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Deshastha Brahmins (Kannada: ದೇಶಸ್ತ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರು) are a Brahmin sub-caste primarily from the Indian state of Maharashtra, but have spread throughout South India. Deshastha, in Sanskrit, means inland and thus, Deshastha Brahmins are Brahmins
living in the interiors (away from the coasts). Classification In present day, they are sometimes refered to as Debra in colloquial Marathi. They are chiefly classified as Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmins and Deshastha Yajurvedi Brahmins depending on whether they follow the Rigveda or the Yajurveda for performing their religious ceremonies. In southern India, they are identified as Deshastha Madhva Brahmins, who follow the teachings of Madhvacharya and Deshastha Smartha Brahmins, who follow the teachings of Shankaracharya are the two prominent sects. Common Surnames - In Maharashtra and North Karnataka
- Agnihotri
- Ambekar
- Annachhatre
- Arankalle
- Ashtekar
- Belsare
- Bhagwat
- Bhalerao
- Bhawalkar
- Bidkar
- Chaskar
- Chindhade
- Choudhari
- Dabade
- Dagaonkar
- Dahigaonkar
- Dange
- Deolankar
- Deshmukh
- Deshpande
- Deo
- Dev
- Dhoble
- Dixit
- Galgali
- Gandhe
- Ghatpande
- Hedgewar
- Joshi
- Junnarkar
- Kale
- Karpate
- Kashikar
- Keskar
- Kevale
- Khole
- Kshirsagar
- Kulkarni
- Kurhekar
- Lahankar
- Likhite
- Melgiri
- Mulay
- Moghe
- Moharil
- Moharir
- Nandedkar
- Nadagouda
- Nerlekar
- Paithankar
- Paralkar
- Pasarkar
- Parkhi
- Patki
- Potdar
- Prabhune
- Prasade
- Puntambekar
- Purandare
- Puranik
- Ron
- Sambhare
- Sevekari
- Shaligram
- Shende
- Shouche
- Tagat
- Talpallikar
- Tasgaonkar
- Thakar
- Tipre
- Tongaonkar
- Upadhye
- Upasani
- Vajurkar
- Wadekar
- Wadikar
- Waikar
- In Andhra Pradesh and South Karnataka
Prominent Deshastha Brahmins - Saints
Dnyaneshwar, Eknath,
and Ramadas are a few of the popular Deshastha saints who lived in Maharashtra during the bhakti period.- Others--
- Dr. K.B. Hedgewar, founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
- N.R. Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys
- Gururaj Deshpande, founder of Sycamore Networks
- C.R. Krishnaswami Rao Saheb, Cabinet Secretary, Government of India 1980-1985
- N. Vittal, Former Chief Vigilance Commissioner, Government of India
- Smt. Rukmini Lakshmipathy, Former Health Minister in the former Madras Province-First Woman to become a Minister in the Madras Province
- Smt. Durgabai Deshmukh - Freedom Fighter, Member, Planning Commission and Founder, All India Social Welfare Board
- Raja Gosavi, Prominent Marathi Movie Actor/Comedian
- Shrikant Moghe, Actor and Dramatist
- Erapally Srinivasa Prasanna ( E.A.S. Prasanna), Cricket Player
- Smt. Shantabai Talpallikar - Fought against Nizam's rule in Hyderabad, one of the first woman member of Assembly from Andhra Pradesh (1952).
- Rahul Dravid, prominent cricket player and India's team captain
- Harshad Joshi, the creator of Agneya Honeypot System,a radically new software design approach in Computer Security.
- Bhaskaracharya, great mathematician.
- Amrita Rao, upcoming Bollywood actress
- Narsimha Rao, former prime minister of India.
References Prose contains specific citations in source text which may be viewed in edit mode. - Umashankar, Rachana Rao (2004). ""
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