Lokhande
The Lokhande (Hindi: लोखंडे) is a clan (Gotra) found amongst the Koli,[1] Maratha,[2] Mang,[3] Mahar,[4] Ramoshi,[4] Brahmin,[5] mainly in the state of Maharashtra in India but it also appears in Indian states bordering Maharashtra. Lokhande means the person who deals with iron or ironmonger.[6]
| Lakhande लोखंडे | |
|---|---|
| Clan of Marathi speakings | |
| Ethnicity | |
| Location | |
| Demonym | Marathi people |
| Language | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Surnames | |
Notable
Notable people with the surname include:
- Ankita Lokhande, Indian actress
- Ashok Lokhande, Indian film, television and theatre actor
- Narayan Meghaji Lokhande, (1848–1897) father of trade union movement in India
- Sadashiv Lokhande, Indian politician
See also
References
- Ghurye, Govind Sadashiv (1957). The Mahadev Kolis. New Delhi, India, Asia: Popular Book Depot. pp. 260: Clans among Mahadev Kolis are Kashke, Kavadare, Kavara, Kaveru, Kede, Kekare, Khamase, Khamkar, Kilabile, Kondavale, Kondhavade, Kothe, Ladake, Lilake, Lokhande, Malhari, Mandave, Mangate, Mange, Masale, Mate.
- Enthoven, Reginald Edward (1990). The Tribes and Castes of Bombay. New Delhi, India, Asia: Asian Educational Services. pp. 149: MARATHA BHAVSARS found in the Deccan claim to have come into the Presidency about seventy or eighty years ago from Mungi-Paithan, about fifty miles north-east of Ahmednagar. They have no sub-divisions. Their commonest surnames are Banchhod, Lale, Lokhande, Modgare and Parpati, those bearing the same sur- name do not intermarry. The names in common use among men are Bháu, Ráma, Sakhárám, Thamáji and Vithoba, and among women Gita, Lahani, Rama, Rambai and Thaku. They speak Marathi. ISBN 978-81-206-0630-2.
- Karve, Irawati Karmarkar; Damle, Yashwant Bhaskar (1963). Group Relations in Village Community. New Delhi, India, Asia: S.M. Katre. pp. 7: There were four families all belonging to the clan of Lokhande among the Mang dalit caste.
- Valunjkar, T. N. (1966). Social Organization, Migration and Change in a Village Community. New Delhi, India, Asia: Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute. pp. 24: Three clans, Sartape (also known as Bansode), Chavan and Lokhande belonging to Mahar, Ramoshi and Mang castes respectively were the native.
- Robertson, Alexander (1938). The Mahar Folk: A Study of Untouchables in Maharastra. New Delhi, India, Asia: Y. M. C. A. Publishing house. pp. 54: Surnames borne by Mahars and Brahmans are such as Chitale, Gadre, Joshi, Lokhande, Tambe.
- Lau, Annie Christine (2000). South Asian Children and Adolescents in Britain: Ethno-cultural Issues. New Delhi, India, Asia: Whurr Publications. pp. 9: Lokhande meaning the family who deals with iron or ironmonger. ISBN 978-1-86156-127-5.
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