Vartak is an Indian surname found in the Konkan in Kelshi Maharashtra.

Chitpavan (Kokanastha brahmin) Vartaks

Vartak is a

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

surname found among the caste of Chitpavan Kokanastha

Brahmins 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 ...

, the origin of the Vartak chitpavans supposedly was in the small coastal village of Kelshi (240 km from

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...

, 54 km from

Dapoli Dapoli is a town in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra which is also a coastal hill station. It lies south of the state capital of Mumbai. the town is also known as Camp Dapoli, as the British had set their camps here. Many high-ranking British o ...

Somvanshi Kshatriya Vartaks

Vartak surname is also common among

Somvanshi Kshatriya Pathare Panchkalshi or SKP is a Hindu community. They are one of the original native communities of Bombay (Mumbai) metropolitan area in the Konkan division of India. Since the 19th century the community has called itself Somvanshi Kshatriya Pathare. H ...

, a small community residing on the outskirts of

(formerly Bombay), on the western shores of India. The settlements are mostly around

Vasai Vasai (Konkani and Marathi pronunciation: �əsəi formerly and alternatively Mahratti; ''Bajipur'', English: Bassein; Portuguese: Baçaim), is a historical place and City near Mumbai (Bombay)'s western suburbs, located in Palghar district ...

Virar Virar (Pronunciation: �iɾaɾ is a coastal city in taluka Vasai and district of Palghar, India. It is clubbed into Vasai-Virar city, administered by Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation. It lies in south part of Palghar District in Vasai Talu ...

, Agashi, Saphale, Kelve Road, Palghar, Mahim, Kelawa, Boisar, Tarapur, Chinchani, Vangaon, Bordi, Gholvad and Dahanu Road. This community is also known as Panch Kalshi, Choukalshi, Vadval. Somvanshi literally translates to descendants of the Moon. There are many educational institutions like English medium high school, Vidyavardhini's Bhausaheb Vartak Polytechnic, and Vidyavardhini's College of Engineering and TechnologyVidyavardhini's College of Engineering and Technology
/ref> around Vasai area founded by Late Padmashri H. G. alias Bhausaheb Vartak and Hon’ble Smt. Tarabai Vartak.

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{{reflist Surnames Surnames of Indian origin