Ghorpade
Ghorpade is a surname found among Marathi Brahmins and Marathas in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka.[1][2][3][4]
Notable people[]
- Santaji Ghorpade (1645–1696), Maratha warrior, Chief general of Rajaram Maharaj
- Yeshwantrao Ghorpade (1908–1996), Last Raja of Sandur
- M. Y. Ghorpade (1931–2011), Politician from Karnataka
- Jayasinghrao Ghorpade, Indian cricketer
- Sujay Ghorpade (born 1965), Indian table tennis player
- K. V. Ghorpade (1919–1997), Indian pathologist
References[]
- ^ Maratha Kshatriyancha Itihaasa By K. B. Deshmukh
- ^ Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Kolhapur. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State. 1960. p. 94.
The Chief of Ichalkaranji, styled Ghorpade, was a Konkanasth Brahman and his family name was Joshi.
- ^ Report on the Administration of the Madras Presidency.
Raja Srimant Venkatrao Rao Sahib, Hindu Rao Ghorpade Mamlukat- General and madar, Senapati, Raja of Sandur, is a Mahratta Brahmin by caste.
- ^ Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala; Viśveśvara Prasāda Koirālā (2001). Atmabrittanta: Late Life Recollections. Himal Books. p. 56. ISBN 9789993313083.
Ghorpade was a Brahmin while the maharaja [Kolhapur State] was not. The latter used to promote mass marriages without a pundit officiating.
Sources[]
Marathi[]
- Balagi Nathugi Gavand; Govind Moroba Karlekar (1997). Kshytriya Marathyanchi Vanshavali and Shannavkuli aani Surya, Som, Bhramh and Sheshvant. Tukaram book Depo, Madhavbag, Mumbai 4.
Categories:
- Maratha clans
- Marathi-language surnames
- Surnames