Chandrachud is prominent Indian family of Nobles, Sardars, Jagirdars during Maratha Empire in Pune. They belong to Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin (DRB) community.[1] Diwan Yashwant Gangadhar Chandrachud, a member of chandrachud family held twenty two villages as watan, including Newasa Budruk as Jagirdar.[2] Chandrachud Wada was the seat of the Chandrachuds of the Maratha Empire until 1818, when the Peshwas lost control to the British East India Company after the Third Anglo-Maratha War. The famous Chandrachud Wada still standing defiantly in Pune.
Notables
Jurists and lawyers
- Y. V. Chandrachud, 16th Chief Justice of India
- Chandrachud Commission, a commission setup for Indian Match-fixing Investigations in 1997
- Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, son of Y. V. Chandrachud and the current sitting judge of the Supreme Court of India