Shinde (pronunciation:
in̪d̪e is a clan of the
Maratha clan system of
Kunbi (Kurmi) origin; variations of the name include
Scindia and ''
Sindhia'', ''
Sindia''.
The ''Shinde'' last name may be also found in the
Dalit
Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the Caste system in India, castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold Varna (Hinduism), varna syste ...
community.
The Scindia dynasty was founded by
Ranoji Scindia, a
Kunbi personal servant who started as a "slipper-bearer" of
Bajirao I Peshwa.
He was the son of Jankojirao Scindia, the hereditary
Kunbi Patils of
Kanherkhed, a village in
Satara District,
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
.
Other people with this name
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Eknath Shinde
Eknath Sambhaji Shinde (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, knaːt̪ʰ ʃin̪d̪e born 9 February 1964) is an Indian politician and president of Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena, Shivsena serving as the 20th and Current List of chief ministers of Maha ...
, politician
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Gauri Shinde
Gauri Shinde (born 6 July 1974) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Shinde made her directional debut with the highly acclaimed ''English Vinglish'' (2012), which marked the comeback of actress Sridevi. Shinde featured in the ''Financ ...
, film director
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Jyotiraditya Scindia, Indian politician
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Mahadaji Shinde
Mahadaji Shinde (b. 23 December 1730 – 12 February 1794), later known as Mahadji Scindia or Madhava Rao Sindhia, was a Maratha statesman and ruler of Ujjain in Central India. He was the fifth and the youngest son of Ranoji Rao Scindia, the f ...
, Maratha statesmen
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Praniti Shinde
Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde is an politician from Maharashtra, India. She is a member of Indian National Congress and a three-time Maharashtra Member of Legislative Assembly, elected from Solapur City Central constituency. She is also Working ...
, politician
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Ram Shinde
Prof. Ram Shankar Shinde was a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represented the Karjat Jamkhed (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Karjat Jamkhed Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was appointed M ...
, politician
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Ranoji Scindia, Maratha statesmen
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Sadashiv Shinde
Sadashiv Ganpatrao "Sadu" Shinde (18 August 1923 – 22 June 1955) was an Indian cricketer who played in seven Test matches from 1946 to 1952. His daughter, Pratibha Pawar, is the wife of politician Sharad Pawar.
A leg-spinner, Shinde was de ...
, Indian cricketer
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Sayaji Shinde
Sayaji Shinde (Marathi pronunciation: əjaːd͡ʒiː ʃin̪d̪eː born 13 January 1959) is an Indian actor who has acted in Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Bhojpuri films and several Marathi Plays. Sayaj ...
, Indian actor
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Shashikant Shinde
Shashikant Jayawantrao Shinde (born 19 Oct 1963) is an Indian politician who served as the Minister Of Water Resources for Krishna Valley Irrigation Corporation of Maharashtra.
He is a politician from Koregaon in Satara district in the Maharas ...
, politician
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Shilpa Shinde
Shilpa Shinde (born 28 August 1977) is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing Angoori Tiwari in &TV's ''Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai!''. In 2017, she participated in '' Bigg Boss 11'' and emerged as the winner by public votes.
Early ...
, TV actress
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Seema Shinde
Seema Shinde is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi and Marathi language media. She is best known for her roles in the television series ''Captain Vyom''. She has also starred in films, including Justice Chowdhary, Main Madhuri D ...
, TV actress
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Shrikant Shinde
Shrikant Eknath Shinde (born 4 February 1987) is a member of the 17th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Kalyan constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Shiv Sena political party.
He is son of Eknath Shinde, the Chief Minister o ...
, politician
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Sushilkumar Shinde, politician
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Tarabai Shinde
Tarabai Shinde (1850–1910) was a feminist activist who protested patriarchy and caste in 19th century India. She is known for her published work, '' Stri Purush Tulana'' ("A Comparison Between Women and Men"), originally published in Marathi ...
, Indian feminist
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Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Indian politician
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Indian surnames
Marathi-language surnames
Maratha clans