- Patil
Patil is an
India n last name. It is predominantly used in the state ofMaharashtra ,Karnataka and parts of Andhra Pradesh. Patil is theMaratha title giving head. The native language of Patils could beMarathi ,Kannada and less commonlyTelugu andKonkani .The Mughals, Aadils and in the time of
Shivaji Maharaj, Patil was the title given to a person who was granted a territory of land. The granted territory is usually referred to as the patilki or Watan. The patil was in effect the ruler of the territory, as he was entitled to the collected taxes. Many Patils were warriors in theMaratha army. Patil is lastname in Maratha(Land owners ), Marathi Brahmins & people from Gujrath settled in North Maharashtra.Among prominent Patils were the Royal
Bhonsle (orBhosle ) family. Shivaji Maharaj's grandfatherMaloji Bhosle was a patil of villages near Daund (inPune ). Other prominent Patils included the RoyalGaikwad family were patils ofLalvan inMalegaon Taluka , the RoyalShinde family were patils of village Kanherkhed inSatara ), and most royal clans are Patils. So Maharashtra was and is currently dominated by Maratha Patils.The term PolicePatil was used by the East india Company, but it is not related to the Watandar Patils that were granted territory by Shivaji Maharaj or Mughals and Aadils.
Some notable Patil's in alphabetic order:
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Vasantdada Patil , former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
*R R Patil , Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
*Dilip Walse-Patil , Maharashtra MLA, and current Energy Minister
*D Y Patil , Educator and politician
*VijaySinha Mohite-Patil , currentHome Minister of India
*Shivraj Patil , currentHome Minister of India
*Harshavardhan Patil , Current Minister from maharashtra state.
*Jayant Patil ,Finance Minister of Maharashtra
*Rana JagjitSinha Patil , Minsister State of Maharashtra
*Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil ,Ex. Minister of India
*Shivajirao Nilangekar Patil , former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
*Nana Patil was elected to theLok Sabha in 1957 from northSatara constituency on the ticket of Communist Party of India. He was the first to give a speech inMarathi on the floor of Parliament
*Pratibha Patil , President of India since July 25, 2007
*Sandeep Patil ,Cricketer
*Smita Patil ,actress
*Suhas Patil , founder ofCirrus Logic
*Veerendra Patil , former Chief Minister ofKarnataka
*Vijay Patil , musician
*Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil ,Educationist & Visionary
*Bandu Patil (January 1, 1936 – August 23, 1988) , Olympic Gold medal Men's hockey 1964 - TokyoFor the
Harry Potter characters see:
*Padma Patil
*Parvati Patil
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