Jedhe

Jedhe is a Deshmukh sub clan of the Maratha caste in Maharashtra, India.

The village of Kari, in modern Bhor taluka was the capital of the Jedhe Deshmukh.[1]

Moreover, the Jedhe were the pioneer house of Deshmukh among Marathas who supported Shivaji's kingdom and helped the Maratha Empire grow in its early stages.[2]

Jedhe
जेधे
CountryIndia
Current regionBhor
Place of originKari, Bhor, Pune, Maharashtra, India
FounderKanhoji Jedhe
SeatKari
TitlesDeshmukh
Members
Estate(s)Rohid Khora estate

Jedhe Shakawali (chronology) and Jedhe Karina (statement) are their family records which is now regarded as the genuine evidence for many historical events.

Notable people

  • Kanhoji Jedhe, 17th-century Marathi warrior
  • Keshavrao Jedhe, political leader also one of the founding member of PWPI[3]
  • Sakaram Jedhe, industrialist, he also one of three brothers of Keshavrao jedhe
  • Gulabrao Jedhe, elected as member of parliament from Baramati, Pune by Indian National Congress

.[4]

  • Mrunalini Balekundri, decorated military officer
  • Ayush Jedhe, entrepreneur

See also

References

  1. Setumadhava Rao Pagdi (1974). Chhatrapati Shivaji. Continental Prakashan.
  2. R. P. Patwardhan; Hugh George Rawlinson (1978). Source book of Maratha history. K. P. Bagchi.
  3. Hiroyuki Kotani (1997). Caste system, untouchability, and the depressed. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7304-204-1. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  4. Hiroyuki Kotani (1997). Caste system, untouchability, and the depressed. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7304-204-1.
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