Eminent/Famous Konkanastha Brahmins

Literature/Scholars

Vasant Sathe (Ex. Union Cabinet Minister of India )

G. N. Dandekar (Go Ni Dandekar)
Prin. V.K. Joag (Modern Education Society)
Irawati Karve
Hari Narayan Apte
Gangadhar Gadgil
Shri. Ja. Joshi
Na. Si. Phadke
Malti Bedekar, feminist and Marathi novel writer
Pandurang Vaman Kane (Bharat Ratna awardee)
S N Pendse (Shri Nā)
Vi Ka Rajwade (Itihasacharya Rajwade)
Vasant Kanetkar
Vinda Karandikar (Jnanapeeth Awardee 2003)
Vishram Bedekar
Krishnaji Keshav Damle(Keshavsoot)
Wrangler Paranjpe
Durga Bhagwat, Writer, Scholar and Critic of Indological studies

Politics/Social Reform
Achyutrao Patwardhan
Anant Kanhere
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bhai Vaidya
Chintamanrao Appasaheb Patwardhan(Padmabhushan, ruler of Sangli)
Dhondo Keshav Karve
Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar (Union Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Member of
Parliament)
Veer Savarkar
R. N. Mandlik{Ramabhau Mandlik} (IS THIS PERSON A KONKANASTHA
BRAHMIN ??)
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Kakasaheb Gadgil
Krantiveer Chapekar
Laxmibai Tilak
Mahadev Govind Ranade
N.G.Gore
Narubhau Limaye
Sane Guruji
Nathuram Godse (Hutatma Pandit Nathuram Godse)
Pandita Ramabai
Peshawas
Raghunath Dhondo Karve
Ramray Kelkar Maharaj
S.M. Joshi
Senapati Bapat
Shivram Paranjape (Kaal Karte Paranjape)
Shivajirao Patwardhan{Padmashri}
Sudhir Joshi
Swami Swaroopananda
Vasant Bapat
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Swatantryaveer Savarkar)
Vinoba Bhave
Vitthalrao Gadgil

Industry

C.V. Joag (Bank of Maharashtra)

Chitale Bandhu (makers of fine sweets)
Dandekars (CAMLIN)
P. N. Gadgil (Bullionaires since 1832)
Waman Hari Pethe (Bullionaires since last 100 years)
Dadasaheb Velankar (coaching class owner)
Vikram Pandit
Mohan Vijay Vaze (Vaze Consultancy)
Mangesh Vijay Vaze (Vaze Consultancy)
Sathe (Sathe biscuits and chocolates co.)
Mr. Mukund Bhogale MD, Nirlep Industries

Sport

Ajit Agarkar (Indian National Cricket team)

D. B. Deodhar (Cricket Maharshi Deodhar)
Harsha Bhogle(International Cricket Analyst, Commentator, Television Host)
Information Technology

Cinema/Theatre

Kashinath Ghanekar
Aditi Govitrikar
Archana Joglekar
Asawari Joshi
Ashvini Bhave
Atul Parchure
Bhakti Barve
Chittaranjan Kolhatkar
Dadasaheb Phalke
Madhuri Dixit
Mohan Agashe
Mohan Gokhale
Mohan Joshi
Mrunal Dev
Dr.Girish Oak
Nishigandha Wad
Pradeep Bhide
Prashant Damle
Sai Paranjape
Sanjay Mone
Rima Lagoo
Vidyadhar Gokhale
Vikram Gokhale
Shriram Lagoo
Sudhir Joshi
Govind Ballal Deval (Natyacharya)
Vishnudas Bhave
Nachiket and Jayoo Patwardhan
Milind Soman

Music

Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar

Pandit Vishnu Narain Bhatkhande
Ramkrishnabua Vaze(Vazebua)
Sadhana Sargam (Ghanekar)
Sudhir Phadke
Meena Joshi
Shreedhar Phadke
Vasant Sathe
Gajanan Watve
Yashawant Dev
Veena Sahasrabudhe
Arun Date
Shaila Datar
Sanjeev Abhyankar
Ashwini Bhide
Saraswat Brahmins
Ashok Saraf -famous marathi actor in films/theatre as well as hindi serials
Sunil Gavaskar -the world famous best Cricketer so far
Amol Palekar -actor/director hindi films
P L Deshpande -famous writer/actor
Sachin Tendulkar
Prakash Padukone
Vijay Mallya
Dilip Prabhavalkar (Bapu of "Lage Raho Munnabhai)-marathi/hindi film actor
Girish Karnad
Motilal Nehru
Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
Anupam Kher
Jayant Nadkarni
Anuradha Paudwal
Vijay Mallya
Shyam Benegal
Leena Chandavarkar (actress)
Rohini Hattangadi (actress)
Isha Koppikar
Anant Nag
Urmila Matondkar
Shankar Nag
Gurudutt (Padukone)
Amol Palekar (Actor/Director)
Sachin Pilgaonkar (Actor)
Prakash Padukone - Badminton

Kashmiri Pandits
Satish Kaul
Anupam Kher
Raaj Kumar
Jeevan
Kiran Kumar
Khalique Ibrahim Khalique
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sir Muhammad Iqbāl (Saare Jahan Se Achcha)

Kannada Brahmins
N.R. Narayana Murthy (Infosys)
U.R.Rao (Former Chairman of ISRO)
Bhimsen Joshi (Singer)
Anil Kumble (Cricket)
Javagal Srinath (Cricket)
Rahul Dravid (cricketer)
Venkatesh Prasad (crickter)
Mohyal Brahmins
Barkha Dutt
Lara Dutta
Sanjay Dutt

Karhade Brahmin
Lata Mangeshkar
Smita Talvalkar (Actress,Director,Producer)
Prabhakar Panshikar - Well known Marathi stage Actor
Bhalji Pendharkar - Well known Marathi Film Personality
Rima Lagoo
Dattovaman Potdar (Historian, welknown writer)
Lakshman Balwant Bhopatkar (Lawyer, Past President of Hindu MahaSabha)
Golvelkar Guruji (Past Sarsanghachalak - Rashtriya Swayamsevak sangha)
Ashutosh Gowariker

Deshastha Brahmin
Dr. Sukhatme
Bhaskar Kulkarni
Subhash Avachat
Shrikant Bahulakar
shankar Palashikar
Sameer Nerlekar
Raja Gosavi Prominent Marathi Movie Actor/Comedian
Sulabha Deshpande
Savita Prabhune
Sonali Kulkarni
Atul Kulkarni
Mrinal Dev-Kulkarni
Makarand Deshpande
Samir Dharmadhikari
Makrand Anaspure
Avinash Dharmadhikari
Balgandharva[famous singer]
Jagadish Khebudakar
Jayavant Kulakarni
Erapally Srinivasa Prasanna(E.A.S. Prasanna), Cricket Player
Rahul Dravid, Captain of Indian Cricket team.
D.S.Kulakarni [DSK Udyoga Samuha]
N.R. Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys
Gururaj Deshpande founder of Sycamore Networks
Abasaheb Garware (Garware Industries)
Dadoji Kondadev
Moropant Pingale['Pradhan' in Shivaji Maharaj's Asthapradhan mandal]
Annaji Datto['Sachiv' in Shivaji Maharaj's Asthapradhan mandal]
Ramachandrapant Amatya['Amatya' in Shivaji Maharaja's Asthapradhan mandal]
Moreshwer Pandirao ['Panditrao' in Shivaji Maharaj's Asthapradhan mandal]
Niraji Rawaji ['Nyayadhish' in Shivaji Maharaj's Asthapradhan mandal]
Dattaji Trimbak Vakanis ['Mantri' in Shivaji Maharaj's Asthapradhan mandal]
Ramchandra Trambak Dabir ['Sumant' in Shivaji Maharaj's Ashapradhan mandal]
Sakharambapu Bokil
Tatya Tope
Rajaguru

Dr. K.B. Hedgewar, founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS
Balasaheb Devaras
Dr.B.S.Munje
Comred Shripad Amrut Dange[great communist leader of India]
Dadasaheb Dharmadhikari
Baba Amte
Nanaji Deshamukh
Balasaheb Kesakar Former Information & Broadcasting Minister Of India
Madhu Dandavate
Manohar Joshi
Pramod Mahajan
Nitin Gadakari
Vilas Avachat
Anant Bhalerao [Famous Editor Of 'Marathawada']
Dadasaheb Potanis [owner & Editor of 'Gaokari',Nasik
BinduMadhav Joshi [Founder of Grahak Panchayat]

Prof. Vishnu Govind Vijapurkar [First Promotor Of National Education in Maharashtra. Founder of 'Samart

S.V.(Mamasaheb)Gandhe [Founder of 'Maitraban'residential village for old age people,Nagpur.]

Anil Avachat [Founder Of 'Muktangan']
Medha Patkar
Jyoishrana Vidya.A.Rajandekar, Maharashtriya Panchanga
Uddhav Vishnu Ruikar, Ruikar Panchang
Dr. S. B. Mujumdar (President , Founder Director, Symboisis Society)
Bhaskaracharya[great mathematician]
Hemadapanta[architect&father of modi script]
Kamalakarbhatta[great Sanskrit scholarin 13th century]
Nagojibhatta[great Sanskrit scholar in 16th century]
Gagabhatta[great Sanskrit scholar of Kashi in 17th century]
Mukundraj
Mukteshwar
Shahir Patthe Bapurao(Shridhar Krushnaji Kulakarni)

Dr.Ramchandra Dekhane Famous Scholar, Orator of "Santa-Vangmay",as well as authority in the field of
Laxaman Ramachandra Pangarkar
Balakavi[Tryambak Bapuji Thombare]
Datta Raghunath Kavthekar
Pralhad Keshav Atre
B.S.Mardhekar
G. A. Kulkarni
Indira Sant
Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar [Jnanapeeth Award winner poet&writter]
Tarkatirtha Lakshamanshastri Joshi[great Sanskrit scholar]
MahaMahopadhyaya Siddheshwarshastri Chitrao[great Sanskrit scholar]
Babasaheb Purandare[famous historian]
G D Madgulkar[modern Valmiki of India]
Vyankatesh madgulkar[famous writter]
Suresh Bhat
Narahar Kurundakar
Prof. Ram Shewalkar
Saints

Nivruttinath
Dnyaneshwar
Sopandev
Muktabai
Changdev
Visobakhechar
Bhanudas
Eknath
Madhvamunishwar
Janardanswami
Dasopant
Damajipanta
Samarth Ramdas
Narasimha Saraswati
Moraya Gosawi
Krushanadayarnav
Swami Samarth
Gondawalekar Maharaj
Gulawani Maharaj
Shreedharswami
Upasani Maharaj
Pant Maharaj Balekundrikar
Ramanand Bidkar Maharaj
Chimad Maharaj
Dhunda Maharaj

Bengali Brahmins
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486 - 1534), ascetic, founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1772-1833), Hindu reformer and founder of Brahmo Samaj
Debendranath Tagore (1817-1905) A leading proponent of Brahmo Samaj
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820 - 1891) Polymath
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (1838-1894), author and one of the founders of Indian
nationalism
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), poet, philosopher and nationalist
Jatindra Nath Mukherjee (Bagha Jatin) (1879-1915), revolutionary leader

Gadadhar Chattopadhyay (Ramakrishna Paramahansa) (1836-1886), Revered Religious leader, led Hind
Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee

Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876-1938) popular and sometimes controversial novelist

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
Rakhal Das Banerjee (1885-1930) archaeologist, Mohenjo ‑daro excavations
Manabendra Nath Roy (1887-1954), a founder of Indian Communism
Kishore kumar Ganguly , Great Singer, Actor
Ashok kumar Ganguly, Actor
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2000.
Rani Mukherjee
Kajol
popular singer Shaan
Pranab Mukherjee
Sourav Ganguly, former captain of Indian cricket team
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, founder president, Bhartiya Jana Sangh
Sarojini Naidu nee Chattopadhyay (1879-1949) - freedom fighter, poet
Somnath Chatterjee (born 1929) - Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (Vande Matram)
Bipin Chandra Pal

Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins

Daya Nayak (Famous Mumbai Police Inspector)
Suresh Prabhu (Former Union Minister in Vajapayee Government)

Tamil Brahmin (Mulukanadu Brahmins)

Srinivasa Ramanujan
Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (P. V.Narasimha Rao)

North Indian Brahmins.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee,
Madan Mohan Malaviya
LaLa Lajpat Rai (Khatri)

Namboothiri Brahmin
K. J. Yesudas
Bhaaskaraachaaryan
Aadi Sankaran

The Chitpavan community are known for scholarly leaning and being writers and
philosophers.This list is very basic , we would appreciate any information on persons
not included in this list. Small biography of each entry will be soon added.

Bharatratna Pandurang Kane

Dr. Viswanath S. Naravane- Philosopher
Ms. Vaiju Naravane Journalist/Europe Expert
Ninad Bedekar - Historian
Gajanan Mehendale - Historian
Dr. M. S. Naravane -Historian
Bhau Mahajan
Vishnushastri Chiplunkar -Essayist
Yadunath Thatte
P R Behere
G V Behere
P B Bhave
Vasant Kane
H M Marathe
Narayan Dharap
Vidya Bal
L N Gokhale
Samba Joshi - Historian Belgaum Karnataka
S R Datey
Rajwade - Historian
Bharatratna P V Kane
Mahamopadhyay Abhyankar
Raghunathshastri Patwardhan-Tilak Almanac
Date-Date Almanac
Moro Keshav Damle
Shankar Balkrishna Dikshit
N R Phatak
K N Watve
Madhav Achval
Mahadevshashtri Joshi
Anant Manohar
Dr. Anil Awachat
Dr. Anita Awachat
Malatibai Bedekar
Chi Vi Joshi
Shri Na Pendse
N C Phadke(Nasi)
N.C.Kelkar(Na.Chi)
Durga Bhagwat
Kumar Ketkar
Gangadhar Gadgil
Yogini Jogalekar
Mandakini Gogate
P.G.Sahastrabuddhe
H.N.Apte
Narendra Karmarkar (Maths wizard & Nominated for Nobel)
Dr. Anand Karve(British Award Ashden winner)
Dr. Srikant Datar(Professor at Harvard University)
Dr. R. V. Sathe (Past President of World Health Organisation,U.S.)
Dr.Smita Sudhir Datye(president award winner)
Kiran Nagarkar(Sahitya Acadami Award for English Novel,Cuckold)
Mrs.Sujata Vasant Manohar(Supreme Court Judge in New Delhi)
Dr.Vasant Gadre(Dean of School of Language,JN University,Delhi)
Brahmin

(1) Pancha-Gaur, i.e., five main subgroups of Brahmins stemming from the erstwhile Gaur subgroup. Cons
1

Saraswat Brahmins
Gaur Brahmins
Kanyakubja Brahmins
Maithili Brahmins
Utkal Brahmins

(2) Pancha-Dravida, i.e., five main subgroups of Brahmins originating from the earlier mentioned Dravida s

Maharashtrian Brahmins
Kannada Brahmins
Telugu Brahmins
Tamil Brahmins
Malayali Brahmins
Sub Category Brahmin
1 Bengali Brahmins
2 Bhargav Brahmins
3 Bhumihar Brahmins
4 Dadhich Brahmins
5 Gaur Brahmins
6 Gautam Brahmins
7 Kashmiri Pandits
8 Khandelwal Brahmins
9 Khedaval Brahmins
10 Mohyal Brahmins
11 Kanyakubja Brahmins
12 Kota Brahmins
13 Kulin Brahmins
14 Maithili Brahmins
15 Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
16 Sanadhya Brahmins
17 Saraswat Brahmins
18 Saryupareen Brahmins
19 Shrimali Brahmins

Some of the existing sub-castes from Panch-Dravida group

of Brahmins are:

1 Bardai Brahmins
2 Chitpavan Brahmins (Konkanasth)
3 Daivajna Brahmin
4 Dhima Brahmins
5 Deshastha Brahmin
6 Gouda Saraswat Brahmins
 7 Havyaka Brahmins
8 Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins
9 Iyers, Iyengar (Vadakalai Thenkalai )
10 Kandavara Brahmins
11 Kannada Brahmins
12 Karhade Brahmins
13 Koota Brahmins
14 Koteshwara Brahmins
15 Nagar Brahmins
16 Namboothiri (Namboodiri, Namboodiripad, Bhatathiripad)
17 Padia Brahmins
18 Pushpaka Brahmins (Ambalavasi Brahmins)
19 Saklapuri Brahmins
20 Sanketi Brahmins
21 Shivalli Brahmins
22 Sthanika Brahmins
23 Telugu Brahmins (Vaidiki, Niyogi)
24 Tuluva Brahmins

1) Andhra Brahmins
         i) Niyogi Brahmins          
         ii) Vaidiki Brahmins
2) Chitpavana Brahmins
3) Daivajna Brahmins
4) Deshastha Brahmins
5) Dhima Brahmins
6) Gaur Brahmins
7) Gouda SaraswatBrahmins
8) Havyaka Brahmins
9) Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins
10) Iyers
11) Kandavara Brahmins
12) Karade Brahmins
13) Karhada Brahmins
14) Kashmiri Saraswat Brahmins
15) Kayastha Brahmins
16) Khandelwal Brahmins
17) Konkanastha Brahmins
18) Kota Brahmins
19) Koteshwara Brahmins
20) Nagar Brahmins
21) Namboothiri Brahmins
22) Padia Brahmins
23) Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
24) Saklapuri Brahmins
25) Sanketi Brahmins
26) Saraswat Brahmins
        a) The Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins
        b) Kashmiri Saraswat Brahmins or Kashmiri Pandits
        c) Rajapur/Balawalikar Saraswat Brahmins
        d) Haryana Saraswat Brahmins
27) Shivalli Brahmins
28) Smarta Brahmins
29) Sthanika Brahmins
30) Tuluva Brahmins
31)Vaishnava Brahmins
Mohyal clans
Bali, Bhimwal, Chhibber, Datt, Lau, Mohan, Vaid
 INDIAN BRAHMIN
Saraswata 1) Saraswat Brahmins
2) Kashmiri Pandits
3) Mohyal Brahmins
4) Dhima Brahmins
5) Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
6) Gouda Saraswat Brahmins
7) Shakdwipi Brahmins
Kanyakubja 1) Kanyakubja Brahmins
2) Saryupareen Brahmins
Gauda 1) Khandelwal Brahmins
2) Kota Brahmins
3) Dadhich Brahmin
4) Gaur Brahmin
5) Sanadhya Brahmins
Note: Gauda is sometimes taken to mean a region of Bengal. However the original
meaning of the term coincides with region termed as Brahmakshetra:
ब्रह्मक्षेत्रं गुडारण्यं मत्स्यपाञ्चालमाथुराः एष ब्रह्मर्षि देशो वै ब्रह्मावर्त समम्बरम् ||
ब्रह्मक्षेत्रं कु रुक्षेत्रं ब्रह्मदेशः प्रकथ्यते आदिगौदर्षिदेशान्तं हर्यारण्यमिहोच्यते ||
Utkal 1) Utkala Brahmins
Purvi 1) Bhumihar Brahmins
2) Maithili Brahmins
3) Kulin Brahmins
4) Bengali Brahmins
5) Bardai Brahmins
Pancha-Dravida 1) Those from Dakshinapatha (South India, including Gujarat).
Gujarat 2) Nagar Brahmins
3) Bardai Brahmins
4) Girinarayan Brahmins
5) Shrimali Brahmins
6) Khedaval
7) Anavil Brahmin
8) Awadhich Brahmins
Maharashtra 1) Chitpavan Brahmins (Konkanasth)
2) Deshastha Brahmin
3) Karhade Brahmins
4) Samvedi Brahmins
5) Devrukhe Brahmins
Karnataka 1) Kannada Brahmins
2) Daivajna Brahmins
3) Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins
4) Badaganadu Brahmins
5) Babburu Kamme Brahmins
6) Ulucha Kamme Brahmins
7) Niyogi Brahmins
8) Madhva Brahmins
9) Vaishnava Brahmins
10) Sri Vaishnava or Hebbar Sri Vaishnava or Mysore Iyengars
11) Mysore Iyers
12) Mulukanadu Brahmins
13) Sankethi Brahmins
14) Sarawat Brahmins, totally different from Gowda Saraswat Brahmins and one of the
smallest groups of Brahmins in terms of population.
15) Gauda Saraswat Brahmins (Generally considered Pancha-Gauda)[1]
16) Tuluva Brahmins[2]
 17) Shivalli Brahmins
18) Sthanika Brahmins
19) Koteshwara Brahmins
20) Padia Brahmins
21) Saklapuri Brahmins
22) Kandavara Brahmins
23) Koota Brahmins
24) Havyaka Brahmins
25) Maratha Brahmins
26) Karadiga Brahmins
Andhra Pradesh 1) Telugu Brahmins
2) Niyogi Brahmins
3) Vaidiki Brahmins
Dravida 1) Iyers
(Tamil Nadu and Kerala) 2) Iyengars (of Vadakalai and Thenkalai sects)
3) Namboothiri Brahmins
4) Pushpaka Brahmins (Ambalavasis)
Brahmin Bodhisattvas
Aryadeva (successor of Nagarjuna) Asangha (from Hinayana sect and Peshwar city founded the Yogacarya and established t

Bodhidharma (royalty of Pallava, from Kanchi) that went to China

Brahmadatta
Nagarjuna (founded the Shunyata concept and considered along with Asvaghosa to have founded the Mahayana)
Kusanda Buddha
Konagamana Buddha
Kasyapsa Buddha
Kshitagarbha
Maitreya (Bodhisattva to come)
Parmasambhava (founder of Vajrayana Buddhism)

[edit] Scriptures dedicated to Brahmin bhikkus

Dravid (Captain) 
| 2 Sehwag |
3 Tendulkar | B
4 Ganguly | B
5 Yuvraj |
6 Uthappa |
7 Dhoni |
8 Karthik |
9 Kumble | B
10 Harbhajan |
11 Pathan |
12 Patel |
13 Zaheer |
14 Sreesanth | B
15 Agarkar | B
e Yogacarya and established the Classical age of Buddhism)