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Charan title & surname

Gadhavi is an honorific title of the Charans of Gujarat. In earlier times, as some Charans were owners or governors of forts, i.e. Gadh, they came to be known as Gadhavi. It is synonymous with Charan and is used as a surname. It is also spelled as Gadhvi or Gadvi.

Etymology

The word Gadhavi has been derived from semi-Prakrit and semi-Sanskrit words Gadha (fort) and Pati (master), i.e. keeper of a fort. Masters of fort were called Gadhapati which changed to Gadhavi through the Prakrit Gadha-vai.

Notable people

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References

  1. Avikunthak, Ashish (2022-02-03). Bureaucratic Archaeology: State, Science and Past in Postcolonial India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-316-51239-5. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-03-26. Gadhvi is an honorific title for a bardic caste of Gujarat called the Charans—a non-mendicant upper caste (not, however, Brahmins or Kshatriya) who have exerted considerable influence on the local polity since medieval times.
  2. Lal, R. B. (2003). Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7991-104-4. Archived from the original on 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2022-03-26. The Charan are also called Gadhvi. As they were owners of Ghadh's (forts) in olden days, they are also known as Gadhvi.
  3. Meghani, Zaverchand Kalidas (2003). A Ruby Shattered: A Collection of Love-legends in Folk-balladry Form of Saurashtra. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-03-26. GADHAVI: The governor of a fort (litt.). Charans were earlier known as Gadhavis.
  4. Tambs-Lyche, Harald (1996-12-31). Power, Profit, and Poetry: Traditional Society in Kathiawar, Western India. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7304-176-1. Archived from the original on 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2022-03-26. Gadhavi is synonymous with Charan; it is also Mamodiya's surname, and a common one within the caste.
  5. Krishan, Dr Gopal; India.), M. Haque (Senior Technical Assistant, Anthropological Survey of; Mukherjee, A. (1994). Morphogenetic Variation: A Comparative Profile of Three Tribes of Gujarat. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-13-9. Archived from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-03-26. It is also said that the title 'Gadvi' is applied to Charans because they were often the owner of 'Gadhas' (forts).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Prāci-jyotī; Digest of Indological Studies. 1990. p. 70. Archived from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
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