Gaekwad
Gaekwad (also spelled as Gaikwar and Gaikwad) (Marathi: Gāyǎkǎvāḍǎ) is a surname native to Indian state of Maharashtra.[1] The surname is found among the Marathas, Kolis and Scheduled caste[2][3][4] It is also a common surname among Bharadis,[5] Dhor,[6] and Mahar communities of Maharashtra.[7][8]
Etymology
The name Gaekwad is believed to be a combination of two words (Gai and Kavad). Gai means a cow and Kavad which means a small door therefore Gaekwad means Cow door.[9]
Origin
The Gaekwad dynasty of the Maratha Empire are originally of Kunbi origin.[10]
Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:
- Gaekwad's of Baroda - Maharajas of Baroda State
- Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar (born 1974), an Indian television actress and model
- Anshuman Gaekwad, a former Indian cricketer and two-time Indian national cricket coach
- Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, known by his mononymous stage name Rajinikanth, an Indian film actor.
- Ravindra Gaikwad, a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India
- Hiralal Gaekwad, an Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1952
- Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Indian women cricketer
- Ruturaj Gaikwad, Maharashtra domestic and Chennai Super Kings Cricketer
See also
References
- 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.
- Kamal Ramprit Dikshit; Charulata Patil (1986). Maharashtra in maps. Maharashtra State Board for Literature and Culture. p. 106.
Maratha surnames like More, Kadam and Gaekwad are found even among the scheduled caste people
- Bhanu, B. V. (2004). People of India: Maharashtra. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 9788179911013.
- Prasad, R. R. (1996). Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes. Discovery Publishing House. ISBN 9788171412983.
- Reginald Edward Enthoven (1990). The Tribes and Castes of Bombay, Volume 1. Asian Educational Services. p. 113. ISBN 9788120606302.
- Nagendra Kr Singh (2006). Global Encyclopaedia of the South Indian Dalit's Ethnography, Volume 1. Global Vision Pub House. p. 181. ISBN 9788182201682.
There are no sub-divisions among Dhor Kakkayya of Dharwad district. The following surnames are found among them: Sindhe, Pol, Hatgar, Holkar, Borade, Gaikwad, Ingle, Mankar, Salunke and Kavale
- Tulasīdāsa Viṭhūjī Geḍāma (1999). Untouchability and Its Origin. Yugantar Education Society. p. 158.
In Maharashtra we find surnames of Jadhav, Chavan, Pawar, Gaikwad, Thorat etc. among the Maratha caste as well as Mahar caste
- 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
- C.A. Kincaid (1994). Tale of the Tulsi Plant and Other Studies. Asian Educational Services. p. 52. ISBN 9788120603448.
- Ramusack, Barbara N. (2004). The Indian Princes and their States. The New Cambridge History of India. Cambridge University Press. p. 35&36. ISBN 9781139449083.
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