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Dravid (Marathi: द्रविड) is a surname found in the Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin community in the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka, India. It’s also found amongst the Vadama Iyers of Tamil Nadu.

Notable people

  • Rahul Dravid (born 1973), former captain of the Indian national cricket team
  • Rajeshwar Shastri Dravid (1899-1950), Indian writer, scholar, grammarian and translator of Sanskrit literature

Notes

  1. The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95. Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1974. p. 30.
  2. "Meet Rahul Sharad Dravid". Times of India. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
  3. "Why Rahul Dravid was a complete khadoos". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. Pran Nath Chopra (1982). Religions and communities of India. Vision Books. p. 54.
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