Chitpavan Brahmins

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Chitpavan Brahmins are a Maharashtrian Brahmin community historically prominent in western India, noted for their major political influence during the Maratha Empire and their significant contributions to education, administration, and social reform.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brahmin community
ethno-religious community
social group
alsoKnownAs Chitpavan Brahmins
surface form: Konkanastha Brahmins
associatedDynasty Peshwa dynasty of the Maratha Empire
surface form: Peshwa dynasty
associatedWith Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Dhondo Keshav Karve
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Gopal Krishna Deodhar
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Nana Fadnavis
Baji Rao I
surface form: Peshwa Baji Rao I

Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
Madhav Rao I
surface form: Peshwa Madhavrao I

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Vinoba Bhave
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
Vishnu Shastri Bapat
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
surface form: Vishnu Shastri Khandekar

Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade
casteCategory Brahmins
surface form: Brahmin
country India
culturalInfluence Maharashtrian nationalist politics
Maharashtrian social reform movements
Marathi journalism
Marathi literature
educationLevel historically high
ethnicity Marathi
historicalRegion Konkan
western India
knownFor administration
education
journalism
literary contributions in Marathi
modernist social thought in Maharashtra
participation in Indian nationalism
social reform
language Marathi
migrationPattern urban migration to Mumbai
urban migration to Pune
notableHistoricalRole administrative service under the Peshwas
political influence in the Maratha Empire
periodOfProminence 18th century
19th century
early 20th century
politicalCenter Pune
region Maharashtra
religion Hinduism
roleInColonialPeriod collaboration with British administration
participation in anti-colonial movements
socialReformInvolvement campaigns against social evils in Maharashtra
widow remarriage
women's education
socialStatus upper caste
subcasteOf Brahmins
surface form: Maharashtrian Brahmins
traditionalOccupation administration
priesthood
varna Brahmin

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Peshwa associatedDynasty Chitpavan Brahmins
Balaji Vishwanath ethnicGroup Chitpavan Brahmins
this entity surface form: Chitpavan Brahmin
Tapibai Tilak memberOf Chitpavan Brahmins
this entity surface form: Chitpavan Brahmin community
Tapibai Tilak ethnicity Chitpavan Brahmins
this entity surface form: Chitpavan Brahmin
Bhat family ethnicity Chitpavan Brahmins
this entity surface form: Chitpavan Brahmin
Bhat family subcaste Chitpavan Brahmins
this entity surface form: Chitpavan
Bhat family culturalIdentity Chitpavan Brahmins
this entity surface form: Marathi Brahmin
Nana Phadnavis familyBackground Chitpavan Brahmins
this entity surface form: Chitpavan Brahmin
Chitpavan Brahmins alsoKnownAs Chitpavan Brahmins
this entity surface form: Konkanastha Brahmins