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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chitpavan Brahmin | 4 |
| Chitpavan | 1 |
| Chitpavan Brahmin community | 1 |
| Chitpavan Brahmins canonical | 1 |
| Konkanastha Brahmins | 1 |
| Marathi Brahmin | 1 |
Statements (60)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chitpavan Brahmin
this entity surface form:
Chitpavan Brahmin community
this entity surface form:
Chitpavan Brahmin
this entity surface form:
Chitpavan Brahmin
this entity surface form:
Chitpavan
this entity surface form:
Marathi Brahmin
this entity surface form:
Chitpavan Brahmin
this entity surface form:
Konkanastha Brahmins