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Template:Pp-extended Gadkari is a surname native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. Gadkari surname is found among the Hindu CKP[1] and Deshastha Brahmin[2][3][4] communities.[5]

Etymology

The name Gadkari is believed to be a combination of two words (Gad and Kari). Gad means a fort and Kari means one who maintains or protects it. So Gadkari means a person who protects the fort.[6]

Gadkari as a title

Gadkari was a historical title given mostly in Maharashtra, to a person who was appointed to protect the fort.[7]

Notable people

Other

  • Gadkari – 2023 Marathi language film based on Nitin Gadkari

References

  1. chandraseniya kayastha prabhus aim for better community connect.
  2. Obidiently yours.
  3. INDIA'S NEW CAPITALISTS: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Hachette UK
  4. Son Of The Sangh.
  5. Maharashtra State Gazetteers: General Series: Maharashtra, land and its people(CHAPTER 5—ORGANISATION OF SPACE){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications(1968)
  6. Gadkari means protector of fort: BJP.
  7. Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume I: Anticipations and Experiences in the Locality{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. SAGE Publishing

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