Daivadnya
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The Daivadnya (also spelled Daivajna) community is a Hindu caste from the western coast of India, the Konkan. Languages spoken by members of the community include Marathi, Konkani, and Kannada. Historically the community has been known as sonars (goldsmiths), but members of this community refer to themselves as brahmins. The name daivadnya refers to an occupation of astrology that may have been practiced in the past. Brahmin traditions include style of clothing and practice of the thread ceremony; much like Bengali Brahmins and Saraswat Brahmins the Daivadnya diet commonly includes fish. As a whole, historically the community has been very well-educated and many have played prominent roles in Indian (especially Bombay) society.
[edit] Common Surnames
- Achrekar
- Anvekar
- Chachad
- Ghosalkar
- Hate
- Karekar
- Kurdekar
- Mankame
- Mitkar
- Mohare
- Murkute
- Nagwekar
- Narkar
- Narvekar
- Palankar
- Pauskar
- Pawakar
- Pendurkar
- Pitale
- Potdar
- Raikar
- Revankar
- Shet
- Shirodkar
- Umrotkar
- Vernekar
[edit] Notable Daivadnya Individuals
- Chandrakala A. Hate
- Jagannath Sadashiva Hate, principal engineer for Ajwa lake near Vadodara
- Dr. J.B. Nagwekar, Professor Emeritus, Wayne State University, Detroit USA
- Dr. P.N. Nagwekar, Gynecologist, Baroda India
- Dr. Sudha Rao, Vice-Chancellor of Karnataka State Open University
- Jagannath Shankarshet
- Anandu Vernekar
[edit] References
[1882] Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency. Bombay: Printed at the Government Central Press. OCLC 32804202.
