Patwardhan may refer to the surname most commonly used by members of Indian

Chitpavan The Chitpavan Brahmin or Konkanastha Brahmin is a Hindu Maharashtrian Brahmin community inhabiting Konkan, the coastal region of the state of Maharashtra. Initially working as messengers and spies in the late seventeenth century, the community ...

Brahmin Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (guru ...

families belonging to the

Kaundinya Kaundinya (Sanskrit कौण्डिन्य), also known as ''Ājñātakauṇḍinya'', Pali: ''Añña Koṇḍañña''),who was one of the first five Buddhist monks ( Pancavaggiya), follower of Gautama Buddha and the first to become an arha ...

gotra In Hindu culture, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is considered to be equivalent to lineage. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline. Generally, the gotra fo ...

. The

Karhade Karhaḍe Brahmins (also spelled as Karada Brahmins or Karad Brahmins) are a Hindu Brahmin sub-caste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra, but are also distributed in states of Goa, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. Classification Along w ...

Patwardhans belong to the

Kashyapa Kashyapa ( sa, कश्यप}, ) is a revered Vedas, Vedic Sage (philosophy), sage of Hinduism., Quote: "Kasyapa (Rudra),(Vedic Seer)..." He is one of the Saptarishis, the seven ancient sages of the ''Rigveda''. Kashyapa is the most ancien ...

and Naidhruva

Gotra In Hindu culture, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is considered to be equivalent to lineage. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline. Generally, the gotra fo ...

and their history in the Rajapur region of the

Konkan The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...

dates back to 1191 A.D. Copper plate grants have been recovered from the region, which also points to a

Gurjar Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were tradit ...

element in these settlers. Today the Karhade Patwardhans are also known by some other surnames such as

Padhye Padhye Brahmin community hails from Goa, commonly known as " Bhatt", they speak a unique dialect of Konkani known as " Bhati Bhasha". Early history The reference to Padye Brahmins is found in the section of ''Karahastrabrahmanotpatti'' of Sahya ...

Bhat Bhat (also spelled as Bhatt or Butt) is a surname in the Indian subcontinent. Bhat and Bhatt are shortened rendition of Bhatta. Etymology The word "Bhat" ( sa, भट, ) means "teacher" in Sanskrit. While the original shortened rendition of "Bh ...

, Degwekar, Shouche and Huzurbazar.

Notable people

Patwardhan dynasty The Patwardhan dynasty was an Indian dynasty established by the Chitpavan Brahmin Patwardhan family, ruling several parts of the Maratha Empire from 1733 till 1948, when it acceded to the Dominion of India. At its peak, various branches of the ...

Bhagyashree Patwardhan Bhagyashree Dasani (née Patwardhan; born 23 February 1969) is an Indian actress and social worker. She is known for her roles in Hindi language film and television. Bhagyashree had her breakthrough starring as Suman in the film ''Maine Pyar ...

, Indian film actress. * Achyut Patwardhan, Indian independence activist and political leader and founder of the Socialist Party of India. *

Aditya J Patwardhan Aditya J. Patwardhan is an Indian origin film director, producer and scriptwriter from Jaipur, India. He has representation with the Rough Diamond Productions of Julia Verdin. He is best known for his short film Red House by the Crossroads (2015 ...

, Indian film director, producer and scriptwriter. *

Anand Patwardhan Anand Patwardhan (born 18 February 1950) is an Indian documentary filmmaker known for his socio-political, human rights-oriented films. Some of his films explore the rise of religious fundamentalism, sectarianism and casteism in India, while oth ...

, Indian documentary filmmaker. *

Anant Sadashiv Patwardhan Anant Sadashiv Patwardhan was an Indian politician from the state of the Madhya Pradesh. He represented Dewas Vidhan Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by winning General election A general election is a political vo ...

, Indian politician. * Appa Patwardhan, Popularly known as Konkan Gandhi. Social reformer. Worked on sanitation, khadi and education issues. *

Avinash Balkrishna Patwardhan Avinash Balkrishna Patwardhan born 30 August 1953 in Nagpur, Maharshatra (India) is a civil engineer from Govt College of Engineering, Amravati (GCoEA) in 1975 and a law graduate who has profound knowledge and interest in Indian classical music. ...

, Indian civil engineer and lawyer. *

Bhushan Patwardhan Bhushan Patwardhan (born 1959) is a Professor of Health Sciences, biomedical scientist, and ethnopharmacologist. He serves as the chairman of the Interdisciplinary AYUSH R&D Task Force on COVID-19. Until March 4, 2021, Patwardhan served as the Vi ...

, former Vice Chancellor of

Symbiosis International University Symbiosis International (Deemed University), is a multi-campus private deemed university located in the city of Pune, India. The university has more than 30 academic institutions spread over various campuses in Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, In ...

. *

Govindrao Patwardhan Govindrao Patwardhan (21 September 1925 – 31 January 1996) was a well-known harmonium and organ player. Early life Patwardhan was born in the village of Adur near Guhagar in Konkan. His childhood was spent in Guhagar. He cherished a passion for ...

, harmonium and organ player. * Madhav Tryambak Patwardhan, Marathi poet and scholar who wrote under the pen name

Madhav Julian Madhav Julian ( mr, माधव जुलियन) (21 January 1894 – 29 November 1939) was the pen name which Madhav Tryambak Patwardhan ( mr, माधव त्र्यंबक पटवर्धन) used in writing Marathi poetry. He h ...

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Nikhil Patwardhan Nikhil Patwardhan (born 2 June 1977) is an Indian former first-class cricketer. He is now an umpire and has stood in matches in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy The 2015–16 Ranji Trophy was the 82nd season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first- ...

, Indian former first-class cricketer. *

Nirmala Patwardhan Nirmala Patwardhan (1928–2008) was an eminent ceramic artist from India. Born in Hyderabad, Sindh, she grew up in Japan and studied art under Nandalal Bose at Santiniketan before working with Ulrich Gunther at Stuttgart, Ray Finch and Bernard Le ...

, Indian ceramic artist. *

Padma Gole Padma Gole ( mr, पद्मा गोळे; 1913–1998) was a Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India born in patwardhan family of Tasgaon (District Sangli). She was one of the many women from rich Indian families who were emboldened by the Gan ...

, Marathi poet. *

Ravi Patwardhan Ravi Patwardhan (6 September 1937 – 5 December 2020) was an Indian actor who appeared in Marathi-language and Hindi-language movies and TV serials and theater plays. He started his acting career in Marathi theatre, then pivoted to movies, and ...

, Indian actor * Sudhir Patwardhan, Indian contemporary painter. *

Vinayakrao Patwardhan Pandit Vinayak Narayan Patwardhan (22 July 1898 – 23 August 1975) was an Indian vocalist of Gwalior gharana (style of singing) of Indian classical music. __TOC__ Early life Vinayakrao's uncle Keshav Rao Koratkar was his first music ...

, Indian vocalist. *

Waman Dattatreya Patwardhan Waman Dattatreya Patwardhan (30 January 1917 – 27 July 2007) was an IOFS officer, nuclear chemist, defence scientist and an expert in the science of Explosives engineering. He was the founder director of the Explosives Research and Develop ...

, Indian nuclear chemist.

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