Wagle (surname)
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Wagle is an India
n surname of Konkani
origin. It is pronounced ˈwaɡɭe (with a retroflex ɭ sound). It is a surname mostly used by Goud Saraswat Brahman and Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
. It is also common in Nepal
. Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads in Rogaland named Vagle, from the dative singular of Old Norse vagl ‘perch’, ‘roost’, with reference to a high ridge between two lakes.
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, made Wagle surname a household name. The serial was an adaptation of R K Laxman's "Common Man" cartoon series representing the quintessential common man, in the national newspaper The Times of India
. Anjan Srivastav
performed the lead role part of Mr. Wagle or Janardan Wagle, a bumbling sales clerk in a multinational and the role of Mrs. Radhika Wagle was played by Bharti Achrekar. After its success the series was later revived as Wagle Ki Nayi Duniya (The New World of Wagle). The series was produced by Durga Khote Productions, and has music by Vanraj Bhatia
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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...
n surname of 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...
origin. It is pronounced ˈwaɡɭe (with a retroflex ɭ sound). It is a surname mostly used by Goud Saraswat Brahman and Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
Rājāpur/Bhālāvalikar Gauda Sāraswat Brāhmins , as they are known, belong to the "Pancha Gauda Brahmana" groups or "Gaudadi Panchakas". Rājāpur Sāraswat Brahmins are a branch of the saraswat brahmins, who were supposed to have resided on the banks of the legendary Saraswati River. They migrated to...
. It is also common in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads in Rogaland named Vagle, from the dative singular of Old Norse vagl ‘perch’, ‘roost’, with reference to a high ridge between two lakes.
Notable people
- Sunil Wagle - Founder of GREENCulture, Inc.
- Nikhil Wagle - Editor marathi news channel IBN LOKMAT.
- Manorama Wagle - Marathi stage and film actress
- Sachin TendulkarSachin TendulkarSachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket...
's mothers maiden surname was Wagle, her family comes from AlibagAlibagAlibag or Alibaug or Alibagh is a coastal town and a municipal council in Raigad District in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India. It is also the headquarters of the Raigad district. The town and its surrounding villages are the historic hinterland of Bene Israeli Jews...
in MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India... - Narayan WagleNarayan WagleNarayan Wagle is a Nepalese journalist and novelist. He was the editor of Kantipur Daily, one of Nepal's largest circulating newspapers, until 2008, and is currently the editor of Nagarik News...
- Author and Editor from Nepal - Utsav Wagle - Notable Software Engineer and Developer of LibInfo
- John Wagle - one of the best guitar players of all time.
- Sujan Wagle- Software Engineer and Developer of Xenatech and Writer
Other uses
Wagle Estate is an industrial area near Mumbai in the city of Thane, often considered a suburb of Mumbai.Gotra
The Wagles belong to these gotraGotra
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"...
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- BharadwajaBharadwajaBharadwaja was one of the greatest Hindu Arya sages descendant of rishi Angirasa, whose accomplishments are detailed in the Puranas. He was one of the Saptarshis in the present Manvantara; with others being Atri, Vashishtha, Vishvamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni, Kashyapa.Bhardwaj Rishi was father of...
- This gotraGotraIn 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"...
is common among Wagles from RatnagiriRatnagiriRatnāgiri is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri district in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan.The Sahyadri mountains border Ratnagiri to the east...
, NepalNepalNepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
and North Canara - KaundinyaKaundinyaKaundinya also known as Ajnata Kaundinya was a Buddhist bhikkhu in the sangha of Gautama Buddha and the first to become an arahant...
- This gotraGotraIn 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"...
is common among Wagles from GoaGoaGoa , 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...
Wagle Ki Duniya
Wagle Ki Duniya (Wagle's World) (1988–90), a popular comedy TV series on national network, DoordarshanDoorDarshan
Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...
, made Wagle surname a household name. The serial was an adaptation of R K Laxman's "Common Man" cartoon series representing the quintessential common man, in the national newspaper The Times of India
The Times of India
The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
. Anjan Srivastav
Anjan Srivastav
Anjan Srivatsav is an Indian film, television and stage actor, associated with Indian People's Theatre Association in Mumbai of which he remained Vice-President for several years...
performed the lead role part of Mr. Wagle or Janardan Wagle, a bumbling sales clerk in a multinational and the role of Mrs. Radhika Wagle was played by Bharti Achrekar. After its success the series was later revived as Wagle Ki Nayi Duniya (The New World of Wagle). The series was produced by Durga Khote Productions, and has music by Vanraj Bhatia
Vanraj Bhatia
Vanraj Bhatia is an Indian music composer, who is best known for providing music for most of Shyam Benegal's films, and for his private albums with Music Today....
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