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Karhade Brahmins (Devanagari

Devanagari

Devanagari |deva]]" and "nāgarī" ), also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...

: कर्‍हाडे/कराडे, Kannada

Kannada language

Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...

:ಕರಾಡ) are a predominantly Pancha Dravida Brahmins Marathi

Marathi language

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...

and Konkani

Konkani language

KonkaniKonkani is a name given to a group of several cognate dialects spoken along the narrow strip of land called Konkan, on the west coast of India. This is, however, somewhat an over-generalisation. Geographically, Konkan is defined roughly as the area between the river Damanganga to the north...

speaking (many of them speak dialects closer to Marathi/Konkani influenced by other regional languages, such as Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

etc.) Hindu community in India.

Karhade (Karada )
Classification:	Ethnic group Ethnic group An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy... / Caste Caste Caste is an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of endogamy, occupation, culture, social class, tribal affiliation and political power. It should not be confused with race or social class, e.g. members of different castes in one society may belong to the same race, as in India... /Community Community The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household... of West Coast India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... . Paternal Attribute: Indo-Scythian
Significant populations in:	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India... - primarily Tal - Konkan, Kolhapur and Karad Karad Karad is a town and a municipal council in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It lies at the confluence of Koyna River and the Krishna River. The two rivers originate at Mahabaleshwar which is around 100 km from Karad. They diverge at their origin and then meet again in... regions, Goa Goa Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its... , Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava... - primarily coastal Karnataka, mangaluru, Udupi and interior Shimoga up to Belgaon, Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city.... - erstwhile Maratha dominions like Gwalior, Indore Indore Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631... , Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity... - Jhansi Jhansi Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National... , Kanpur, Bundelkhand Bundelkhand Bundelkhand anciently known as Chedi Kingdom is a geographic region of central India... ,Kasargodu regions of northern Kerala Kerala or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
Language	Marathi Marathi language Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most... , Kannada, Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
Religion	Advaita Hinduism Hinduism Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions... Ashwalayansutri Rugvedi Brahman.
Related Communities	Deshastha Brahmin Deshastha Brahmin Deshastha Brahmins are the original and the oldest Hindu Brahmin sub-caste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra and some districts of northern Karnataka. The word Deshastha comes from the Sanskrit words Desha and Stha which mean inland or country and resident respectively... s Konkanastha Brahmins Nagar & Bhojaka of Gujarat

Etymology and Origin

The name Karháda or Karáda, is the progressive evolution of the name Kshaharáta, the name of the founding dynasty of the Indo-Scythian (Saka
Saka
The Saka were a Scythian tribe or group of tribes....

) Western Satraps.Kshaharáta evolved into Khaharáda...Kaharáda...Karáda....and subsequently modern day Karháda.Satrap
Satrap
Satrap was the name given to the governors of the provinces of the ancient Median and Achaemenid Empires and in several of their successors, such as the Sassanid Empire and the Hellenistic empires....

is the derivation of the Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...

word Ksatrapavan which means a governor or viceroy. The Western Satraps were an Indo-Scythian(Saka
Saka
The Saka were a Scythian tribe or group of tribes....

) viceroyalty of the erstwhile Kushan empire, and belonged to the Gujjar
Gujjar
The Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....

or White Hun subsect of the lost Yuezhi
Yuezhi
The Yuezhi, or Rouzhi , also known as the Da Yuezhi or Da Rouzhi , were an ancient Central Asian people....

tribes, which set out of the Tocharian
Tocharians
The Tocharians were the Tocharian-speaking inhabitants of the Tarim Basin, making them the easternmost speakers of Indo-European languages in antiquity. They were known as, or at least closely related to, the Yuezhi of Chinese sources...

homelands in Western China.
The Western Satraps governed the region which roughly extended from the Chutus and later Shilahara
Shilahara
The Shilahara Dynasty was a feudal clan that established itself in northern and southern Konkan and southern Maharashtra during the Rashtrakuta period...

borders in the south near the modern town of Karad
Karad
Karad is a town and a municipal council in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It lies at the confluence of Koyna River and the Krishna River. The two rivers originate at Mahabaleshwar which is around 100 km from Karad. They diverge at their origin and then meet again in...

to the northern frontiers with their fellow Mleccha
Mleccha
Mleccha , also spelt as Mlechchha, people of foreign extraction in ancient India. Mleccha was used by the Aryans much as the ancient Greeks used barbaros, originally to indicate the uncouth and incomprehensible speech of foreigners and then extended to their unfamiliar behaviour...

tribesmen, the Kushans which included the fertile regions of modern day Malva
Malva
Malva is a genus of about 25–30 species of herbaceous annual, biennial, and perennial plants in the family Malvaceae , one of several closely related genera in the family to bear the common English name mallow. The genus is widespread throughout the temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of...

near the town of Ujjain
Ujjain
Ujjain , is an ancient city of Malwa region in central India, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River , today part of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative centre of Ujjain District and Ujjain Division.In ancient times the city was called Ujjayini...

and from the shores of the northern Konkan
Konkan
The Konkan also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali is a rugged section of the western coastline of India from Raigad to Mangalore...

and parts of Saurashtra to their eastern frontiers with the powerful Satavahanas somewhere in modern day Marathwada
Marathwada
The name Marathwada identifies one of the five regions in Maharashtra state of India. The region coincides with the Aurangabad Division.-Historical highlights:...

.
It was on their eastern and southern frontiers where the Western Satraps faced most of their military and cultural challenges, until their defeat by the Satavahanas.
The modern Karhada race is a result of matrimonial alliances of the Western Satrap and the indigenous Satavahana
Satavahana
The Sātavāhana Empire or Andhra Empire, was a royal Indian dynasty based from Dharanikota and Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh as well as Junnar and Prathisthan in Maharashtra. The territory of the empire covered much of India from 230 BCE onward...

.
European theorists like Sir James Campbell and Reginald Edward Enthoven cite historical anecdotes which link the Karhadas to some of lost tribes of Gujjar
Gujjar
The Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....

or Gurjar or Khajjar or Qajar. This view was supported by the imminent historian, D. R. Bhandarkar, stating that certain members from foreign tribes such as the Ahir, Gurjar, Maga etc., were possibly the remnants of the rather short lived Western Satrap dynasty. Bhandarkar includes castes like the Bhojaka, Chitpavan
Chitpavan
The Chitpavan or Chitpawan, also known as Konkanastha Brahmins , are a Smarta Brahmin community of Konkan, the coastal region of western Maharashtra in India....

, Havyaka
Havyaka
Havyaka Brahmins are a Hindu Pancha Dravida Brahmin subsect primarily from the Indian state of Karnataka and Northern Kerala. Havyakas profess the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankaracharya.-Etymology:...

, Karhade and Nagar Brahmins
Nagar Brahmins
Nagar Gujarati Brahmins are believed to be one of the oldest of the Brahmin groups.-Overview:Historians suggest that the origin of the Nagars to be Aryan, having immigrated to the Indian plains from Balkh in Central Asia...

as of partly foreign origin.Medieval Deccan folklore cites some funny anecdotes, namely the Sahyādrikhaṇḍa
Sahyadrikhanda
Sahyādrikhaṇḍa or Sahyadri Khand, written in Sanskrit, is claimed as a part of Skandapurāṇa. From the old records it can be seen that Sahyādrikhaṇḍa is a later inclusion in the original Skandapurāṇa...

hints at the resurrection of the tribe from the bones of a camel.
Other versions are that the word Karhade is perhaps derived from Karhatak, an ancient region in India that included present day south Maharashtra and northern Karnataka.
Notwithstanding the immense inter-mixing of various tribes, the average Karhade is generally well made, tall, black wavy haired and with intelligent features. The Karhade generally resembles the Havyaka
Havyaka
Havyaka Brahmins are a Hindu Pancha Dravida Brahmin subsect primarily from the Indian state of Karnataka and Northern Kerala. Havyakas profess the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankaracharya.-Etymology:...

, but is noticeably darker in complexion and better built.
Most modern Karhada shares the gotra
Gotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...

with other Brahmins of the sub-continent. It is not known how the various Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...

tribes with such diverse origins came upon to inherit the same paternal lineages. It can well be debated, if the Gotra
Gotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...

system was philosophical / idealogical at its roots rather than the popular belief that it indicates the genealogical origins.

Culture and Language

Later under the patronage of Adi Sankara and Madhwacharya,now Karhades are (Smarta and Vaishnava)

Smartism

Smarta Sampradaya is a liberal or nonsectarian denomination of the Vedic Hindu religion which accept all the major Hindu deities as forms of the one Brahman, in contrast to Vaishnavism, Shaivism, and Shaktism, the other three major Hindu sects, which revere Vishnu, Shiva, and Shakti,...

and followers of the Advaita or Dvaita school of philosophy. They are Rigvedi

Rigveda

The Rigveda is an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns...

Brahmins and follow the Ashwalayana Sutra

Shakha

A shakha , is a Hindu theological school that specializes in learning certain Vedic texts, or else the traditional texts followed by such a school. An individual follower of a particular school or recension is called a ...

. Although a vast majority adopted Vedic Hinduism a few profess other religious pursuits.

One of the distinctive features of Karahdes belief system, is that their titulary community deities (Graam Devatha or Kula Daiwat) are almost always different versions of Shakti

Shakti

Shakti from Sanskrit shak - "to be able," meaning sacred force or empowerment, is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe in Hinduism. Shakti is the concept, or personification, of divine feminine creative power, sometimes...

or Durga

Durga

For the 1985 Hindi Film of Rajesh Khanna see DurgaaIn Hinduism, Durga ; ; meaning "the inaccessible" or "the invincible"; , durga) or Maa Durga "one who can redeem in situations of utmost distress" is a form of Devi, the supremely radiant goddess, depicted as having eighteen arms, riding a lion...

. Example: there are four 'Durga' temples in four corners of Kerala-Karnataka region where there is concentration of Karhaade population - Kongoor at Mangalore and Aavala, Agalpaady and Thaire in Kasaragod. Similarly in the Marathi speaking domains, Karhada populations have always patronised Mahalakshmi- Kolhapur and Durga-Goa. Also in the Marathi dominions, there are 3 1/2 'Durga' temples in 4 corners, Kolhapur, Tuljapur, Vani and Mahur.

Originally the Kshaharatas perhaps spoke an old Eastern-Iranian language, however under the increasing cultural influences from the Satavahanas gradually their languages were Prakrit

Prakrit

Prakrit is the name for a group of Middle Indic, Indo-Aryan languages, derived from Old Indic dialects. The word itself has a flexible definition, being defined sometimes as, "original, natural, artless, normal, ordinary, usual", or "vernacular", in contrast to the literary and religious...

ised. They are known to have used the Kharoshti and the Brahmi

Brāhmī script

Brāhmī is the modern name given to the oldest members of the Brahmic family of scripts. The best-known Brāhmī inscriptions are the rock-cut edicts of Ashoka in north-central India, dated to the 3rd century BCE. These are traditionally considered to be early known examples of Brāhmī writing...

scripts for writing. Subsequent Brahminisation during the Middle Ages inspired the Karhades to learn Sanskrit

Sanskrit

Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...

as a medium to officiate religious ceremonies.

Most modern day Karhade live in Maharashtra and Karnataka, though a significant population exists in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

. A southern branch of the Karhade Brahmins settled around the Kasargod region (north of the Chandragiri

Chandragiri

Chandragiri , is a suburb of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, India. Recently it is included under Municipal Corporation limits of Tirupati...

river) of the Malabar coast

Malabar Coast

The Malabar Coast is a long and narrow coastline on the south-western shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent. Geographically, it comprises the wettest regions of southern India, as the Western Ghats intercept the moisture-laden monsoon rains, especially on their westward-facing mountain...

and they are called the Karada

Karada

Karada may refer to:* Karada, India, a settlement in Kodagu district, Karnataka* a type of bondage rope harness* Cleistanthus collinus, a toxic tree* Karhade Brahmin, a Hindu tribe in India...

and share their traditions with fellow Tuluva

Tuluva

The Tuluva -Geographic Distribution :Though most of the Tuluva population is found in the Tulu Nadu region, migrant poplulations are found the world over. In recent times, the first period of migration started at the beginning of the 20th century to places such as Mumbai and Chennai and other...

Brahmins of Kasargode and Dakshina Kannada

Dakshina Kannada

- Geography :The district geography consists of sea shore in the west and Western Ghats in the east. The major rivers are Netravathi, Kumaradhara, Phalguni, Shambhavi, Nandini or Pavanje and Payaswini which all join Arabian sea. Vast areas of evergreen forests which once covered this district, have...

/ Udipi. Other Tuluva

Tuluva

Brahmins of the region are Shivalli and Havyaka

Havyaka

Havyaka Brahmins are a Hindu Pancha Dravida Brahmin subsect primarily from the Indian state of Karnataka and Northern Kerala. Havyakas profess the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankaracharya.-Etymology:...

. South of the Chandragiri river, collectively the Tulu and Karhada Brahmins are called Embranthiri.

In Goa

Goa

Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...

Karhade have two subcastes viz. Padye

Padye

Padye Brahmin community hails from Goa, commonly known as "Bhatt" ,they speak a unique dialect of Konkani known as "Bhati Bhasha".-Etymology:...

s who speak a unique dialect of Konkani

Konkani language

/ Bhati Bhasha

Bhati Bhasha

Bhati Bhasa is a dialect of Konkani spoken by Padye Brahmins of Goa who belong to the Karhade Brahmin group. This dialect is nasal and has many Marathi words. The people who speak this dialect are called Bhatts in Goa....

and Bhatt Prabhu

Bhatt Prabhu

Bhatt Prabhu Brahmin community belongs to Panch Darvida category of Brahmins, and claiming to be a sub-caste of Karhade Brahmin community.-About the clan:...

s who speak standard Konkani

Konkani language

.

In some pockets the Karadi dialect has been preserved or has influenced the spoken languages of Karhade, e.g. the Karada Bhashe of Dakshina Kannada / Kasargodu, the Karhadi Boli of Rajapur / Sawantwadi and some peculiarities of the Marathi

Marathi language

spoken by the Karhade of Bundelkhand

Bundelkhand

Bundelkhand anciently known as Chedi Kingdom is a geographic region of central India...

.

Particular mention is made of the Karhadi language of Kasaragodu, several researchers like Dr. Ramachandra Belluru - Kasargode University, Nozomi Kodama - Tokyo University and Smt. Saraswathi - Hampi University have studied this intra-community language unique to the region. Research has shown that the Kasaragodu Karhadas retained this language which appears to be a dialect of Konkani with significant structural borowings from Kannada and notably Tulu

Tulu language

The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...

. It should be noted that Kasaragodu Karhadas are essentially multi-lingual, resorting to Kannada, Malayalam and Tulu, when communicating outside their community. Unlike them, other Karhadas like those from Hosdrug, interior and northern Canara, Goa and Maharashtra, are now monolingual and can communicate only in the local languages of their residence, i.e. Malayalam, Kannada, Konkani and Marathi respectively.

The modern Karhade celebrate several festivals according to the Hindu Calendar

Hindu calendar

The hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization, and today there are several regional Indian calendars, as well as an Indian national calendar. Nepali calendar, Bengali calendar, Malayalam calendar, Tamil calendar, Telugu calendar, Kannada...

.

Karhadas have actively participated and patronised classical and folk music and art forms. In the Marathi speaking areas, Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki and several others have contributed immensely to the Hindustani Classical music.Another Karhada from Belgaum, Annasaheb Kirloskar

Annasaheb Kirloskar

Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar , popularly known as Annasaheb Kirloskar, was a Marathi playwright from Maharashtra, India.Kirloskar was born on March 31, 1843 in Gurlhosur in Belgaum district....

promoted the Marathi Natyasangeet. In Kasaragodu region, they have been involved in the local art forms of Yakshagana

Yakshagana

Yakshagana is a musical theater popular in the coastal and Malenadu regions of Karnataka, India. Yakshagana is the recent scholastic name for what are known as kēḷike, āṭa, bayalāṭa, bayalāṭa, daśāvatāra . It is believed to have evolved from pre-classical music and theatre during Bhakti movement...

and Talamaddale. Balipa Narayana Bhagwat is one of the last remaining vocalists from an era where microphones were not so common. Karhadas like Nataraja Sharma, Balasubrahmanya Bhat ( son of very popular violinist Late Vishnu Bhat, Kolikkaje) Yogeesha Sharma actively run music schools in Kasaragodu. Prince Rama Varma a descendant of Swathithirunal regularly visits - Veenavadini, agalpaady to conduct music classes.

'karhadesamskrithi.in' is exclusively devoted to preservation of cultural ethos and conducting research on the southern Karhaade beliefs,customs, traditions, food habits etc.

Free e-copies of their publications on 'Aahnika Vidhi', 'Brahmopadesha' and 'Vivaaha are available on request. these focus on rituals as performed in the Kerala-Karnataka region, explain 'what','how' and 'why' of these samskaaras desisting blind beliefs, Pouranic stories etc.

Population

Exact population of Karhade Brahmins is not known since the sub-caste wise census was not conducted after 1931.
In 1931, the population of Karhades in Ratnagiri, Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Satara, Solapur, Ahmednagar, Nasik, Khandesh was 22,997. This is the only concrete data available and is found in the book "Karhade Brahmanancha itihas" by Late V. V. Athalye (Page 37).

In 1931, the population of India was 278,977,238. In 2011, the population of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (that were India in 1931) adds up to 1,545,193,422. Proportionately, Karhades work out to 127,375.

Now, the number in V. V. Athalye's book does not include the Karhades in Kasargod district of Kerala. They were 26,000+ in 2002 (as per their records), including those that migrated to Bangalore, Mangalore and surrounding areas. Adding 30,586 (Indian population grew from 1,028,737,436 in 2001 to 1,210,193,422 in 2011) makes the Karhade population estimate 157,961 as of 2011.

Notable Karhade

Hemadpant
Hemadpant
Hemādri Pandit, also known as Hemādpant, was a prime minister from 1259 to 1274 C.E. in the regimes of King Mahādev and King Rāmchandra of Seuna Yādav Dynasty of Devagiri, which ruled in the southwestern part of India.- Origin :...

, Prime Minister of Yadavas in 13th Century
Keshav Pandit
Keshav Pandit
Keshav Swami Purohit , also known as Keshav Pandit or Keshav Bhat Pandit, was Chhatrapati Shivaji’s Rajpurohit and a Sanskrit scholar and poet of his times. He was also the ‘Rajpurohit’ and Danadhyaksha of Chhatrapati Sambhaji and Chhatrapati Rajaram...

(Purohit), Rajpurohit of Chhatrapati Shivaji, Sambhaji
Sambhaji
Sambhaji Raje Bhosle was the eldest son and successor to Emporer Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire.- Early life :...

and Rajaram
Chimnaji Damodar
Chimnaji Damodar
Chimnaji Damodar Moghe, historically known as ‘Chimnaji Damodar, was among the first ones to cross the boundary of Maharashtra in 1698 to attack Mughal subjects located in the Central and Northern parts of India...

(Moghe), Minister of Chhatrapati Shahu and Peshwa
Peshwa
A Peshwa is the titular equivalent of a modern Prime Minister. Emporer Shivaji created the Peshwa designation in order to more effectively delegate administrative duties during the growth of the Maratha Empire. Prior to 1749, Peshwas held office for 8-9 years and controlled the Maratha army...

of Kolhapur state
Govind Pant Bundele
Govind Pant Bundele
Govind Ballal Kher , historically known as ‘Govind Pant Bundele’, was a Military General of Peshwas in Northern India during 1733 to 1761. Peshwa Bajirao appointed him his trustee for the 1/3 kingdom rewarded to him by Maharaja Chhatrasal in Bundelkhand...

(Kher), Peshwa Bajirao's General who died in the Battle of Panipat (1761)
Mahadaji Pant Guruji
Mahadaji Pant Guruji
Mahadaji Ballal Karkare, historically known as Mahadaji Pant ‘Guruji’, was an eminent Accountant, Special Envoy of Peshwas and most respected tutor and advisor of Peshwa Madhavrao I and Sawai Madhavrao.-Early life:...

(Karkare), Advisor and Tutor of Peshwa
Peshwa
A Peshwa is the titular equivalent of a modern Prime Minister. Emporer Shivaji created the Peshwa designation in order to more effectively delegate administrative duties during the growth of the Maratha Empire. Prior to 1749, Peshwas held office for 8-9 years and controlled the Maratha army...

Madhavrao I and Sawai Madhavrao
Visaji Krushna Biniwale
Visaji Krushna Biniwale
Visaji Krushna Chinchalkar, popularly known as Visaji Pant Biniwale, was one of the leading Generals of Peshwas in Northern India during 1759 to 1772...

(Chinchalkar), Peshwa Madhavrao I's General in Northern India.
Moropant
Moropant
Moreshwar Ramji Paradkar , popularly known in Maharashtra as Moropant or Mayur Pandit , was a Marathi poet who was the last among those classified by Marathi literary scholars as pandit poets...

(Paradkar), One of the highly respected Marathi poets
Rani Lakshmibai
Rani Lakshmibai
Lakshmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi was the queen of the Maratha-ruled princely state of Jhansi, situated in the northern part of India...

of Jhansi
Hardekar Manjappa
Hardekar Manjappa
Hardekar Manjappa , Banavasi, Uttara Kannada was a freedom fighter popularly known as Gandhi of Karanataka....

- 'Gandhi of Karnataka' Freedom Fighter
Vaidya Purushottamsasthry Nanal - Notable Ayurveda researcher and practitioner from Pune.
Padmabhushan 'Riyasatkar' Govind Sakharam Sardesai
Govind Sakharam Sardesai
Govind Sakharam Sardesai , popularly known as Riyasatkar Sardesai , was an eminent historian from Maharashtra, India....
Padmabhushan Mahamahopadhyaya Datto Vaman Potdar
Datto Vaman Potdar
Dattatray Vaman Potdar , better known as Datto Vaman Potdar, was an eminent Indian historian, writer, and orator. He was the Vice-Chancellor of University of Pune during 1961 - 1964....

, Historian & Vice Chancellor of University of Pune
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Surnames - Marathi Speaking Karhade Brahmins

Names of Marathi speaking Karhadas is characterised by three part structure;

- Part 1 = Given name, this is the name which is granted to the infant typically during the first month, moreso during the Barsa ceremony. Traditional examples being, Vishnu, Mahadeo, Durgadas, Bhagwan, Ramachandra, Bhargavram, Shankar etc. Often honourary suffices like -pant, -rao, -shastri, - bhat etc were attached to signify status. Likewise traditional examples amongst females being, Savitri, Narmada, Ahilya, Ganga etc, honorary suffices like - bai, -tai, -akka etc were attached.

- Part 2 = Father's name, this is the given name of the father (or husband of married women). The honorary suffices are usually dropped when used in this context.

- Part 3 = Surname, is often derived from the village, where from the family believes it hails from. Like other Marathi people, the suffix -kar is attached at the end, eg. one who hails from the village Satavla, would call himself Satavlekar. Other surnames suggest the occupation or simply ones gotra

Gotra

In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...

. Listed below are Karada surnames.

Thus when asked, a Karhada would recite his name typically like Vishnupant Mahadeo Satavlekar and his other half would call herself Savitribai Vishnu Satavlekar.

It was also not uncommon that nicknames such as Dada, Tatya, Nana, Anna, Appa etc, would replace the first and middle names in more familiar circles such as the immediate family and in case of socially imminent personalilities in their sphere of influence. In the later case the suffix -saheb to such affectionate nicknames. Thus our average Karhada would have been Dada Satavlekar to his close relatives and Dadasaheb Satavlekar to his community.

Some Karhada families which assimilated into Hindustani and Gujarati

Gujarati language

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speaking regions of Northern and Western India, modified their erstwhile Marathi surnames. Thus surnames ending with a -e were altered to end with a -ia or -iya. Thus Jade became Jadiya, Athale became Athalya and Nawathe became Nawathia.

Aarde, Arde, Ardey
Abhisheki
Acharekar
Acharya
Adhavalekar
Adhe
Adhikari
Adhyapak
Adivarekar
Adye, Adhye
Agale
Agatye
Agate
Agavekar
Ajye
Alavani
Alikar
Alurkar
Ambardekar
Ambekar
Ambilkar
Amonkar
Amrute
Antarkar
Antavalakar
Anvatekar
Aravkar/Araokar/Aravakar
Asavadekar
Asawadekar
Atale
Athalekar
Athale
Athalye / Athaley
Avalkar
Ayachit
Ayanekar
Awalkar
Babulkar
Bahutule
Bakhle
Bakre
Bandhe
Bandhekar
Bankar
Baramatikar
Barje
Bawkar
Bedarkar

Bejekar
Belvalkar
Bendrye, Bendre
Berde
Bhadbhade
Bhadkamkar
Bhagvat, Bhagwat
Bhandari
Bhandpe
Bhasal
Bhatavdekar, Bhatawdekar
Bhate, Bhatye
Bhatt
bhat
Bhonde
Bhopatkar
Bhugale
Bidvadkar
Biniwale, Binivale
Bokade
Bondare
Bondre
Bonkar
Borkar
Borwankar
Bundele
Burge
Chandor
Chandorkar
Chanekar
Chaukar
Chiknye
Chinchalkar
Chinchure
Chindre
Chirmule
Chirputkar
Chunekar
Dabhade
Dabhole
Daglye, Dagle

Dakshindas
Damaale
Dane, Daane
Dange
Daphe
Datte
Deopujari
Dengshe
De(n)gwekar
Desai
Deulkar
Deuskar
Dev
Devasikar
Devaskar
Devasthali, Deosthali
Devbhakt
Devdarukar
Devdharkar
Devrukhkar
Dhakras
Dhamankar
Dhavale
Dhepye, Dhepe
Dherye, Dhere
Dhonde
Dhokar
Dholye, Dhole
Dhopeshwarkar
Dhore
Dhote
Dhupkar
Dikaye
Dikekar
Dikshit, Dixit
Dingankar, Dingenkar
Dipake
Divan
Dongre
Dravid
Dubale
Dubede
Dubhale

Duwedi
Ekandye, Ekande
Gagalkar
Gagangras
Galande
Galgale
Ganapatye, Ganapate
Garde
Ghagave
Gharghare
Ghate
Ghatnekar
Ghyare
Ghungre, Ghugare, Ghugre
Gode
Golwalkar
Gore
Gosami
Gothankar
Govarikar
Govilkar
Gowariker
Gunye, Gune
Gurjar Padhye
Gurjar, Gurzer
Hadan
Hadap
Halagho, Halgho
Halbe
Haldye
Hantivlekar
Harchirkar
Hardikar
Harshe
Hayagriv
Herlekar
Hingankar
Hirlekar
Homkan, Honkan

Hujurbajar, Huzurbazar
Jadye
Jambhekar
Jamdar (Bakhle)
Jamenis
Janhvekar
Janye
Jathar
Javdekar
Jayde
Jhanjile
Jogdand
Juvekar
Kajrekar
Kakirde
Kalamkar
kadhi
Kalavant
Kale Gurjar
Kalele
Kalelkar
Kalkye, Kalke
Kamalakar
Kamatekar
Kamble
Kamekar
Kanade
Kandalye, Kandale
Kanetkar
Kanjhle
Karade
Karambelkar
Karaye
Karkare
Karkhanis
Karmalkar
Karpe
Kashalkar
Kashelikar
Kashalikar (Savantwadi)
Kashikar (Org-Jawdekar)
Katdare
Katle
Katre

Kayal
Kelkar
Khalikar
Khandekar
Khandkar
Khanvalkar, Khanwalkar
Kher
Kibe
Kinjavadekar, Kinjavdekar
Kirane
Kirkire
Kirloskar
Kirtane
Kobai
Kolambkar
Kolathekar
Koldhekar
Kole
Konkar
Kotakar
Kotibhaskar
Kudakye, Kudake
Kulkarni
Kurane, Kuran
Kuvalekar
Labhgavkar
Lagvankar
Lalit
Lavalkar
Lavate, Laghate
Lavkare
Lokare
Lokras
Lovalekar
Luktuke
Madhav
Madkholkar
Mahabaleshwarkar
Mahajan
Mahajani
Mainkar
Majgavkar

Mali
Malvankar
Mandape, Mandpe
Mandlik
Manekar
Manerikar
Mankar
Masnye, Masne
Matkar
Matse
Memanye, Memane
Mirashi
Mirjolkar
Mirvankar
Moghe
Muchikar
Mujumdar
Mukhne
Mulye
Mundle, Mundlye
Mungekar, Munagekar
Murtavadekar, Murtvadekar
Muthye
Naik
Nakhre
Nakhe(Nakhye)
Nalekar
Nanal
Nandgavkar
Nanivdekar
Namase
Naphde
Naralkar
Narangvadi
Nargolkar
Naringe
Naringekar
Narkhye
Narlekar
Natekar
Navare, Navre
Navarlekar

Navathye, Nawathe
Navilekar
Nevalkar
Nigale
Nigudkar
Nikate
Nikhatye, Nikhate
Nimbalkar
Nivale
Nivasatkar
Nulkar
Ojharkar
Ojhye, Ojhe
Okhare
Olakar, Olkar
Oltikar
Orpe
Ovidekar
Padalkar
Padhye
Pakhande
Palekar
Palkar
Palsule
Palwankar
Panchalkar
Pandit
Pangarkar
Panhalkar
Panshikar
Panvalkar
Paradkar
Parandekar
Parandye, Parande
Paripatyadar
Parkhe
Patankar
Patekar
Patharkar
Patharpotkar
Patil
Patkar
Patki

Patwardhan
Pavanaskar
Pelpakar
Pendharkar
Petkar
Phadnis
Phagre
Phalnikar
Phansalkar
Phanse
Phanshikar
Pinge
Pitre
Poddar, Podar, Potdar
Pokhrankar
Pomurlekar
Povhekar
Prabhudesai
Prabhugavkar
Prabhughate
Prani
Puranik
Purohit
Pusalkar
Putilakar
Rajavadekar, Rajvadekar
Ramayane
Ratkar
Raykar, Raikar
Rele
Ringe
Risvadkar
Runkar
Sabnis
Sadhale
Sahakari
Sakhre
Samarth
Sambarekar
Sandu
Sandye, Sande
Sangal
Sangalkar

Sapre
Sapte
Saramalkar
Saravate, Sarawate, Sarwate, Sarvate
Sardesai
Sardesh Kulkarni
Sardeshpande
Sarmandlik
Sarmandlye
Sarmokadam
Sarpotdar
Sarvanye, Sarvane
Satawalekar, Satawlekar, Satavalekar, Satavlekar, Sataolekar, Satwalekar (सातवळेकर)
Savare
Saynekar
Shahane
Shanvalyu
Sharma
Shauche
Shejvalkar, Shejwalkar
Shekdar
Shembavnekar
Shembekar
Shendye, Shende
Sheode
Shenolikar
Sheshyakand
Shevde, Shevade
Shirgavkar, Shirgaonkar
Shivekar
Shrikhande
Shrotri
Sonal
Sur

Talekar
Talwalkar
Tambe
Tankar
Tatkar
Tatke, Tatake
Tembe
Tengse
Tengshe
Thakar
Thakur
Thakurdesai
Tikekar
Timbe
Titde
Totekar
Tolye, Tole
Tophkhane
Totade
Tulkar
Tulshulkar
Tulsule
Umbranikar
Umbrye, Umbre
Upadhye
Uppu
Vadkar
Vagvare
Vahalkar
Vaidya
Vaingankar
Vakankar, Wakankar
Valame, Walame
Valanalkar
Valve
Varavdekar
Varavlye, Varavle
Varekar, Warekar
Varje
Vayadhye, Vaydhye
Vedanti
Vejekar
Velambkar
Vinjhe
Yogi
Yuvet
Ojha

Surnames - Karhade Brahmins settled in Kannada, and Malayalam Speaking regions

Names of Kannada and Malayalam speaking Karhadas is also characterised by three part structure;

- Part 1 = Given name, this is the name which is granted to the infant typically during the first month, moreso during the Barsa ceremony. Traditional examples being, Srirama, Ballala, Shankaranarayana, Venkatesha, Ganapathi etc. Likewise traditional examples amongst females being, Savithri, Narmada, Ahilya, Ganga etc.

- Part 2 = the southern Karhadas merely use the honorary title assigned to them like - bhat, - bhatta, -sharma, -sasthry, -rao.
in this context it may be noted that (a) 'bhat' is indicative Brahmin status - every Brahmin including Havyaka or Shivalli is called 'bhat' irrespective of his sub-caste or family name (b) it is a common practice to append 'sharma' to one's name at the time of Munja i.e. Brahmopadesham to indicate that after Upanayana Samskaara, one attains 'brahminhood' (3) it may be noted that the early migrants were priests, scholars, astrologers and cooks - considered from this angle, they are all Bhats, Jois, Sharmas, Shastrys', Paadhyes' and Upaadhyes'.

- Part 3 = Surname, like Marathi speaking Karadas is often derived from the village, where from the family believes it hails from. However unlike the northern Karhadas, the suffix -kar is not attached at the end, eg. one who hails from the village Pathanadka, would merely call himself Pathanadka. This is distinct from the Shivalli practice of using the suffice -aya - where the surname in the example above would have been Pathanadkathaya. Other surnames suggest the occupation or simply ones gotra

Gotra

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Surnames - Karhade (Padye) Brahmins settled Goa

Thus when asked, a southern Karhada would recite his name typically like Srirama Sasthry Pathanadka or Pathanadka Srirama Sasthry and his other half would call herself Savithri Sasthry Pathanadka.

Etymology and Origin

Culture and Language

Population

Notable Karhade

Surnames - Marathi Speaking Karhade Brahmins

Surnames - Karhade Brahmins settled in Kannada, and Malayalam Speaking regions

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