Dalvi

Family name

The Dalvi is an Indian surname derived from the name of a clan found among the Saraswat Brahmin, Maratha, Koli and Pathare Prabhu communities of Maharashtra.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

People with the name

  • John Dalvi (1920–1974), Indian Army officer
  • Datta Dalvi, Indian politician
  • Jaywant Dalvi (1925–1994), Indian Marathi-language writer
  • Jaswantarao Dalvi, ruler of Palval, a small principality under the Sultanates of Deccan (1662)[8]
  • Madhav Dalvi (1925–2012), Indian cricketer
  • Michael Dalvi (born 1945), Indian cricketer, son of John Dalvi
  • Shireen Dalvi, Indian journalist
  • Sudhir Dalvi (born 1939), Indian actor
  • Tushar Dalvi, Indian actor

References

  1. ^ Commercial & general directory of C. P. & Berar.
  2. ^ Bhanu, B. V. (2004). People of India: Maharashtra. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 9788179911013.
  3. ^ Hassan, Syed Siraj ul (1989). The Castes and Tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 9788120604889.
  4. ^ India's Communities. Oxford University Press. 1998. ISBN 9780195633542.
  5. ^ Bombay (India State) (1885). Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency ... Government Central Press.
  6. ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmadnagar. Government Central Press. 1884. p. 197. Dalvi Koli.
  7. ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Tha'na (2 pts.). Government Central Press. 1882.
  8. ^ Karandikar, Shivaram Laxman (1969). The Rise and Fall of the Maratha Power. Sitabai Shivram Karandikar.