]], Diwan of the [[Thanjavur Maratha kingdom]] during the reigns of [[Shahuji I]], [[Serfoji I]] and [[Tukkoji]].<ref>{{cite book|title=People of India: India's communities, Volume 5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g9MVAQAAMAAJ|page=2086|isbn=978-0195633542|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1998}}</ref>
* [[Anandarayar Sahib]], Diwan of the [[Thanjavur Maratha kingdom]] during the reigns of [[Shahuji I]], [[Serfoji I]] and [[Tukkoji]].<ref>{{cite book|title=People of India: India's communities, Volume 5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g9MVAQAAMAAJ|page=2086|isbn=978-0195633542|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1998}}</ref>


===British Empire (1858 to 1947) ===
=== British Empire (1858 to 1947) ===
[[File:Madhava Rao.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Rajah]] [[T. Madhava Rao]] [[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] of [[Travancore]], [[Baroda]] and [[Indore]], a painting by [[Raja Ravi Verma]].]]
[[File:Madhava Rao.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Rajah]] [[T. Madhava Rao]] [[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] of [[Travancore]], [[Baroda]] and [[Indore]], a painting by [[Raja Ravi Verma]].]]
[[File:Gurunath Venkatesh Bewoor 1989 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Gurunath Venkatesh Bewoor]] on 1989 commemorative stamp of India.]]
[[File:Gurunath Venkatesh Bewoor 1989 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Gurunath Venkatesh Bewoor]] on 1989 commemorative stamp of India.]]
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During the rule of [[British Raj]] the most powerful Brahmin bureaucrats in the [[South India]] were [[Deshastha Brahmin]]s.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=98uLj5FpTHQC&pg=RA3-PA1963|title=A Companion to the Anthropology of India|page=1963|author=Isabelle Clark-Decès|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|access-date=10 February 2011|isbn=9781444390582|date=10 February 2011}}</ref> In 19th century, out of 305 high level administrative officials 174 were from Deshastha Brahmin community, while 83 were drawn from other Brahmin groups in [[South India]].<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=G7KjBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA61|title=Tamil Brahmans: The Making of a Middle-Class Caste|author1=C. J. Fuller|author2=Haripriya Narasimhan|publisher=University of Chicago Press|access-date=3 October 2014|page=61|isbn=9780226152745|date=3 October 2014}}</ref>
During the rule of [[British Raj]] the most powerful Brahmin bureaucrats in the [[South India]] were [[Deshastha Brahmin]]s.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=98uLj5FpTHQC&pg=RA3-PA1963|title=A Companion to the Anthropology of India|page=1963|author=Isabelle Clark-Decès|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|access-date=10 February 2011|isbn=9781444390582|date=10 February 2011}}</ref> In 19th century, out of 305 high level administrative officials 174 were from Deshastha Brahmin community, while 83 were drawn from other Brahmin groups in [[South India]].<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=G7KjBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA61|title=Tamil Brahmans: The Making of a Middle-Class Caste|author1=C. J. Fuller|author2=Haripriya Narasimhan|publisher=University of Chicago Press|access-date=3 October 2014|page=61|isbn=9780226152745|date=3 October 2014}}</ref>


* [[T. Madhava Rao]] (1829–1891) - [[Diwan of Travancore]], 1857–1872; [[Diwan of Indore]], 1873–1875; [[Diwan of Baroda]], 1875 – 1882.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WxPmlV2KMu4C&q=brahmin A National Biography for India, Volume 1 By Jyotis Chandra Das Gupta, Page 64]</ref>
* [[T. Madhava Rao]] (1829–1891) - [[Diwan of Travancore]], 1857–1872; [[Diwan of Indore]], 1873–1875; [[Diwan of Baroda]], 1875 – 1882.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WxPmlV2KMu4C&q=brahmin A National Biography for India, Volume 1 By Jyotis Chandra Das Gupta, Page 64]</ref>
* [[T. Ananda Rao]] (1852 – 1919)- 18th [[Diwan of Mysore]]. He was the eldest son of [[Sir T. Madhava Rao ]]
* [[T. Ananda Rao]] (1852 – 1919)- 18th [[Diwan of Mysore]]. He was the eldest son of [[Sir T. Madhava Rao ]]
* [[T. Rama Rao (administrator)|T. Rama Rao]] (1831 – 1895) - [[Diwan of Travancore]] from 1887 to 1892
* [[T. Rama Rao (administrator)|T. Rama Rao]] (1831 – 1895) - [[Diwan of Travancore]] from 1887 to 1892
* [[R. Raghunatha Rao]] (1831 – 1912) - [[Dewan Bahadur]] of the princely state of [[Indore State|Indore]] during British Raj from 1875 to 1888.
* [[R. Raghunatha Rao]] (1831 – 1912) - [[Dewan Bahadur]] of the princely state of [[Indore State|Indore]] during British Raj from 1875 to 1888.
* [[T. Venkata Rao]] - [[Diwan of Travancore]] from 1821 to 1829.
* [[T. Venkata Rao]] - [[Diwan of Travancore]] from 1821 to 1829.
* [[Thanjavur Subha Rao|T. Subba Rao]] - [[Diwan of Travancore]] for two times from 1830 to 1837 and 1839 to 1842.
* [[Thanjavur Subha Rao|T. Subba Rao]] - [[Diwan of Travancore]] for two times from 1830 to 1837 and 1839 to 1842.
* [[V. P. Madhava Rao]] (1850 – 1934)- 17th [[Diwan of Mysore]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fhwaAAAAMAAJ The Indian Review, Volume 18 By G.A. Natesan,Page 863]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=RXodAAAAMAAJ Indian Statesmen, Dewans and Prime Ministers of Native States By G.A. Natesan , Page 113]</ref>
* [[V. P. Madhava Rao]] (1850 – 1934)- 17th [[Diwan of Mysore]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fhwaAAAAMAAJ The Indian Review, Volume 18 By G.A. Natesan,Page 863]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=RXodAAAAMAAJ Indian Statesmen, Dewans and Prime Ministers of Native States By G.A. Natesan , Page 113]</ref>
* [[N. Madhava Rao]] (1887 – 1972) - 23rd [[Diwan of Mysore]]
* [[N. Madhava Rao]] (1887 – 1972) - 23rd [[Diwan of Mysore]]
*[[Venkata Rayar]] - Diwan of [[Cochin kingdom]] from 1856 to 1860.
*[[Venkata Rayar]] - Diwan of [[Cochin kingdom]] from 1856 to 1860.
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*[[T. Ramachandra Rao]] (1825-1879) - [[Indian Civil Service|Indian civil servant]] and first native Indian to serve as Deputy Commissioner of Police of Madras.
*[[T. Ramachandra Rao]] (1825-1879) - [[Indian Civil Service|Indian civil servant]] and first native Indian to serve as Deputy Commissioner of Police of Madras.
*[[R. Ramachandra Rao]] (1871 – 1936) - [[Indian Civil Service|Indian civil servant]] and [[mathematician]].
*[[R. Ramachandra Rao]] (1871 – 1936) - [[Indian Civil Service|Indian civil servant]] and [[mathematician]].

*[[C.P. Ramaswami Iyer]] (1879-1966) - [[Diwan]] of Travancore who served as Advocate General of the [[Madras Presidency]].<ref name="https://books.google.ca/books/about/Sir_C_P_Remembered.html?id=iWCQHAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y"/>
*[[Gurunath Venkatesh Bewoor]] (1888 – 1950) - [[Indian Civil Service|Indian civil servant]], the [[Viceroy's Executive Council]] during the [[World War II]]. His son [[Gopal Gurunath Bewoor]] was 9th [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army|Chief of Army Staff]].
*[[Gurunath Venkatesh Bewoor]] (1888 – 1950) - [[Indian Civil Service|Indian civil servant]], the [[Viceroy's Executive Council]] during the [[World War II]]. His son [[Gopal Gurunath Bewoor]] was 9th [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army|Chief of Army Staff]].
*[[Sham Raj II|Raja Shamraj]] (1898-1987) - a member of [[nobility|noble]] Rai Rayan family and [[Public Works Department|P. W. D.]] Member of [[His Exalted Highness|H. E. H]] [[Nizam]]'s Executive Council.<ref name="Proceedings of the ... Session, Vol"/>
*[[Sham Raj II|Raja Shamraj]] (1898-1987) - a member of [[nobility|noble]] Rai Rayan family and [[Public Works Department|P. W. D.]] Member of [[His Exalted Highness|H. E. H]] [[Nizam]]'s Executive Council.<ref name="Proceedings of the ... Session, Vol"/>
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*[[P. N. Krishnamurti]] (1849 - 1911), 16th [[Diwan of Mysore]], 5th Jagirdar of [[Yelandur estate]] and great grandson of Diwan [[Purnaiah]].{{Sfn|Rajaram|2019|p=300}}
*[[P. N. Krishnamurti]] (1849 - 1911), 16th [[Diwan of Mysore]], 5th Jagirdar of [[Yelandur estate]] and great grandson of Diwan [[Purnaiah]].{{Sfn|Rajaram|2019|p=300}}
*[[Srinivasa IV Rao Sahib]] (1904-1989)- Twelfth and last ruler of the [[Arni jagir|Jagir of Arni]] during the British Raj.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Who's who in Madras: ... A Pictorial Who's who of Distinguished Personages, Princes, Zemindars and Noblemen in the Madras Presidency, Issue 9| year=1939 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ykHVAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Pearl Press|page=246|quote=Srinivasa, Rao Sahib A., Jagirdar of Arni, North Arcot Dist. e. s. of Tirumal Rao Sahib; b. in 1905. Belongs to the Desastha Madhwa Community. Educ. in Arni Bishop Cotton High School, Bangalore, Newington College and Christian College}}</ref>
*[[Srinivasa IV Rao Sahib]] (1904-1989)- Twelfth and last ruler of the [[Arni jagir|Jagir of Arni]] during the British Raj.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Who's who in Madras: ... A Pictorial Who's who of Distinguished Personages, Princes, Zemindars and Noblemen in the Madras Presidency, Issue 9| year=1939 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ykHVAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Pearl Press|page=246|quote=Srinivasa, Rao Sahib A., Jagirdar of Arni, North Arcot Dist. e. s. of Tirumal Rao Sahib; b. in 1905. Belongs to the Desastha Madhwa Community. Educ. in Arni Bishop Cotton High School, Bangalore, Newington College and Christian College}}</ref>
*[[D. S. Joshi]] (1908-Unknown) - [[Indian Civil Service]] of 1933 Batch who also served as the 9th [[Cabinet Secretary of India]] from 27 June 1966 to 31 December 1968<ref> {{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l63nGY-_BMAC |title=History of Services, State of Bombay |date=1949 |publisher=Printed at the Government Central Press |language=en}} </ref>


==Indian Independence Movement==
==Indian Independence Movement==
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===Revolutionaries===
===Revolutionaries===
* [[Shivaram Hari Rajguru]] (1908–1931) - Indian revolutionary and associate of [[Bhagat Singh]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Govind|first1=Nikhil|title=Between Love and Freedom The Revolutionary in the Hindi Novel.|date=2014|publisher=Routledge India|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-1138019768|page=67|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Hg9BAAAQBAJ&q=+deshasth&pg=PP1}}</ref>
* [[Shivaram Hari Rajguru]] (1908–1931) - Indian revolutionary and associate of [[Bhagat Singh]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Govind|first1=Nikhil|title=Between Love and Freedom The Revolutionary in the Hindi Novel.|date=2014|publisher=Routledge India|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-1138019768|page=67|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Hg9BAAAQBAJ&q=+deshasth&pg=PP1}}</ref>
*[[Vishnu Ganesh Pingle]] (1888-1915) - Indian revolutionary and member of the [[Ghadar Party]] who was one of those executed in 1915 following the [[Lahore conspiracy trial]] for his role in the [[Hindu German Conspiracy#February 1915|Ghadar conspiracy]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Lālā Haradayāla|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lWEdAAAAMAAJ|author=Dharmavīra|publisher=Rājapāla|year=1970|quote=देशस्थ ब्राह्मण विष्णु गणेश पिंगले बड़े तेजस्वी एवं उत्साही भारतीय थे।}}</ref>
*[[Vishnu Ganesh Pingle]] (1888-1915) - Indian revolutionary and member of the [[Ghadar Party]] who was one of those executed in 1915 following the [[Lahore conspiracy trial]] for his role in the [[Hindu German Conspiracy#February 1915|Ghadar conspiracy]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Lālā Haradayāla|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lWEdAAAAMAAJ|author=Dharmavīra|publisher=Rājapāla|year=1970|quote=देशस्थ ब्राह्मण विष्णु गणेश पिंगले बड़े तेजस्वी एवं उत्साही भारतीय थे।}}</ref>
*[[Pandurang Sadashiv Khankhoje]] (1884 – 1967) - Indian revolutionary, scholar, agricultural scientist and historian who was among the founding fathers of the [[Ghadar Party]].{{Sfn|Sen|1973|p=408}}
*[[Pandurang Sadashiv Khankhoje]] (1884 – 1967) - Indian revolutionary, scholar, agricultural scientist and historian who was among the founding fathers of the [[Ghadar Party]].{{Sfn|Sen|1973|p=408}}


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*[[Shripad Amrit Dange]] (1899 – 1991) - a founding member of the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI) and a stalwart of [[Indian Trade Unions|Indian trade union movement]].<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95, Part 4|publisher=Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|year=1974|page=31|quote=Eminent Deshasthas you are looking at the woolmark The international symbol, the Communist leader S.A. Dange, T. S. Bharde, former Speaker and Minister for Cooperation in Maharashtra, R. S. Hukkerikar, former Speaker of the Bombay Legislative Assembly, Apasaheb Pant, our Ambassador to Italy, Justice Y. V. Chandrachud have all made their impact on national life.Setumadhavrao Pagdi and Babasaheb Purandare are em in ent as historians and scholars.}}</ref>
*[[Shripad Amrit Dange]] (1899 – 1991) - a founding member of the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI) and a stalwart of [[Indian Trade Unions|Indian trade union movement]].<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95, Part 4|publisher=Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|year=1974|page=31|quote=Eminent Deshasthas you are looking at the woolmark The international symbol, the Communist leader S.A. Dange, T. S. Bharde, former Speaker and Minister for Cooperation in Maharashtra, R. S. Hukkerikar, former Speaker of the Bombay Legislative Assembly, Apasaheb Pant, our Ambassador to Italy, Justice Y. V. Chandrachud have all made their impact on national life.Setumadhavrao Pagdi and Babasaheb Purandare are em in ent as historians and scholars.}}</ref>
*[[Balkrishna Ganesh Khaparde]] (1882–1968) - Son of [[Ganesh Shrikrishna Khaparde]], an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[lawyer]], a prominent leader in [[Swaraj Party]] and belonged to ‘Tilak School of Thought’.<ref>{{cite book|title=Dominance and state power in modern India: decline of a social order|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwluAAAAMAAJ|author1=Francine R. Frankel|author2=M. S. A. Rao|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1989|page=158|isbn = 9780195620986|quote=In Vidarbha also, Tilak's Swarajists were in charge of the Congress, led by Khaparde, a deshastha brahman.}}</ref>
*[[Balkrishna Ganesh Khaparde]] (1882–1968) - Son of [[Ganesh Shrikrishna Khaparde]], an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[lawyer]], a prominent leader in [[Swaraj Party]] and belonged to ‘Tilak School of Thought’.<ref>{{cite book|title=Dominance and state power in modern India: decline of a social order|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwluAAAAMAAJ|author1=Francine R. Frankel|author2=M. S. A. Rao|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1989|page=158|isbn = 9780195620986|quote=In Vidarbha also, Tilak's Swarajists were in charge of the Congress, led by Khaparde, a deshastha brahman.}}</ref>
*[[Madhav Shrihari Aney]] (1880 - 1968) (Loknayak Bapuji Aney) - [[educationist]], [[freedom fighter]], [[Politician|statesman]], [[List of Governors of Bihar|2nd]] [[Governor of Bihar]]; follower of Lokmanya Tilak and recipient of [[Padma Vibhushan]] Award.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Myth of the Lokamanya: Tilak and Mass Politics in Maharashtra|url=https://archive.org/details/mythoflokamanya00rich|url-access=registration|author=Cashman, Richard I. |publisher=University of California Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/mythoflokamanya00rich/page/190 190]|year=1975|isbn=9780520024076}}</ref>
*[[Madhav Shrihari Aney]] (1880 - 1968) (Loknayak Bapuji Aney) - [[educationist]], [[freedom fighter]], [[Politician|statesman]], [[List of Governors of Bihar|2nd]] [[Governor of Bihar]]; follower of Lokmanya Tilak and recipient of [[Padma Vibhushan]] Award.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Myth of the Lokamanya: Tilak and Mass Politics in Maharashtra|url=https://archive.org/details/mythoflokamanya00rich|url-access=registration|author=Cashman, Richard I. |publisher=University of California Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/mythoflokamanya00rich/page/190 190]|year=1975|isbn=9780520024076}}</ref>
*[[Gangadharrao Balkrishna Deshpande]] (1871-1960) (also known as ''Lion of Karnataka'') - an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[activist]] who was the leader of the [[Indian independence movement]] against [[British Raj|British colonial rule]] from [[Belgaum]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MIcmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT13|title=Gangadhar Rao Deshpande|author=. R.S. NARAYAN|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|access-date=31 May 2017|page=13|quote=Deshpande belongs to Rig Vedic deshasta sect of the Brahmin community|isbn=9788123024424|date=31 May 2017}}</ref>
*[[Gangadharrao Balkrishna Deshpande]] (1871-1960) (also known as ''Lion of Karnataka'') - an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[activist]] who was the leader of the [[Indian independence movement]] against [[British Raj|British colonial rule]] from [[Belgaum]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MIcmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT13|title=Gangadhar Rao Deshpande|author=. R.S. NARAYAN|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|access-date=31 May 2017|page=13|quote=Deshpande belongs to Rig Vedic deshasta sect of the Brahmin community|isbn=9788123024424|date=31 May 2017}}</ref>
* [[R. Balaji Rao]] (1842–1896) - an Indian politician, [[Indian independence activist|independence activist]], first Secretary of the [[Madras Mahajana Sabha]], represented [[Tanjore]] along with [[S. A. Swaminatha Iyer]] at the first session of the Indian National Congress.<ref>{{cite book|title=The legal profession in colonial South India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WFmbAAAAMAAJ|page=220|author=John Jeya Paul|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1991|isbn = 9780195625585}}</ref>
* [[R. Balaji Rao]] (1842–1896) - an Indian politician, [[Indian independence activist|independence activist]], first Secretary of the [[Madras Mahajana Sabha]], represented [[Tanjore]] along with [[S. A. Swaminatha Iyer]] at the first session of the Indian National Congress.<ref>{{cite book|title=The legal profession in colonial South India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WFmbAAAAMAAJ|page=220|author=John Jeya Paul|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1991|isbn = 9780195625585}}</ref>
*[[Vasukaka Joshi]] (Vasudev Ganesh Joshi) (1856 - 1944) - a freedom fighter and sole owner of ''Chitrashala press'' of Pune.{{Sfn|Sen|1973|p=345}}
*[[Vasukaka Joshi]] (Vasudev Ganesh Joshi) (1856 - 1944) - a freedom fighter and sole owner of ''Chitrashala press'' of Pune.{{Sfn|Sen|1973|p=345}}
*[[Dada Dharmadhikari]] (Shankar Trimbak Dharmadhikari) (1899 - 1985) - an Indian freedom fighter, and a leader of social reform movements in India.<ref>{{cite book|title=Man and Life, Volume 29|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EpKAAAAAMAAJ|page=105|publisher=Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology|year=2003|quote=Tatya Tope who fought for war of Independence of 1857, Acharya Dada Dharmadhikari, a Gandhian thinker and many others were the Deshastha Brahmins.}}</ref>
*[[Dada Dharmadhikari]] (Shankar Trimbak Dharmadhikari) (1899 - 1985) - an Indian freedom fighter, and a leader of social reform movements in India.<ref>{{cite book|title=Man and Life, Volume 29|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EpKAAAAAMAAJ|page=105|publisher=Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology|year=2003|quote=Tatya Tope who fought for war of Independence of 1857, Acharya Dada Dharmadhikari, a Gandhian thinker and many others were the Deshastha Brahmins.}}</ref>
*[[Pramila Dandavate]] (1928 – 2001)- a political activist from Mumbai, associated with the Praja Socialist Party and later with the Janata Party. <ref> 83 </ref>
*[[Pramila Dandavate]] (1928 – 2001)- a political activist from Mumbai, associated with the Praja Socialist Party and later with the Janata Party.<ref> 83 </ref>
==Reformers and Social activists==
==Reformers and Social activists==
[[File:Nanaji Deshmukh 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Bharat Ratna]] [[Nanaji Deshmukh]] on 2017 commemorative stamp of India.]]
[[File:Nanaji Deshmukh 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Bharat Ratna]] [[Nanaji Deshmukh]] on 2017 commemorative stamp of India.]]
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==Jurists and lawyers==
==Jurists and lawyers==
*[[Vishvanath Narayan Mandlik]] (1833 – 1899)- An eminent Bombay citizen, lawyer, author and an erudite expert on Hindu law. He served on the Supreme Legislative Council of India where his expertise on Hindu Law was held in high esteem. <ref> https://ramanisblog.in/2013/06/28/brahmin-surnames-andhra-maharashtra-goa-deshastha/ </ref>
*[[Vishvanath Narayan Mandlik]] (1833 – 1899)- An eminent Bombay citizen, lawyer, author and an erudite expert on Hindu law. He served on the Supreme Legislative Council of India where his expertise on Hindu Law was held in high esteem.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ramanisblog.in/2013/06/28/brahmin-surnames-andhra-maharashtra-goa-deshastha/ | title=Brahmin Surnames Andhra Maharashtra, Goa Deshastha | date=28 June 2013 }}</ref>
*[[Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar]] (1901 - 1981) - was the 7th [[Chief Justice of India]], serving from 1 February 1964 – 15 March 1966; Winner of [[Padma Vibhushan]].{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=547}}
*[[Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar]] (1901 - 1981) - was the 7th [[Chief Justice of India]], serving from 1 February 1964 – 15 March 1966; Recipient of [[Padma Vibhushan]].{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=547}}
*[[Janardan Raghunath Mudholkar]] (1902 - 1983) - was the Judge of [[Supreme court of India]] from 3 October 1960 to 3 July 1966; son of [[Raghunath Narasinha Mudholkar]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GIAyDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT102|title=Judges of the Supreme Court of India: 1950–1989|author=George H. Gadbois, Jr|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2 May 2011|isbn=978-0199088386|page=102}}</ref>
*[[Janardan Raghunath Mudholkar]] (1902 - 1983) - was the Judge of [[Supreme court of India]] from 3 October 1960 to 3 July 1966; son of [[Raghunath Narasinha Mudholkar]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GIAyDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT102|title=Judges of the Supreme Court of India: 1950–1989|author=George H. Gadbois, Jr|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2 May 2011|isbn=978-0199088386|page=102}}</ref>
*[[Gopal Rao Ekbote]] (1912 - 1994) - was the [[Chief Justice]] of [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]] from 1 April 1972 to 1 June 1974.{{cn|date=February 2023}}
*[[Gopal Rao Ekbote]] (1912 - 1994) - was the [[Chief Justice]] of [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]] from 1 April 1972 to 1 June 1974.{{cn|date=February 2023}}
*[[Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud]] (1920 – 2008) - was the 16th [[Chief Justice of India]], serving from 22 February 1978 to 11 July 1985.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
*[[Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud]] (1920 – 2008) - was the 16th [[Chief Justice of India]], serving from 22 February 1978 to 11 July 1985.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
*[[Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari]] (1927 - 2019) - former acting Chief Justice of [[Bombay High Court]], son of freedom fighter [[Dada Dharmadhikari]]; Winner of [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Silence Eva Jayate|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/silence-eva-jayate/281646|publisher=Outlook|access-date=23 July 2012}}</ref>
*[[Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari]] (1927 - 2019) - former acting Chief Justice of [[Bombay High Court]], son of freedom fighter [[Dada Dharmadhikari]]; Winner of [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Silence Eva Jayate|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/silence-eva-jayate/281646|publisher=Outlook|access-date=23 July 2012}}</ref>
*[[Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud]] (born 11 November 1959) is current [[Chief Justice of India]]. He has also previously served as the chief justice of the [[Allahabad High Court]] from 2013 to 2016 and as a judge of the [[Bombay High Court]] from 2000 to 2013.


==Politics==
==Politics==
[[File:Dr. Hedgevar.jpg|thumb|150px|Portrait of [[K. B. Hedgewar]], founder of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]].]]
[[File:Dr. Hedgevar.jpg|thumb|150px|Portrait of [[K. B. Hedgewar]], founder of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]].]]


* [[Pramod Mahajan]] (1949–2006) - [[BJP]] politician, former [[Minister of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Minister of Communications, Information Technology]] and [[Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]] . He was murdered by his brother<ref>{{cite news | title =BJP loses its master strategist | work = Rediff News | date = 3 May 2006 | url = http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/may/03mahajan4.htm | quote= "Pramod Mahajan's was a truly meteoric rise in the country's political landscape...The wily 56-year old Deshastha Brahmin was not only the Bharatiya Janata Party's master strategist...}}</ref>
* [[Pramod Mahajan]] (1949–2006) - [[BJP]] politician, former [[Minister of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Minister of Communications, Information Technology]] and [[Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]] . He was murdered by his brother<ref>{{cite news | title =BJP loses its master strategist | work = Rediff News | date = 3 May 2006 | url = http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/may/03mahajan4.htm | quote= "Pramod Mahajan's was a truly meteoric rise in the country's political landscape...The wily 56-year old Deshastha Brahmin was not only the Bharatiya Janata Party's master strategist...}}</ref>
*[[Raghunath Narasinha Mudholkar]] (1857 - 1921) - an Indian politician who served as the President of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Jejurīcā Khaṇḍobā|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zGcRAQAAIAAJ|author=Shankar Ganesh Dawne|publisher=Jayasiṃha Priṇṭinga Presa|year=1963|page=2|quote=महाराष्ट्रांतील पुष्कळ देशस्थ ब्राह्मण घराण्यांतून खंडोबाची उपासना आढळून येते.त्यांत मुधोळकर, मुतालिक, मुजुमदार, विंचूरकर, पंतसचिव या सरदार घराण्यांचा प्रामुख्यान उल्लेख करावा लागेल.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Provincial Legislatures and the National Movement: A Study in Interaction in Central Provinces and Berar, 1921-37|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TWEkVfiIo_gC|page=15|author=Raghaw Raman Pateriya|publisher=Northern Book Centre|year=1991|isbn=978-8185119588}}</ref>
*[[Raghunath Narasinha Mudholkar]] (1857 - 1921) - an Indian politician who served as the President of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Jejurīcā Khaṇḍobā|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zGcRAQAAIAAJ|author=Shankar Ganesh Dawne|publisher=Jayasiṃha Priṇṭinga Presa|year=1963|page=2|quote=महाराष्ट्रांतील पुष्कळ देशस्थ ब्राह्मण घराण्यांतून खंडोबाची उपासना आढळून येते.त्यांत मुधोळकर, मुतालिक, मुजुमदार, विंचूरकर, पंतसचिव या सरदार घराण्यांचा प्रामुख्यान उल्लेख करावा लागेल.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Provincial Legislatures and the National Movement: A Study in Interaction in Central Provinces and Berar, 1921-37|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TWEkVfiIo_gC|page=15|author=Raghaw Raman Pateriya|publisher=Northern Book Centre|year=1991|isbn=978-8185119588}}</ref>
*[[Ram Naik]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/bjp-veteran-ram-naik-to-take-oath-as-up-governor-on-22nd-july-546803.html|title=BJP veteran Ram Naik to take oath as UP Governor on 22nd July|publisher=[[News18 India]]|date=17 July 2014|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref> currently the [[List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh|24th]] [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]]<ref>{{cite news|title=I'm happy that what I've done so far has been recognised now, says Naik|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/im-happy-that-what-ive-done-so-far-has-been-recognised-now-says-naik-701728.html|publisher=news18|access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
*[[Ram Naik]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/bjp-veteran-ram-naik-to-take-oath-as-up-governor-on-22nd-july-546803.html|title=BJP veteran Ram Naik to take oath as UP Governor on 22nd July|publisher=[[News18 India]]|date=17 July 2014|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref> formerly the [[List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh|24th]] [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]]<ref>{{cite news|title=I'm happy that what I've done so far has been recognised now, says Naik|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/im-happy-that-what-ive-done-so-far-has-been-recognised-now-says-naik-701728.html|publisher=news18|access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
*[[Vinayak Rao Koratkar]] (1895 – 1962) was a political leader of [[Hyderabad State]] and Member of [[Indian Parliament]]. He is son of [[Keshav Rao Koratkar]].
*[[Vinayak Rao Koratkar]] (1895 – 1962) was a political leader of [[Hyderabad State]] and Member of [[Indian Parliament]]. He is son of [[Keshav Rao Koratkar]].
*[[Hari Vinayak Pataskar]] (1892 - 1970) - an Indian lawyer and politician who was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|2nd]] [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]] and Winner of [[Padma Vibhushan]] Award.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95, Part 4|publisher=Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|year=1974|page=31|quote=Eminent Deshasthas you are looking at the woolmark, In modern times Lokanayak Bapuji Aney, former Governor of Bihar and follower of Lokamanya Tilak, Gangadharrao Deshpande. known as Karnatak Sinha, H. V. Pataskar, the former union minister for Law, the Communist leader S.A. Dange, T. S. Bharde, former Speaker and Minister for Cooperation in Maharashtra, R. S. Hukkerikar, former Speaker of the Bombay Legislative Assembly, Apasaheb Pant, our Ambassador to Italy, Justice Y. V. Chandrachud have all made their impact on national life.}}</ref>
*[[Hari Vinayak Pataskar]] (1892 - 1970) - an Indian lawyer and politician who was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|2nd]] [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]] and Winner of [[Padma Vibhushan]] Award.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95, Part 4|publisher=Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|year=1974|page=31|quote=Eminent Deshasthas you are looking at the woolmark, In modern times Lokanayak Bapuji Aney, former Governor of Bihar and follower of Lokamanya Tilak, Gangadharrao Deshpande. known as Karnatak Sinha, H. V. Pataskar, the former union minister for Law, the Communist leader S.A. Dange, T. S. Bharde, former Speaker and Minister for Cooperation in Maharashtra, R. S. Hukkerikar, former Speaker of the Bombay Legislative Assembly, Apasaheb Pant, our Ambassador to Italy, Justice Y. V. Chandrachud have all made their impact on national life.}}</ref>
* [[Narayan Malhar Joshi]] (1879 – 1955), Trade Union leader, founded the Social Services League, also founder of [[All India Trade Union Congress]] along with [[Lala Lajpat Rai]].<ref>{{cite book|title=N. M. Joshi: Servant of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsszAAAAMAAJ|page=2|author=V. B. Karnik|publisher=United Asia Publications|year=1972|quote=As the family hailed originally from the Desh, Joshi fell in the Deshastha sub- caste of the Brahmin caste and not in the Chitpawan sub-caste which held a dominating position in the social and political life of Maharashtra}}</ref>
* [[Narayan Malhar Joshi]] (1879 – 1955), Trade Union leader, founded the Social Services League, also founder of [[All India Trade Union Congress]] along with [[Lala Lajpat Rai]].<ref>{{cite book|title=N. M. Joshi: Servant of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsszAAAAMAAJ|page=2|author=V. B. Karnik|publisher=United Asia Publications|year=1972|quote=As the family hailed originally from the Desh, Joshi fell in the Deshastha sub- caste of the Brahmin caste and not in the Chitpawan sub-caste which held a dominating position in the social and political life of Maharashtra}}</ref>
* [[Keshav Baliram Hedgewar]] (1889–1940) - founder of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS).<ref>{{cite book|last=Goodrick-Clarke|first=N.|title=Hitler's Priestess: Savitri Devi, the Hindu-Aryan Myth, and Neo-Nazism.|date=2000|publisher=NYU Press|isbn=0-8147-3110-4|page=58|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m6-5YC-pBk4C&pg=58|access-date=18 October 2015}}</ref>
* [[Keshav Baliram Hedgewar]] (1889–1940) - founder of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS).<ref>{{cite book|last=Goodrick-Clarke|first=N.|title=Hitler's Priestess: Savitri Devi, the Hindu-Aryan Myth, and Neo-Nazism.|date=2000|publisher=NYU Press|isbn=0-8147-3110-4|page=58|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m6-5YC-pBk4C&pg=58|access-date=18 October 2015}}</ref>
* [[Prabhakar Balwant Dani]] (1908-1965) Member of the [[RSS]], He served in senior positions of the RSS and played a large role in spreading the RSS network in the erstwhile Indian state of [[Madhya Bharat]] . <ref> https://ramanisblog.in/2013/06/28/brahmin-surnames-andhra-maharashtra-goa-deshastha/ }</ref>
* [[Prabhakar Balwant Dani]] (1908-1965) Member of the [[RSS]], He served in senior positions of the RSS and played a large role in spreading the RSS network in the erstwhile Indian state of [[Madhya Bharat]].<ref> {{Cite web |date=2013-06-28 |title=Brahmin Surnames Andhra Maharashtra, Goa Deshastha |url=https://ramanisblog.in/2013/06/28/brahmin-surnames-andhra-maharashtra-goa-deshastha/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=Ramanisblog |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras]] (1915 - 1996) - the fourth [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh#Sarsanghchalaks|Sarsanghchalak]] of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS).<ref name="New Quest, Issues 25-30">{{cite book|title=New Quest, Issues 25-30|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bpctAAAAIAAJ|page=4|publisher= the Indian Association for Cultural Freedom|year=1981|quote=Nanaji Deshmukh, Moropant Pingle and the deoras brothers too, insist are deshastha brahmins}}</ref>
* [[Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras]] (1915 - 1996) - the fourth [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh#Sarsanghchalaks|Sarsanghchalak]] of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS).<ref name="New Quest, Issues 25-30">{{cite book|title=New Quest, Issues 25-30|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bpctAAAAIAAJ|page=4|publisher= the Indian Association for Cultural Freedom|year=1981|quote=Nanaji Deshmukh, Moropant Pingle and the deoras brothers too, insist are deshastha brahmins}}</ref>
*[[Dattatraya Sadashiv Parchure]] (1902–1985), a doctor and a member of the [[Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P_SrAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA138|title=The Indian Postcolonial: A Critical Reader|author=Elleke Boehmer|publisher=Routledge|access-date=4 October 2010|page=138|isbn=9781136819575|date=4 October 2010}}</ref>


*[[Manohar Joshi]] (original surname ‘Brahme’) (1937-2024) was [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] from 1995 to 1999 and [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] from 2002 to 2004.

* [[Nitin Gadkari]] Minister of Road Transport and Highways


==Arts==
==Arts==
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*[[Bhattoji Diksita]] - 17th Century Sanskrit scholar and grammarian famous for authoring the Siddhantakaumudi
*[[Bhattoji Diksita]] - 17th Century Sanskrit scholar and grammarian famous for authoring the Siddhantakaumudi
*[[Pralhad Keshav Atre]], (1898 – 1969) (popularly known as "Acharya Atre") - [[Marathi language|Marathi]] writer, poet, educationist, a movie producer–director–script writer and orator; Winner of [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|President's Gold Medal]]<ref name="iwi74">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsU7R69gqDIC|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=31|year=1974|quote=Marathi literature is strewn with Deshastha writers. Some of the luminaries are B. S. Murdhekar, the neo classical poet and critic; the popular dramatists Acharya P. K. Atre, V.V.Shirwadkar; the poet and story writer G.D.Madgulkar popularly known as the "Modern Walmiki” of Maharashtra, Sahitya Akademi Award winners G. T. Deshpande, Laxmanshastri Joshi, S. N. Banhatti, V. K. Gokak and Mugali all belong to this community. Industry has been enriched by K. H. Kabbur, Padma Bhushan B. D. Garware, the first producer of nylon thread in India, M.S.Parkhe, leading paper and pulp producer, and Vasantrao Ghatke of Ghatke and Patil Transport Company, Anantrao Kulkarni of Continental Prakashan and R. J. Deshmukh of Deshmukh Prakashan are leading publishers in Maharashtra.In the field of administration, there are P.J. Chi- mulgund (ICS), S. B. Kulkarni (IAS), S. Y. Jakatdar, General Manager of Telco, and N. S. Kulkarni (IAS). Leading educationists of the community are Dr G. S. Khair, Principal N. G. Suru, Dr T. K. Tope, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bombay, and C. D. Deshpande. The statistician of international repute, Dr P. V. Sukhatme, the well-known gynaecologist, Dr B. N. Purandare, and the noted biologist, Dr T. S. Mahabale, are Deshasthas.}}</ref>
*[[Pralhad Keshav Atre]], (1898 – 1969) (popularly known as "Acharya Atre") - [[Marathi language|Marathi]] writer, poet, educationist, a movie producer–director–script writer and orator; Winner of [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|President's Gold Medal]]<ref name="iwi74">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsU7R69gqDIC|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=31|year=1974|quote=Marathi literature is strewn with Deshastha writers. Some of the luminaries are B. S. Murdhekar, the neo classical poet and critic; the popular dramatists Acharya P. K. Atre, V.V.Shirwadkar; the poet and story writer G.D.Madgulkar popularly known as the "Modern Walmiki” of Maharashtra, Sahitya Akademi Award winners G. T. Deshpande, Laxmanshastri Joshi, S. N. Banhatti, V. K. Gokak and Mugali all belong to this community. Industry has been enriched by K. H. Kabbur, Padma Bhushan B. D. Garware, the first producer of nylon thread in India, M.S.Parkhe, leading paper and pulp producer, and Vasantrao Ghatke of Ghatke and Patil Transport Company, Anantrao Kulkarni of Continental Prakashan and R. J. Deshmukh of Deshmukh Prakashan are leading publishers in Maharashtra.In the field of administration, there are P.J. Chi- mulgund (ICS), S. B. Kulkarni (IAS), S. Y. Jakatdar, General Manager of Telco, and N. S. Kulkarni (IAS). Leading educationists of the community are Dr G. S. Khair, Principal N. G. Suru, Dr T. K. Tope, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bombay, and C. D. Deshpande. The statistician of international repute, Dr P. V. Sukhatme, the well-known gynaecologist, Dr B. N. Purandare, and the noted biologist, Dr T. S. Mahabale, are Deshasthas.}}</ref>
*[[Ram Joshi]] - (1762 - 1812) Marathi poet, known for his works in [[Lavani]], [[Powada]], and [[Tamasha]] genre. <ref> https://books.google.ca/books?id=NTnJBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT215&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false </ref>
*[[Ram Joshi]] - (1762 - 1812) Marathi poet, known for his works in [[Lavani]], [[Powada]], and [[Tamasha]] genre.<ref> {{Cite book |last1=O'Hanlon |first1=Rosalind |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NTnJBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT215 |title=Religious Cultures in Early Modern India: New Perspectives |last2=Washbrook |first2=David |date=2014-01-02 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-98287-6 |language=en}} </ref>
*[[Kusumagraj]] (Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar) (1912 – 1999) - a Marathi poet, playwright, novelist, short story writer; [[Jnanpith Award|Jnanpith]] and [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee<ref name="iwi74"/>
*[[Kusumagraj]] (Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar) (1912 – 1999) - a Marathi poet, playwright, novelist, short story writer; [[Jnanpith Award|Jnanpith]] and [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee<ref name="iwi74"/>
*[[Navaratna Rama Rao]] (1877 – 1960) - an Indian writer and scholar from Karnataka.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qGiDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT18|title=The Vanished Raj A Memoir of Princely India|author=Rajaram N S|publisher=Prism Books Private Limited|access-date=12 January 2019|page=18|isbn=9789388478113|date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Navaratna Rama Rao]] (1877 – 1960) - an Indian writer and scholar from Karnataka.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qGiDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT18|title=The Vanished Raj A Memoir of Princely India|author=Rajaram N S|publisher=Prism Books Private Limited|access-date=12 January 2019|page=18|isbn=9789388478113|date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Vaman Malhar Joshi]] (1882 – 1943)- a Marathi writer.{{Sfn|Sen|1973|p=344}}
*[[Vaman Malhar Joshi]] (1882 – 1943)- a Marathi writer.{{Sfn|Sen|1973|p=344}}
*[[Lakshman Shastri Joshi]] (1901–1994) - scholar of [[Sanskrit]], [[Hindu Dharma]], and a Marathi [[literary critic]], and supporter of [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]]. Awardee of [[Padma Vibhushan]] and [[Padma Bhushan]] awards<ref name="iwi74"/>
*[[Lakshman Shastri Joshi]] (1901–1994) - scholar of [[Sanskrit]], [[Hindu Dharma]], and a Marathi [[literary critic]], and supporter of [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]]. Awardee of [[Padma Vibhushan]] and [[Padma Bhushan]] awards<ref name="iwi74"/>
*[[Galagali Ramacharya]] (1892-1981)- Noted Indian Sanskrit scholar and poet of two Mahakavyas. He also received honorary Mahamahopadhyaya honor from Bharatiya Sanskrit Sansthan Parishad Prayag. <ref> https://ramanisblog.in/2013/06/28/brahmin-surnames-andhra-maharashtra-goa-deshastha/ </ref>
*[[Galagali Ramacharya]] (1892-1981)- Noted Indian Sanskrit scholar and poet of two Mahakavyas. He also received honorary Mahamahopadhyaya honor from Bharatiya Sanskrit Sansthan Parishad Prayag.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ramanisblog.in/2013/06/28/brahmin-surnames-andhra-maharashtra-goa-deshastha/ | title=Brahmin Surnames Andhra Maharashtra, Goa Deshastha | date=28 June 2013 }}</ref>
*[[Rajeshwar Shastri Dravid]] (1899 - 1950) - Indian writer, scholar, grammarian and translator of [[Sanskrit literature]]; Winner of [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref name="books.google.com"/>
*[[Rajeshwar Shastri Dravid]] (1899 - 1950) - Indian writer, scholar, grammarian and translator of [[Sanskrit literature]]; Winner of [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref name="books.google.com"/>
*[[Siddheshwar Shastri Chitrav]] (1894 - 1984) - Indian [[Vedas|Vedic]] scholar, lexicographer, translator and writer of [[Marathi literature]]; Winner of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="books.google.com"/>
*[[Siddheshwar Shastri Chitrav]] (1894 - 1984) - Indian [[Vedas|Vedic]] scholar, lexicographer, translator and writer of [[Marathi literature]]; Winner of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="books.google.com"/>
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*[[G. A. Kulkarni]] (1923-1987)- writer in the Marathi language. winner of [[Sahitya Akademi Award]].<ref name="iwi74"/>
*[[G. A. Kulkarni]] (1923-1987)- writer in the Marathi language. winner of [[Sahitya Akademi Award]].<ref name="iwi74"/>
*[[Navaratna Srinivasa Rajaram]] (1943 – 2019) - an Indian writer, hindutva-scholar and historian.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qGiDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT18|title=The Vanished Raj A Memoir of Princely India|author=Rajaram N S|publisher=Prism Books Private Limited|access-date=12 January 2019|page=300|isbn=9789388478113|date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Navaratna Srinivasa Rajaram]] (1943 – 2019) - an Indian writer, hindutva-scholar and historian.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qGiDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT18|title=The Vanished Raj A Memoir of Princely India|author=Rajaram N S|publisher=Prism Books Private Limited|access-date=12 January 2019|page=300|isbn=9789388478113|date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Vasant Purushottam Kale]]- (1932-2001) Marathi writer. He wrote more than 60 books. His well-known works include Partner, Vapurza, Hi Waat Ekatichi, and Thikri. He was a famous story-teller and had over 1600 stage-shows (कथाकथन) in the theatres. <ref> https://www.instagram.com/deshasthabrahmins/ </ref>
*[[Vasant Purushottam Kale]]- (1932-2001) Marathi writer. He wrote more than 60 books. His well-known works include Partner, Vapurza, Hi Waat Ekatichi, and Thikri. He was a famous story-teller and had over 1600 stage-shows (कथाकथन) in the theatres.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/deshasthabrahmins/ | title=Instagram }}</ref>


====Historians & Archeologists====
====Historians & Archeologists====
* [[Anant Sadashiv Altekar]] (1898–1960) - historian, [[archaeologist]], and [[numismatist]] from [[Maharashtra]], India<ref>"Professor Anant Sadashiv Altekar commemoration volume", ''Journal of the Numismatic Society of India'', 22, 1960</ref><ref>Moraes, G., 1959, January. PANEGYRIC UPON THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE LATE Dr. AS ALTEKAR. In Proceedings of the Indian History Congress (pp. 8-12). Indian History Congress.</ref>
* [[Anant Sadashiv Altekar]] (1898–1960) - historian, [[archaeologist]], and [[numismatist]] from [[Maharashtra]], India<ref>"Professor Anant Sadashiv Altekar commemoration volume", ''Journal of the Numismatic Society of India'', 22, 1960</ref><ref>Moraes, G., 1959, January. PANEGYRIC UPON THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE LATE Dr. AS ALTEKAR. In Proceedings of the Indian History Congress (pp. 8-12). Indian History Congress.</ref>
*[[Datto Vaman Potdar]] (Dattatray Vaman Potdar) (1890 - 1979) - [[India]]n [[historian]], [[writer]], [[orator]]; Vice-Chancellor of [[University of Pune]] during (1961 - 1964); Winner of [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref>{{cite book|title=History of modern Marathi literature, 1800-1938|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yplHAAAAMAAJ|page=589|author=Govind Chimnaji Bhate|publisher=The author|year=1939|quote=Datto Vaman Potdar comes from a Desasth Brahmin family hailing from Kolaba district. Dattu (the colloquial for Datto fuller name being Dattatraya) was born at Biravadi, taluka Mahad, district Kolaba in 1890.}}</ref>
*[[Datto Vaman Potdar]] (Dattatray Vaman Potdar) (1890 - 1979) - [[India]]n [[historian]], [[writer]], [[orator]]; Vice-Chancellor of [[University of Pune]] during (1961 - 1964); Winner of [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref>{{cite book|title=History of modern Marathi literature, 1800-1938|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yplHAAAAMAAJ|page=589|author=Govind Chimnaji Bhate|publisher=The author|year=1939|quote=Datto Vaman Potdar comes from a Desasth Brahmin family hailing from Kolaba district. Dattu (the colloquial for Datto fuller name being Dattatraya) was born at Biravadi, taluka Mahad, district Kolaba in 1890.}}</ref>
* [[Conjeevaram Hayavadana Rao]] (1865 – 1946) - an Indian [[historian]], [[museologist]], [[anthropologist]], [[economist]] and [[polyglot]]. He was a member of the [[Royal Anthropological Institute]], Indian Historical Records Commission and a fellow of the Royal Society of Economics.<ref name="mythicsocietyp94">{{cite journal|title=The quarterly journal of the Mythic society (Bangalore)|page=94|volume=56|publisher=Mythic Society|year=1966}}</ref><ref>{{Google books|uR4IAQAAIAAJ|Life Sketch of Rajacharitha Visharada Rao Bahadur C.Hayavadana Rao}} at page 94; Quote - "Rao Bahadur C.Hayavadana Rao was born on Tenth of July 1865 at Hosur, Krishnagiri talk in a Madhwa Deshastha Family.His father was C.Raja Rao"</ref>
* [[Conjeevaram Hayavadana Rao]] (1865 – 1946) - an Indian [[historian]], [[museologist]], [[anthropologist]], [[economist]] and [[polyglot]]. He was a member of the [[Royal Anthropological Institute]], Indian Historical Records Commission and a fellow of the Royal Society of Economics.<ref name="mythicsocietyp94">{{cite journal|title=The quarterly journal of the Mythic society (Bangalore)|page=94|volume=56|publisher=Mythic Society|year=1966}}</ref><ref>{{Google books|uR4IAQAAIAAJ|Life Sketch of Rajacharitha Visharada Rao Bahadur C.Hayavadana Rao}} at page 94; Quote - "Rao Bahadur C.Hayavadana Rao was born on Tenth of July 1865 at Hosur, Krishnagiri talk in a Madhwa Deshastha Family.His father was C.Raja Rao"</ref>
*[[Dattatray Balwant Parasnis]] (1870 – 1926) - a historian who lived during the [[British Raj]]. Conferred the title of [[Rao Bahadur]] by the British.<ref>{{cite book|title=City, countryside and society in Maharashtra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mm5uAAAAMAAJ|publisher=University of Toronto, Centre for South Asian Studies|year=1988|page=46|author=Donald W. Attwood, Milton Israel, Narendra K. Wagle|isbn=9780969290728}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| title=House of Shivaji: Studies and Documents on Maratha History, Royal Period| author=Sir Jadunath Sarkar|year=1955 |quote=They had conferred on him the title of Rao Bahadur in 1913}}</ref>
*[[Dattatray Balwant Parasnis]] (1870 – 1926) - a historian who lived during the [[British Raj]]. Conferred the title of [[Rao Bahadur]] by the British.<ref>{{cite book|title=City, countryside and society in Maharashtra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mm5uAAAAMAAJ|publisher=University of Toronto, Centre for South Asian Studies|year=1988|page=46|author=Donald W. Attwood, Milton Israel, Narendra K. Wagle|isbn=9780969290728}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| title=House of Shivaji: Studies and Documents on Maratha History, Royal Period| author=Sir Jadunath Sarkar|year=1955 |quote=They had conferred on him the title of Rao Bahadur in 1913}}</ref>
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*[[Bal Gandharva]] (Narayan Shripad Rajhans) (1888 - 1968) - one of the greatest [[Marathi language|Marathi]] singers and stage actors. Winner of [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], the highest musical honour in India and the [[Padma Bhushan]] award, the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Kincaids, two generations of a British family in the Indian civil service|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XrtHAAAAMAAJ|author=Aruṇa Ṭikekara|page=237|publisher=Promilla & Co.|year=1992|quote=Bal Gandharva alias Narayanrao Rajhans was a Deshastha Brahmin and not a Chitpavan.|isbn = 9788185002132}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iicxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT272|title=Gender, Culture, and Performance: Marathi Theatre and Cinema before Independence|author=Meera Kosambi|publisher=Routledge|access-date=5 July 2017|page=272|isbn=9781351565899|date=5 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Bal Gandharva]] (Narayan Shripad Rajhans) (1888 - 1968) - one of the greatest [[Marathi language|Marathi]] singers and stage actors. Winner of [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], the highest musical honour in India and the [[Padma Bhushan]] award, the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Kincaids, two generations of a British family in the Indian civil service|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XrtHAAAAMAAJ|author=Aruṇa Ṭikekara|page=237|publisher=Promilla & Co.|year=1992|quote=Bal Gandharva alias Narayanrao Rajhans was a Deshastha Brahmin and not a Chitpavan.|isbn = 9788185002132}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iicxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT272|title=Gender, Culture, and Performance: Marathi Theatre and Cinema before Independence|author=Meera Kosambi|publisher=Routledge|access-date=5 July 2017|page=272|isbn=9781351565899|date=5 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Krishnarao Phulambrikar]] (1898 – 1974) (popularly known as ''Master Krishnarao'') - an Indian vocalist, classical musician and composer of [[Hindustani music]]. Winner of [[Padma Bhushan]] award.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsU7R69gqDIC|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=31|year=1974|quote=Padma Bhushan Krishnarao Phulambrikar, the famous musician and music director, is another important Deshastha of that time.}}</ref>
*[[Krishnarao Phulambrikar]] (1898 – 1974) (popularly known as ''Master Krishnarao'') - an Indian vocalist, classical musician and composer of [[Hindustani music]]. Winner of [[Padma Bhushan]] award.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsU7R69gqDIC|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=31|year=1974|quote=Padma Bhushan Krishnarao Phulambrikar, the famous musician and music director, is another important Deshastha of that time.}}</ref>
*[[Sawai Gandharva]] (Ramachandra Kundgolkar Saunshi) (1886 - 1952) - a popular [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani Classical]] [[vocalist]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] [[Natya Sangeet|stage]] [[Acting|actor]] of the [[Kirana Gharana]]. He was the first and foremost disciple of [[Abdul Karim Khan|Ustad Abdul Karim Khan]] and guru of [[Bharat Ratna|Bharat Ratna laureate]] [[Bhimsen Joshi|Pandit Bhimsen Joshi]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsU7R69gqDIC|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=31|year=1974|quote=The kirana gharana has been kept alive by Deshastha stalwarts like Rambhau Kundgolkar, popularly known as the Sawai Gandharva, and the internationally known Prabha Atre.}}</ref>
*[[Sawai Gandharva]] (Ramachandra Kundgolkar Saunshi) (1886 - 1952) - a popular [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani Classical]] [[vocalist]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] [[Natya Sangeet|stage]] [[Acting|actor]] of the [[Kirana Gharana]]. He was the first and foremost disciple of [[Abdul Karim Khan|Ustad Abdul Karim Khan]] and guru of [[Bharat Ratna|Bharat Ratna laureate]] [[Bhimsen Joshi|Pandit Bhimsen Joshi]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsU7R69gqDIC|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=31|year=1974|quote=The kirana gharana has been kept alive by Deshastha stalwarts like Rambhau Kundgolkar, popularly known as the Sawai Gandharva, and the internationally known Prabha Atre.}}</ref>
*[[Bhimsen Joshi]] (1922 - 2011) - a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] vocalist renowned for his contribution to the [[khayal]] form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music ([[bhajan]]s and [[abhang]]s); [[Bharat Ratna]] awardee.<ref>{{cite book|title=Pandit Bhimsen Joshi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJBEEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT13|page=13|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|author=Kasturi Paigude Rane|quote=Eldest of 16 siblings, Bhimsen Joshi is born to a family that belonged to a Kannada Deshastha Madhva Brahmin lineage.|year=2021|isbn = 9789354092619}}</ref>
*[[Bhimsen Joshi]] (1922 - 2011) - a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] vocalist renowned for his contribution to the [[khayal]] form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music ([[bhajan]]s and [[abhang]]s); [[Bharat Ratna]] awardee.<ref>{{cite book|title=Pandit Bhimsen Joshi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJBEEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT13|page=13|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|author=Kasturi Paigude Rane|quote=Eldest of 16 siblings, Bhimsen Joshi is born to a family that belonged to a Kannada Deshastha Madhva Brahmin lineage.|year=2021|isbn = 9789354092619}}</ref>
*[[Vasantrao Deshpande]] (1920 – 1983) - a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] vocalist renowned for his contribution to [[Natya Sangeet|natya sangeet (musical dramas)]], particularly his role as "Khansaheb" in ''[[Katyar Kaljat Ghusli]]''; Winner of [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]].<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
*[[Vasantrao Deshpande]] (1920 – 1983) - a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] vocalist renowned for his contribution to [[Natya Sangeet|natya sangeet (musical dramas)]], particularly his role as "Khansaheb" in ''[[Katyar Kaljat Ghusli]]''; Winner of [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]].<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
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*[[Vamanrao Deshpande]] (1907–1990) - an Indian [[Music criticism|music critic]], [[Musicology|musicologist]] and a prolific writer on the subject of [[Hindustani classical music]].<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
*[[Vamanrao Deshpande]] (1907–1990) - an Indian [[Music criticism|music critic]], [[Musicology|musicologist]] and a prolific writer on the subject of [[Hindustani classical music]].<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
*[[Gururao Deshpande]] (1889–1982) - a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] vocalist from [[Karnataka]].<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
*[[Gururao Deshpande]] (1889–1982) - a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] vocalist from [[Karnataka]].<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
*[[Rahul Deshpande]] is an [[Indian classical music]] singer and actor. Winner of [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]] for ''[[Me Vasantrao]]'' (2022). He is grandson of famous classical music singer [[Vasantrao Deshpande]]


===Carnatic classical music===
===Carnatic classical music===
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*[[Sakha Rama Rao]] - an [[India]]n musician credited with having re-introduced the south Indian [[chitravina]] (or "gotuvadyam") to the concert scene.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Journal of the Music Academy, Madras, Volume 58|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m4XjAAAAMAAJ|page=110|publisher=Music Academy|year=1987|quote=Sakharam Rao was born at Madhyarjunam ( Tiruvidaimarudur) in the Tanjore District. He was the eldest son of Gottu Vadya Srinivasa Rao, a famous player of the preceding generation from whom he learnt the art. He was a Madhva Desastha Brahmin and a Rigvedi.}}</ref>
*[[Sakha Rama Rao]] - an [[India]]n musician credited with having re-introduced the south Indian [[chitravina]] (or "gotuvadyam") to the concert scene.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Journal of the Music Academy, Madras, Volume 58|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m4XjAAAAMAAJ|page=110|publisher=Music Academy|year=1987|quote=Sakharam Rao was born at Madhyarjunam ( Tiruvidaimarudur) in the Tanjore District. He was the eldest son of Gottu Vadya Srinivasa Rao, a famous player of the preceding generation from whom he learnt the art. He was a Madhva Desastha Brahmin and a Rigvedi.}}</ref>
*[[S.V.Narayanaswamy Rao]] - Founder of [[Sree Ramaseva Mandali]] the organiser of Annual Sree Ramanavami Music Festival at Bengaluru was a pious Desastha Madhwa Brahmin. A violinist himself, S.V.N Rao was instrumental in grooming many prominent artistes of today.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022|reason=Your explanation here}}
*[[S.V.Narayanaswamy Rao]] - Founder of [[Sree Ramaseva Mandali]] the organiser of Annual Sree Ramanavami Music Festival at Bengaluru was a pious Desastha Madhwa Brahmin. A violinist himself, S.V.N Rao was instrumental in grooming many prominent artistes of today.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022|reason=Your explanation here}}

== Sports ==

=== Cricket ===

* [[Rahul Dravid]] (born 11 January 1973) is former [[List of India national cricket captains|captain]] of the [[Indian national cricket team]] and currently serving as its head coach. He is nicknamed as Mr. Dependable and often referred to as ''The Wall''.


==Military==
==Military==
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==Science and Technology==
==Science and Technology==
*[[Dwarkanath Kotnis]] (1910 - 1949) - [[Indian people|Indian]] [[physician]] and one of the five Indian physicians dispatched to [[China]] to provide medical assistance during the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]] in 1938.<ref>{{cite news|title=China commemorates Dr Kotnis, slips in opinion about how Asia's India-China must work together to defeat West|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/international/article/china-commemorates-dr-kotnis-slips-in-opinion-about-how-asias-india-china-must-work-together-to-defeat-west/665928|publisher=Times Now|date=12 October 2020}}</ref>
*[[Dwarkanath Kotnis]] (1910 - 1949) - [[Indian people|Indian]] [[physician]] and one of the five Indian physicians dispatched to [[China]] to provide medical assistance during the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]] in 1938.<ref>{{cite news|title=China commemorates Dr Kotnis, slips in opinion about how Asia's India-China must work together to defeat West|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/international/article/china-commemorates-dr-kotnis-slips-in-opinion-about-how-asias-india-china-must-work-together-to-defeat-west/665928|publisher=Times Now|date=12 October 2020}}</ref>
*[[Bhalchandra Nilkanth Purandare]] (1911 - 1990) - [[India]]n [[Gynecologist]]; Winner of [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref name="iwi74"/>
*[[Bhalchandra Nilkanth Purandare]] (1911 - 1990) - [[India]]n [[Gynecologist]]; Winner of [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref name="iwi74"/>
*[[B. D. Kulkarni|Bhaskar Dattatraya Kulkarni]] (1949 - 2019) - [[India]]n [[Scientist]], Chemical Engineer at [[National Chemical Laboratory]], [[Pune]]; Winner of [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]].<ref name="iwi74" />
*[[B. D. Kulkarni|Bhaskar Dattatraya Kulkarni]] (1949 - 2019) - [[India]]n [[Scientist]], Chemical Engineer at [[National Chemical Laboratory]], [[Pune]]; Winner of [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]].<ref name="iwi74" />


==Mathematics and Statistics==
==Mathematics and statistics==
*[[Bhāskara II|Bhaskaracharya II]] (Bhaskara II) (1114 – 1185) - [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Indian mathematicians|mathematician]] and [[astronomer]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsU7R69gqDIC|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=30|year=1974|quote=Deshasthas have contributed to mathematics and literature as well as to the cultural and religious heritage of India. Bhaskaracharaya was one of the greatest mathematicians of ancient India.}}</ref>
*[[Bhāskara II|Bhaskaracharya II]] (Bhaskara II) (1114 – 1185) - [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Indian mathematicians|mathematician]] and [[astronomer]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsU7R69gqDIC|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=30|year=1974|quote=Deshasthas have contributed to mathematics and literature as well as to the cultural and religious heritage of India. Bhaskaracharaya was one of the greatest mathematicians of ancient India.}}</ref>
*[[Pandurang Vasudeo Sukhatme]] (1911–1997) - [[Indian people|Indian]] [[statistician]]; Winner of [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref name="iwi74"/>
*[[Pandurang Vasudeo Sukhatme]] (1911–1997) - [[Indian people|Indian]] [[statistician]]; Winner of [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref name="iwi74"/>
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==Business and Industries==
==Business and Industries==
*[[Baburaoji Parkhe|Malhar Sadashiv Parkhe]] (1912 – 1997) - an Indian industrialist and founder of Parkhe Group.<ref name="iwi74"/>
*[[Baburaoji Parkhe|Malhar Sadashiv Parkhe]] (1912 – 1997) - an Indian industrialist and founder of Parkhe Group.<ref name="iwi74"/>
*[[Vasantrao Madhavrao Ghatge]] (1916 – 1986) - an Indian entrepreneur, business magnate, industrialist and a professor and was the co-founder of Ghatge Patil Transports pvt. Ltd along in the year 1945 based in Kolhapur.<ref name="iwi74"/>
*[[Vasantrao Madhavrao Ghatge]] (1916 – 1986) - an Indian entrepreneur, business magnate, industrialist, and a professor and was the co-founder of Ghatge Patil Transports pvt. Ltd along in the year 1945 based in Kolhapur.<ref name="iwi74"/>
*[[Bhalchandra Digamber Garware]], (fondly referred to as "Abasaheb Garware") (1903 - 1990) - a pioneering [[industrialist]] and Founder Chairman of the Garware Group of Industries; Winner of [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref name="iwi74"/>
*[[Bhalchandra Digamber Garware]], (fondly referred to as "Abasaheb Garware") (1903 - 1990) - a pioneering [[industrialist]] and Founder Chairman of the Garware Group of Industries; Winner of [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref name="iwi74"/>
*[[Gururaj Deshpande]] - an Indian American venture capitalist and entrepreneur, who is best known for co-founding the Chelmsford, MA-based internet equipment manufacturer [[Sycamore Networks]], the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at MIT and the [[Deshpande Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://web.mit.edu/deshpandecenter/about.html | title=Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Deshastha Brahmins form a major sub-caste of Brahmins in states of Maharashtra and North Karnataka in India. They are also found in sizeable number in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. The following is the list of notables from the community.

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Dnyaneshwar, a 13th-century Marathi Varkari saint

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Seuna dynasty (860–1317)

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Nizams of Hyderabad Deccan

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Maratha Empire (1674–1818)

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Bust of Ramchandra Pant Amatya

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British Empire (1858 to 1947)

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Rajah T. Madhava Rao Diwan of Travancore, Baroda and Indore, a painting by Raja Ravi Verma.
Gurunath Venkatesh Bewoor on 1989 commemorative stamp of India.

Rulers

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Diwans and other higher officials

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During the rule of British Raj the most powerful Brahmin bureaucrats in the South India were Deshastha Brahmins.[48] In 19th century, out of 305 high level administrative officials 174 were from Deshastha Brahmin community, while 83 were drawn from other Brahmin groups in South India.[49]

Indian Independence Movement

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Statue of Tatya Tope
Shripad Amrit Dange, a founding member of the Communist Party of India (CPI).

Leaders of 1857 War of Independence

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Bharat Ratna Nanaji Deshmukh on 2017 commemorative stamp of India.

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Portrait of K. B. Hedgewar, founder of RSS.

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Music

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Hindustani classical music

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Carnatic classical music

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  2. ^ Rosalind O'Hanlon; David Washbrook (2 January 2014). Religious Cultures in Early Modern India: New Perspectives. Routledge. p. 201. ISBN 9781317982876. Retrieved 2 January 2014. Swami Chakradhar, a Deshastha Brahmin, is reputed to have founded his Mahanubhava community in nearby Paithan, in 1267.
  3. ^ Hebbar 2005, p. 228.
  4. ^ Hebbar 2005, p. 227.
  5. ^ Narendra K. Wagle (1980). Images of Maharashtra: A Regional Profile of India. Curzon Press. p. 110. ISBN 9780700701445.
  6. ^ Narendra K. Wagle (1980). Images of Maharashtra: A Regional Profile of India. Curzon Press. p. 110. ISBN 9780700701445. Moroba Gosavi was a Deshastha Brahmin surnamed Shaligram.
  7. ^ Ramchandra Dattatraya Ranade (1983). Mysticism in India: The Poet-Saints of Maharashtra. SUNY Press. p. 213. ISBN 9780873956697. Bhanudasa was a Desastha Brahmin, and was probably a contemporary of the saint Damajipant.
  8. ^ a b Purandaradāsa; A. S. Panchapakesa Iyer (1992). Sree Puranḍara gānāmrutham: text with notation. Gānāmrutha Prachuram. Shri Purandara dasa who is considered to be the aadhiguru and Sangeeta Pitamaha of carnatic music was born in purandaragad in Ballary District near the town of Hampi, to a millionaire Varadappa Nayak and Kamalambal, a devoted wife and great lady, belonging to Madhva Desastha Brahmin race, by the blessings of Tirupati Venkatachalapathi in the year 1484.
  9. ^ Ramchandra Dattatraya Ranade (1983). Mysticism in Maharashtra: Indian Mysticism. SUNY press. p. 214. ISBN 9780873956697.
  10. ^ Hebbar 2005, p. 306: "Vijayindra Tirtha (1514 - 1595 CE) was one of the most prominent champions, defenders and exponents of Madhva faith in the Mediaeval era. A Kannada speaking deśastha Madhva by birth, his pre-monastic name was Vitthalācārya."
  11. ^ Sharma 2000, p. 463.
  12. ^ Novetzke, Christian Lee (2013). Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India. Columbia University Press. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-0-23151-256-5.
  13. ^ Language and Literature. Directorate of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State. 1971. p. 24. But the most important among them is Dasopant. He was born in a Deshastha Brahmin family of Narayanpeth, later settled at Ambejogai in Marathwada in 1551 A.D.
  14. ^ Sharma 2000, p. 535.
  15. ^ Language and Literature. Directorate of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State. 1971. p. 7.
  16. ^ Mahārāshṭra sāhitya patrikā , Volumes 34-36. Mahārashṭra Sāhitya Parishada. 1961. p. 75. रघुनाथ पंडित हा देशस्थ ब्राह्मण असून तो कवि मोरोपंताच्या ह्यातीतच झाला असावा व त्याचा काल इ. स.
  17. ^ Date, V. H. (1975). Spiritual treasure of Saint Rāmadāsa (1st ed.). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. p. 1. ISBN 9780842608053.
  18. ^ Stewart Gordon (16 September 1993). The Marathas 1600-1818. Cambridge University Press. pp. 81–. ISBN 978-0-521-26883-7. Older Maratha histories asserted that Shivaji was a close follower of Ramdas, a Brahmin teacher, who guided him in an orthodox Hindu path; recent research has shown that Shivaji did not meet or know Ramdas until later in his life
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  21. ^ Christian Lee Novetzke (2015). Francesca Orsini; Katherine Butler Schofield (eds.). Tellings and Texts: Music, Literature and Performance in North India. Open Book Publishers. p. 180. ISBN 9781783741021. ...Mahipati, who lived throughout the eighteenth century, dying in 1790. He was a Deshastha Brahmin kulkarni or village accountant of Taharabad, but he is more famous now as a kirtankar who specialised in the stories of the lives of the sants
  22. ^ Rajaram N S (12 January 2019). The Vanished Raj A Memoir of Princely India. Prism Books Private Limited. p. 447. ISBN 9789388478113. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  23. ^ Rāmacandra Cintāmaṇa Ḍhere (1963). Marāṭhī bhaktiparamparā āṇi Śrīrāmakr̥shṇa-Vivekānanda. Śrīrāmakr̥shṇa Āśrama. माणिक प्रभु (श. १७३९-१७८७) : माणिक प्रभु हे कल्याणीच्या मनोहर नाइकांचे पुत्र. आश्वलायनशाखीय देशस्थ ऋग्वेदी ब्राह्मण. त्यांचा जन्म मार्गशीर्ष शु. १४ श. १७३९ या दिवशीं झाला.
  24. ^ Dabade 1998, p. 84.
  25. ^ K V Belsare. Shri Ram The Saint Of Gondawali The Life And Sayings Of Shri Brahmachaitanya K. V. Belsare. p. 16.
  26. ^ Vaavde B.Y., E: Shree Madhavnath Sanjeevani, Shreenath Mandir Vishwast Mandal, 1922.
  27. ^ "Brahmin Surnames Andhra Maharashtra, Goa Deshastha". 28 June 2013.
  28. ^ Kāḷācyā paḍadyāāḍa , Volume 2. Marāṭhī Sāhitya Parishada. 1992. p. 373. देवगिरी येथे रामचंद्रराव राजा राज्य करीत असता दमरदारीच्या कामावर हेमाद्री ऊर्फ हेमाडपंत हा देशस्थ ऋग्वेदी ब्राह्मण काम करीत होता.
  29. ^ Religious Cultures in Early Modern India: New Perspectives. Routledge. 2014. ISBN 9781317982876.
  30. ^ Govind Sakharam Sardesai (rao bahadur) (1948). New History of the Marathas: The expansion of the Maratha power, 1707-1772. Phoenix Publications. p. 468.
  31. ^ a b Proceedings of the ... Session, Volume 38. Indian Historical Records Commission,The Commission. 1967. p. 109. Krishnajipant (1608–1688), the known ancestor of the Rai Rayan family, was a Maharashtra Deshastha Brahmin. He was a native of the village of Lamgaon, Pargana Takli, Prant Devgad (Daulatabad), on the bank of the Girija river.
  32. ^ Shivaji and the Maratha Art of War By Murlidhar Balkrishna Deopujari
  33. ^ Murlidhar Balkrishna Deopujari (1973). Shivaji and the Maratha Art of War. Vidarbha Samshodhan Mandal. Ramchandra Nilkanth was a Deshastha Brahmin, His ancestor, Sonbhat Bahutkar, was the Deshmukh of Kalyan-Bhiwandi. Sonopant was in the retinue of Jijabai at Shivner fort. He had two sons, Nilopant and Abaji Pant.
  34. ^ Apte 1974, p. 42.
  35. ^ Bhatia, Harbans Singh (2001). Mahrattas, Sikhs and Southern Sultans of India: Their Fight Against Foreign Power. Deep and Deep Publications. p. 75. ISBN 9788171003693.
  36. ^ V.G. Ranade (Rao Sahib.) (1951). Life of His Highness Raja Shreemant Sir Raghunathrao S.: Alias Babasaheb Pandit Pant Sachiv, K.C.I.E., Raja of Bhor. p. cii. Shankaraji Narayan Gandekar, the first Pant £acl iv and The Founder of the Bhor State. The Gandekars are Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmans. They were, some two centuries back, residents of Gandapur, a village, (now extinct) near Paithan
  37. ^ Mahadev Govind Ranade (1990). Mahadev Govind Ranade. Deep and Deep Publications. p. 241. ISBN 9788171002450. The Deshastha brahmins had from the first taken an important part in organizing the dominions and the power of shivaji, and many of them- the Hanmates, the pingles,Abbaji sondev, Pralhad Sonddev and others had shown great abilities in the field. The brahmins of konkan had not taken any prominent part in first six years of development of the Maratha power
  38. ^ Copland, I., 1973. The Maharaja of Kolhapur and the Non-Brahmin Movement 1902-10. Modern Asian Studies, 7(2), pp.209-225.
  39. ^ K. S. Thackeray (1918). The Life and Mission of Samarth Ramdas. S. Ramchandra & Company. p. 105. He told her to manage his jagir with the assistance of a Deshatha Brahmmin clerk named Daoji Konddeo
  40. ^ a b Karve, I., 1940. KINSHIP TERMINOLOGY AND KINSHIP USAGES OF THE MARA̅ṬHA̅ COUNTRY: PART II. Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute, 2(1/2), pp.9-33.
  41. ^ Michael David Metelits (1973). Sadgrihasth: The Relocation of Sociopolitical Power in Nineteenth Century Maharashtra. University of California,Berkeley. p. 157. The descendants of the Chandrachud family, rigvedi deshastha sardars who resided in the city of Poona, held Ganegaon village in personal inam and realized an annual 7.1% profit from it of Rs 1,991
  42. ^ Bhatia 2001, p. 125.
  43. ^ Charles Augustus Kincaid; Dattātraya Baḷavanta Pārasanīsa (1925). A History of the Maratha People: From the death of Shahu to the end of the Chitpavan epic. S Chand Publications. p. 241.
  44. ^ Balkrishna Govind Gokhale (1988). Poona in the eighteenth century: an urban history. Oxford University Press. p. 112. ISBN 9780195621372. (page 112) One is that with the exception of Sakharam- bapu Bokil, no Deshastha belonged to the uppermost stratum of leadership in Poona city. (page 116) A document of 1767 describes Sakharam Bapu Bokil (also a Deshastha) as a protege of Nilakantha Mahadeva (Aba) Purandare.
  45. ^ Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1953). Delhi affairs (1761-1788): (News-letters from Parasnis collection). Director of Archives, Government of Bombay. p. viii to x.
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  65. ^ a b c d e The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95, Part 4. Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1974. p. 31. Eminent Deshasthas you are looking at the woolmark The international symbol, the Communist leader S.A. Dange, T. S. Bharde, former Speaker and Minister for Cooperation in Maharashtra, R. S. Hukkerikar, former Speaker of the Bombay Legislative Assembly, Apasaheb Pant, our Ambassador to Italy, Justice Y. V. Chandrachud have all made their impact on national life.Setumadhavrao Pagdi and Babasaheb Purandare are em in ent as historians and scholars.
  66. ^ Francine R. Frankel; M. S. A. Rao (1989). Dominance and state power in modern India: decline of a social order. Oxford University Press. p. 158. ISBN 9780195620986. In Vidarbha also, Tilak's Swarajists were in charge of the Congress, led by Khaparde, a deshastha brahman.
  67. ^ Cashman, Richard I. (1975). The Myth of the Lokamanya: Tilak and Mass Politics in Maharashtra. University of California Press. p. 190. ISBN 9780520024076.
  68. ^ . R.S. NARAYAN (31 May 2017). Gangadhar Rao Deshpande. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. p. 13. ISBN 9788123024424. Retrieved 31 May 2017. Deshpande belongs to Rig Vedic deshasta sect of the Brahmin community
  69. ^ John Jeya Paul (1991). The legal profession in colonial South India. Oxford University Press. p. 220. ISBN 9780195625585.
  70. ^ Sen 1973, p. 345.
  71. ^ Man and Life, Volume 29. Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology. 2003. p. 105. Tatya Tope who fought for war of Independence of 1857, Acharya Dada Dharmadhikari, a Gandhian thinker and many others were the Deshastha Brahmins.
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  73. ^ Christophe Jaffrelot (2010). Religion, Caste, and Politics in India. Primus Books. p. 194. ISBN 9789380607047.
  74. ^ "Death Anniversary: What Made Baba Amte Dedicate Himself to Rid Society of Leprosy Scourge". News18. 9 February 2022. Baba Amte's full name was Murlidhar Devidas Amte. He was born in a Deshastha Brahmin family in Hinganghat village of Wardha, Maharashtra on 26 December 1914. His father was Devidas Harbaji Amte. His childhood went in royalty as his father was the landlord.
  75. ^ The Calcutta Historical Journal, Volume 18. University of Calcutta. 1996. p. 44. The second Andhra Conference, held at Bezwada (Vijayawada) under the presidentship of Nyapati Subba Rao Pantulu, a (Maratha-Telugu Brahman) Desastha descended from a long line distinguished civil servants, unanimously passed the resolution demanding a separate province for Andhras which had been drawn up the previous year in Bapatla
  76. ^ Sen 1973, p. 392.
  77. ^ "Middle East Institute". Middle East Institute. 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  78. ^ History of Services, State of Bombay, Part 1. Printed at the Government Central Press. 1949. p. 109.
  79. ^ N. Meera Raghavendra Rao (12 September 2012). Feature Writing. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. p. 137. ISBN 9788120345799. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  80. ^ "Brahmin Surnames Andhra Maharashtra, Goa Deshastha". 28 June 2013.
  81. ^ Sharma 2000, p. 547.
  82. ^ George H. Gadbois, Jr (2 May 2011). Judges of the Supreme Court of India: 1950–1989. Oxford University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-0199088386.
  83. ^ "Silence Eva Jayate". Outlook. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  84. ^ "BJP loses its master strategist". Rediff News. 3 May 2006. "Pramod Mahajan's was a truly meteoric rise in the country's political landscape...The wily 56-year old Deshastha Brahmin was not only the Bharatiya Janata Party's master strategist...
  85. ^ Shankar Ganesh Dawne (1963). Jejurīcā Khaṇḍobā. Jayasiṃha Priṇṭinga Presa. p. 2. महाराष्ट्रांतील पुष्कळ देशस्थ ब्राह्मण घराण्यांतून खंडोबाची उपासना आढळून येते.त्यांत मुधोळकर, मुतालिक, मुजुमदार, विंचूरकर, पंतसचिव या सरदार घराण्यांचा प्रामुख्यान उल्लेख करावा लागेल.
  86. ^ Raghaw Raman Pateriya (1991). Provincial Legislatures and the National Movement: A Study in Interaction in Central Provinces and Berar, 1921-37. Northern Book Centre. p. 15. ISBN 978-8185119588.
  87. ^ "BJP veteran Ram Naik to take oath as UP Governor on 22nd July". News18 India. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  88. ^ "I'm happy that what I've done so far has been recognised now, says Naik". news18. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  89. ^ The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95, Part 4. Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1974. p. 31. Eminent Deshasthas you are looking at the woolmark, In modern times Lokanayak Bapuji Aney, former Governor of Bihar and follower of Lokamanya Tilak, Gangadharrao Deshpande. known as Karnatak Sinha, H. V. Pataskar, the former union minister for Law, the Communist leader S.A. Dange, T. S. Bharde, former Speaker and Minister for Cooperation in Maharashtra, R. S. Hukkerikar, former Speaker of the Bombay Legislative Assembly, Apasaheb Pant, our Ambassador to Italy, Justice Y. V. Chandrachud have all made their impact on national life.
  90. ^ V. B. Karnik (1972). N. M. Joshi: Servant of India. United Asia Publications. p. 2. As the family hailed originally from the Desh, Joshi fell in the Deshastha sub- caste of the Brahmin caste and not in the Chitpawan sub-caste which held a dominating position in the social and political life of Maharashtra
  91. ^ Goodrick-Clarke, N. (2000). Hitler's Priestess: Savitri Devi, the Hindu-Aryan Myth, and Neo-Nazism. NYU Press. p. 58. ISBN 0-8147-3110-4. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  92. ^ "Brahmin Surnames Andhra Maharashtra, Goa Deshastha". Ramanisblog. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  93. ^ New Quest, Issues 25-30. the Indian Association for Cultural Freedom. 1981. p. 4. Nanaji Deshmukh, Moropant Pingle and the deoras brothers too, insist are deshastha brahmins
  94. ^ a b c d e The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95. Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1974. p. 31. ARATHI literature is strewn with the names of Deshastha writers.The popular classical and light musician, DrVasantrao Deshpande, also from this community. Other schools of music are well represented by such veterans as Pandit Narayanrao Vyas, Meera Khirwadkar, Gururao Deshpande and musicologist Vamanrao Deshpande G. V. Bhonde, popularly known as " Nakalakar", gave mimicry the status of an art in Maharashtra. Famous actor and director Gajanan Jagirdar, Prabhakar Panshikar, magician Raghuvir Bhople all belong to this community.
  95. ^ Ram Chatterjee (1990). Bendré: The Painter and the Person. Bendré Foundation for Art and Culture & Indus Corporation. p. 4. Nana, as he was known to close friends and family members, was born on August 21, 1910, in a Deshastha Brahmin (Rigvedi) family, whose family deity is Narasimha.
  96. ^ Pandey 2007, p. 19.
  97. ^ Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa (1985). Richard Salomon (ed.). The Bridge to the Three Holy Cities. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. pp. xxvi–xxvii. ISBN 978-0-89581-647-4. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  98. ^ Viśveśvara Bhaṭṭa (1960). Bendrey, V. Sitaram (ed.). Coronation of Shivaji the Great (Gagābhaṭṭakrlaḥ: Śrīśivarājabhiṣekaprayogaḥ): or, The procedure of the religious ceremony performed by Gagabhatta for the consecration of Shivaji as a Sawraj's king. P. P. H. Bookstall. pp. 24–27.
  99. ^ Gajanan Bhaskar Mehendale (2012). Shivaji His Life and Times. Param Mitra Publications. p. 480. ISBN 978-9380875170.
  100. ^ Krzysztof Iwanek (13 May 2022). Endless Siege Education and Nationalism in Vidya Bharati Schools. Oxford University Press. p. 246. ISBN 9780192689283. Nilakantha Chaturdhara was a 17th- century Deshastha Brahman, famous for writing a Sanskrit commentary on Mahabharata, Bhāratabhāvadīpa.
  101. ^ Language and Literature. Directorate of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State. 1971. p. 7. Bhaskara Apaji Agnihotri was a Deccani Brahmin of the Kashyapa Gotra and a Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin. He wrote a work on Sanskrit and Anatomy entitled Sharira Padmini which, according to the chronogram , was composed in samvat 1735. His padyamritatarangini was composed in A. D. 1676. He has also composed another work entitled smritiprakasa.
  102. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95. Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1974. p. 31. Marathi literature is strewn with Deshastha writers. Some of the luminaries are B. S. Murdhekar, the neo classical poet and critic; the popular dramatists Acharya P. K. Atre, V.V.Shirwadkar; the poet and story writer G.D.Madgulkar popularly known as the "Modern Walmiki" of Maharashtra, Sahitya Akademi Award winners G. T. Deshpande, Laxmanshastri Joshi, S. N. Banhatti, V. K. Gokak and Mugali all belong to this community. Industry has been enriched by K. H. Kabbur, Padma Bhushan B. D. Garware, the first producer of nylon thread in India, M.S.Parkhe, leading paper and pulp producer, and Vasantrao Ghatke of Ghatke and Patil Transport Company, Anantrao Kulkarni of Continental Prakashan and R. J. Deshmukh of Deshmukh Prakashan are leading publishers in Maharashtra.In the field of administration, there are P.J. Chi- mulgund (ICS), S. B. Kulkarni (IAS), S. Y. Jakatdar, General Manager of Telco, and N. S. Kulkarni (IAS). Leading educationists of the community are Dr G. S. Khair, Principal N. G. Suru, Dr T. K. Tope, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bombay, and C. D. Deshpande. The statistician of international repute, Dr P. V. Sukhatme, the well-known gynaecologist, Dr B. N. Purandare, and the noted biologist, Dr T. S. Mahabale, are Deshasthas.
  103. ^ O'Hanlon, Rosalind; Washbrook, David (2 January 2014). Religious Cultures in Early Modern India: New Perspectives. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-98287-6.
  104. ^ Rajaram N S (12 January 2019). The Vanished Raj A Memoir of Princely India. Prism Books Private Limited. p. 18. ISBN 9789388478113. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  105. ^ Sen 1973, p. 344.
  106. ^ "Brahmin Surnames Andhra Maharashtra, Goa Deshastha". 28 June 2013.
  107. ^ Shankar Ganesh (1976). Marathi niyatakalikanci suchi. Mumbai Marathi Granthsangrhalaya. क्षीरसागर, श्रीकृष्ण केशव देशस्थ ऋ. ब्राह्मण यांची अर्वाचीन वाङ्मयक्षेत्रांतील कामगिरी. त्रैमासिक ५-२ काश १८५६ : ७०-७२. पुरुषार्थ १३-१२ ८९१•४६ मराठी वाङमय $ २ - प्राचीन मराठी वाङ्मय ...
  108. ^ Ram Naik (January 2016). Marching Ahead!. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 9789386231628. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  109. ^ Rajaram N S (12 January 2019). The Vanished Raj A Memoir of Princely India. Prism Books Private Limited. p. 300. ISBN 9789388478113. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  110. ^ "Instagram".
  111. ^ "Professor Anant Sadashiv Altekar commemoration volume", Journal of the Numismatic Society of India, 22, 1960
  112. ^ Moraes, G., 1959, January. PANEGYRIC UPON THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE LATE Dr. AS ALTEKAR. In Proceedings of the Indian History Congress (pp. 8-12). Indian History Congress.
  113. ^ Govind Chimnaji Bhate (1939). History of modern Marathi literature, 1800-1938. The author. p. 589. Datto Vaman Potdar comes from a Desasth Brahmin family hailing from Kolaba district. Dattu (the colloquial for Datto fuller name being Dattatraya) was born at Biravadi, taluka Mahad, district Kolaba in 1890.
  114. ^ "The quarterly journal of the Mythic society (Bangalore)". 56. Mythic Society. 1966: 94. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  115. ^ Life Sketch of Rajacharitha Visharada Rao Bahadur C.Hayavadana Rao at Google Books at page 94; Quote - "Rao Bahadur C.Hayavadana Rao was born on Tenth of July 1865 at Hosur, Krishnagiri talk in a Madhwa Deshastha Family.His father was C.Raja Rao"
  116. ^ Donald W. Attwood, Milton Israel, Narendra K. Wagle (1988). City, countryside and society in Maharashtra. University of Toronto, Centre for South Asian Studies. p. 46. ISBN 9780969290728.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  117. ^ Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1955). House of Shivaji: Studies and Documents on Maratha History, Royal Period. They had conferred on him the title of Rao Bahadur in 1913
  118. ^ Nayanjot Lahiri (30 November 2020). Archaeology and the Public Purpose: Writings on and by M.N. Deshpande. Oxford University Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780190993863.
  119. ^ Aruṇa Ṭikekara (1992). The Kincaids, two generations of a British family in the Indian civil service. Promilla & Co. p. 237. ISBN 9788185002132. Bal Gandharva alias Narayanrao Rajhans was a Deshastha Brahmin and not a Chitpavan.
  120. ^ Meera Kosambi (5 July 2017). Gender, Culture, and Performance: Marathi Theatre and Cinema before Independence. Routledge. p. 272. ISBN 9781351565899. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  121. ^ The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95. Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1974. p. 31. Padma Bhushan Krishnarao Phulambrikar, the famous musician and music director, is another important Deshastha of that time.
  122. ^ The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95. Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1974. p. 31. The kirana gharana has been kept alive by Deshastha stalwarts like Rambhau Kundgolkar, popularly known as the Sawai Gandharva, and the internationally known Prabha Atre.
  123. ^ Kasturi Paigude Rane (2021). Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. p. 13. ISBN 9789354092619. Eldest of 16 siblings, Bhimsen Joshi is born to a family that belonged to a Kannada Deshastha Madhva Brahmin lineage.
  124. ^ R. Gopal; Es Narēndra Prasād (2010). Krishnaraja Wodeyar III: A Historical Study. Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Karnataka]. p. 88. Besides Veena Shamanna belonging to Brahmin Brihatcharana groups, veena player Padmanabhaiah of Chikkanayakanahalli taluk, Chittur Sadashiva Rao ( Mysore Sadashiva Rao) belonging to Maratha Deshastha Brahmin sect of Andhra Pradesh were the main musicians of the king's court.
  125. ^ The Journal of the Music Academy, Madras, Volume 58. Music Academy. 1987. p. 110. Sakharam Rao was born at Madhyarjunam ( Tiruvidaimarudur) in the Tanjore District. He was the eldest son of Gottu Vadya Srinivasa Rao, a famous player of the preceding generation from whom he learnt the art. He was a Madhva Desastha Brahmin and a Rigvedi.
  126. ^ Pritish Nandy (1974). The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95, Part 4. Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. Though the Deshasthas are not famous for their military valour, yet, as in every field, they rise to the occasion in times of crisis—take the example of General G. G. Bewoor, Chief of Army Staff, and Rear Admiral Kulkarni. This community has equally distinguished itself in the fine arts, drama, music, painting, etc.
  127. ^ "China commemorates Dr Kotnis, slips in opinion about how Asia's India-China must work together to defeat West". Times Now. 12 October 2020.
  128. ^ The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95. Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1974. p. 30. Deshasthas have contributed to mathematics and literature as well as to the cultural and religious heritage of India. Bhaskaracharaya was one of the greatest mathematicians of ancient India.
  129. ^ Mahadeo Govind Ranade (2017). Rise of Maratha Power. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. p. 125. ISBN 9788123025117.
  130. ^ "Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation".

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