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{{Infobox tribe|name=Lakhande|local name=लोखंडे|type=Clan of Marathi speakings|ethnicity=*[[Koli people]]<br />
*[[Maratha (caste)|Maratha]]<br />
*[[Brahmin]]<br />
*[[Mang (caste)|Mang]]<br />
*[[Mahars]]<br />
*[[Ramoshi]]|surnames=*[[Deshmukh]]<br />
*[[Patil (title)|Patil]]<br />
*[[Nayak (title)#As a title|Nayak]]|religion=[[Hinduism]]|language=*[[Kachi Koli language|Kachi Koli]]<br />
*[[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br />
*[[Hindi]]<br />
*[[English language|English]]|demonym=[[Marathi people]]|location=*[[Maharashtra]]<br />
*[[Goa]]<br />
*[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]}}<br />
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The '''Lokhande''' ([[Hindi]]: लोखंडे) is a [[clan]] ([[Gotra]]) found amongst the [[Koli people|Koli]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ghurye |first=Govind Sadashiv |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5UAdAAAAMAAJ |title=The Mahadev Kolis |date=1957 |publisher=Popular Book Depot |location=[[New Delhi]], [[India]], [[Asia]] |pages=260: Clans among Mahadev Kolis are Kashke, Kavadare, Kavara, Kaveru, Kede, Kekare, Khamase, Khamkar, Kilabile, Kondavale, Kondhavade, Kothe, Ladake, Lilake, '''Lokhande''', Malhari, Mandave, Mangate, Mange, Masale, Mate |language=en}}</ref> [[Maratha (caste)|Maratha]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Enthoven |first=Reginald Edward |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FoT6gPrbTp8C&dq=lokhande+surname&pg=PA149 |title=The Tribes and Castes of Bombay |date=1990 |publisher=[[Asian Educational Services]] |isbn=978-81-206-0630-2 |location=New Delhi, India, Asia |pages=149: MARATHA BHAVSARS found in the Deccan claim to have come into the Presidency about seventy or eighty years ago from Mungi-Paithan, about fifty miles north-east of Ahmednagar. They have no sub-divisions. Their commonest surnames are Banchhod, Lale, '''Lokhande''', Modgare and Parpati; those bearing the same sur- name do not intermarry. The names in common use among men are Bháu, Ráma, Sakhárám, Thamáji and Vithoba; and among women Gita, Lahani, Rama, Rambai and Thaku. They speak Marathi |language=en}}</ref> [[Mang (caste)|Mang]],<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Karve |first1=Irawati Karmarkar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fRzVAAAAMAAJ |title=Group Relations in Village Community |last2=Damle |first2=Yashwant Bhaskar |date=1963 |publisher=S.M. Katre |location=New Delhi, India, Asia |pages=7: There were four families all belonging to the clan of Lokhande among the Mang dalit caste |language=en}}</ref> [[Mahar]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Valunjkar |first=T. N. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QyctAAAAIAAJ |title=Social Organization, Migration and Change in a Village Community |date=1966 |publisher=Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute |location=New Delhi, India, Asia |pages=24: Three clans, Sartape (also known as Bansode), Chavan and Lokhande belonging to Mahar, Ramoshi and Mang castes respectively were the native |language=en}}</ref> [[Ramoshi]],<ref name=":0" /> [[Brahmin]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Robertson |first=Alexander |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AdFGAAAAIAAJ |title=The Mahar Folk: A Study of Untouchables in Maharastra |date=1938 |publisher=Y. M. C. A. Publishing house |location=New Delhi, India, Asia |pages=54: Surnames borne by Mahars and Brahmans are such as Chitale, Gadre, Joshi, Lokhande, Tambe |language=en}}</ref> mainly in the state of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]] but it also appears in Indian states bordering Maharashtra. Lokhande means the person who deals with iron or ironmonger.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lau |first=Annie Christine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gF9nAAAAMAAJ |title=South Asian Children and Adolescents in Britain: Ethno-cultural Issues |date=2000 |publisher=Whurr Publications |isbn=978-1-86156-127-5 |location=New Delhi, India, Asia |pages=9: Lokhande meaning the family who deals with iron or ironmonger |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Notable ==<br />
Notable people with the surname include:<br />
* [[Ankita Lokhande]], Indian actress <br />
* [[Ashok Lokhande]], Indian film, television and theatre actor<br />
* [[Narayan Meghaji Lokhande]], (1848–1897) father of trade union movement in India<br />
* [[Sadashiv Lokhande]], Indian politician<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Marathi people]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Maratha clans]]<br />
[[Category:Koli clans]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Marathi-language surnames]]<br />
[[Category:Brahmin communities of Maharashtra]]</div>Candy332540216