About: the Indian surname from Maharashtra
For other uses, see Gaekwad dynasty.
the 1992 video game, Gaikwad
Gaikwad (also spelt Gaikwar and Gaikwad; Template:Langx) is a Marathi surname.[1] The surname is found among the Maratha, Kunbi, Koli, Mali & Mahar castes.[2][3][4][5][6]
Etymology
The Marathi historian D.S. Parasnis and his co-author, the British Raj High Court judge, C.A. Kincaid of colonial-era India, wrote in 1908 that the origin of the name Gaikwad is a combination of two Marathi words. In Template:Langx means cow and Template:Lang means small door. Therefore, gaekwad (or gaikwad) denotes cow door.[7]
Notable people
- Anshuman Gaikwad, Indian cricketer and coach
- Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Indian cricketer
- Raju Gaikwad, footballer
- Ravindra Gaikwad, Indian politician
- Ruturaj Gaikwad, Indian cricketer
- Shivaji Rao Gaikwad, known by his stage name Rajinikanth, Indian actor
- Sunil Gaikwad, Indian politician from Maharashtra
See also
References
- ↑ Communalism and Indian Princely States: Travancore, Baroda, and Hyderabad in the 1930s{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Manohar(2002). ISBN 9788173044212
- ↑ Maharashtra in maps{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Maharashtra State Board for Literature and Culture(1986)
- ↑ People of India: Maharashtra{{#if:Bhanu|, Bhanu}. Popular Prakashan(2004). ISBN 9788179911013
- ↑ Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes{{#if:Prasad|, Prasad}. Discovery Publishing House(1996). ISBN 9788171412983
- ↑ Untouchability and Its Origin{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Yugantar Education Society(1999)
- ↑ Dr Ambedkar and Untouchability: Analysing and Fighting Caste{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Orient Blackswan(2006). ISBN 9788178241562
- ↑ Tale of the Tulsi Plant and Other Studies{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Asian Educational Services(1994). ISBN 9788120603448