Gaekwad

Gaikwad (also spelt Gaikwar and Gaikwad; Marathi: Gāyǎkǎvāḍǎ) is a clan of Marathas.

It has also been adopted by other communities such as the Kunbi, Koli, Mali & Mahar castes.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dick Kooiman (2002). Communalism and Indian Princely States: Travancore, Baroda, and Hyderabad in the 1930s. Manohar. ISBN 9788173044212. Gaekwad is actually a surname and not a title or designation.
  2. ↑ Kamal Ramprit Dikshit; Charulata Patil (1986). Maharashtra in maps. Maharashtra State Board for Literature and Culture. p. 106. Maratha surnames like More, Kadam and Gaikwad are found even among the scheduled caste people
  3. ↑ Bhanu, B. V. (2004). People of India: Maharashtra. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 9788179911013.
  4. ↑ Prasad, R. R. (1996). Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes. Discovery Publishing House. ISBN 9788171412983.
  5. ↑ Tulasīdāsa Viṭhūjī Geḍāma (1999). Untouchability and Its Origin. Yugantar Education Society. p. 158. In Maharashtra we find surnames of Jadhav, Chavan, Pawar, Gaekwad, Thorat etc. among the Maratha caste as well as Mahar caste
  6. ↑ Christophe Jaffrelot (2006). Dr Ambedkar and Untouchability: Analysing and Fighting Caste. Orient Blackswan. p. 152. ISBN 9788178241562. Gaekwad was typical of the Mahar old guard who had joined Ambedkar in the early days. It was a group largely rural in background
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