Posted on: 14 November 2011

Deshastha Brahmins (Marathi: देशस्थ ब्राह्मण, Kannada: ದೇಶಸ್ಥ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರು) are the original and the oldest Hindu Brahmin sub-caste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra and some districts of northern Karnataka. The word Deshastha comes from the Sanskrit words Desha and Stha which mean inland or country and resident respectively. Fused together, the two words literally mean "residents of the country". Deshasthas belong to the Pancha Dravida Brahmins group. Over the millennia, the community produced the Sanskrit scholar BHAVABHUTI in the 8th century, the mathematician, Bhāskara II and the 13th century Varkari saint and philosopher, Dnyaneshwar. All of the Peshwas during Shivaji's reign were Deshasthas.

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Portrait of Sir T. Madhava Rao who was Diwan of Baroda. (born 1828, died 4 April 1891), Diwan of Baroda, a descendant of Deshastha Brahmins with the last name Tanjavarkar or Thanjavurkar.

Oil painting on canvas by Raja Ravi Varma - Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Baroda, Gujarat.


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Read more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deshastha_Brahmin

T Madhava Rao was the Dewan of Travancore. A statue of TMR is located opposite to the Kerala Secretariat.

T Madhava Rao was originally a "Tanjori marathi", those maharashtrians who migrated to Tanjore when Maratha kingdom was established there. "T" in T Madhavara Rao stands for Tanjore, his native place.

T Madhava Rao , was also actively connected to Mysore dynasty in cultural exchange between Tanjoore and Mysore ...

not only bhor,aundh, sangli and there were many more chieftains from deshastha Brahmin community and all peshwas at shivaji maharaj reign were deshastha brahmins,infact 7 out of 8 minister warriors were deshastha.which continued in kokanastha brahmin peshwa reign i feel all maharastrian BRAHMINS has contributed greatly in maratha empire MAHARAJA of jhansi was also Maharashtrian brahmin,THEN PESHWAS OF PUNE, and many more chiefstains.Maharastrian brahmins accepted call of duty and pick up swords and contributed with equal valour, bravery, dareness which maratha kshatriya community pocesses.