Vaidya (

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: ), or vaid is a

word meaning "traditional practitioner of

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", an indigenous Indian system of alternative medicine. Senior practitioners or teachers were called ''Vaidyarāja'' ("physician-king") as a mark of respect. Some practitioners who had complete knowledge of the texts and were excellent at their practices were known as ''Pranaacharya''. Some royal families in India had a personal ''vaidya'' in attendance and these people were referred to as ''

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Vaidya'' ("the king's physician"). In Maharashtra, like many other last names, the last name "Vaidya" is linked to the profession that the family followed.

Vaidya as a surname

As a last name in Maharashtra, Vaidya is usually found in several communities like the

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Chitpawan as well as

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(goldsmith, an educationally backward caste).

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Lakshman Jagannath Vaidya Lakshman Jagannath Vaidya was the Dewan Bahadur Dewan Bahadur or Diwan Bahadur was a title of honour awarded during British Raj, British rule in India. It was awarded to individuals who had performed faithful service or acts of public welfare to t ...

Narayan Jagannath Vaidya Narayan Jagannath Vaidya was the first deputy inspector of Sindh (currently in Pakistan). At the time, it was part of the Bombay Presidency. He was the brother of Lakshman Jagannath Vaidya. He belonged to the CKP community of Maharashtra.The N ...

Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya (18 October 1861– 20 April 1938) was a Marathi-language historian and writer from Maharashtra, India. He was Chief Justice of Gwalior State for a period. He was born in a Chitpavan Brahmin family. In 1908, Vaidya chaire ...

Bhai Vaidya Bhalchandra Vaidya (22 June 1928 – 2 April 2018), also known as Bhai Vaidya, was an Indian politician who served as the Home Minister of the Indian state of Maharashtra, a revolutionary, Member of Legislative Assembly of the state of Mahara ...

Arun Shridhar Vaidya General Arunkumar Shridhar Vaidya (27 July 1926 – 10 August 1986) was a General Officer in the Indian Army. He served as the 13th Chief of the Army Staff from 1983 to 1986. Following his retirement, he was assassinated by Harjinder Singh J ...

Jalabala Vaidya Jalabala Vaidya (born 12 August 1936) is one of India's leading stage actresses. She is best known for her one-woman performance of ''The Ramayana'' which is her husband, Gopal Sharman's contemporary dramatic interpretation of the Sanskrit epi ...

Omi Vaidya Omi Vaidya (born January 10, 1982) is an American actor of Indian descent who works in Bollywood films. He is best known for his performance as Chatur Ramalingam or "Silencer" in the 2009 buddy-drama film, '' 3 Idiots''. In addition, Vaidya has ...

Kaajal Oza Vaidya Kaajal Oza Vaidya is an author, screenwriter, radio personality and journalist from Ahmedabad, India. She initially worked as a journalist and actress. She has written more than 56 books including novels, short stories and essays. She has writt ...

Rahul Vaidya Rahul Krushna Vaidya (born 23 September 1987) is an Indian people, Indian singer. He has worked as a playback singer in Bollywood films such as ''Shaadi No. 1'', ''Jaan-E-Mann'' and ''Krazzy 4''. He also participated in the reality shows ''Ind ...

Prahalad Chunnilal Vaidya Prahalad Chunnilal Vaidya (P.C.Vaidya; 23 May 1918 – 12 March 2010), was an Indian physicist and mathematician, renowned for his instrumental work in the general theory of relativity. Apart from his scientific career, he was also an education ...

* Rajaram Vaidya * Harish Rajaram Vaidya * Santosh Harish Rajaram Vaidya *

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Vaidya as a surname

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