Savji

The Savji or Somvanshya Sahasrarjun Kshatriya or SSK Samaj are a Kshatriya community concentrated in the districts bordering Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. They are also referred to as Pategars or Khatris. They are mostly found in significant numbers in Hubli, Gadag, Harihar, Belgaum, Gulbarga and Bangalore in Karnataka, Armoor and Hyderabad/Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh, Pune, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Sholapur, Yeola, Nasik, Sinnar, Sangamner in Maharastra and in other parts of northern India, but less in number. Khatris found in Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema areas like Kodumur, Gudur, Kurnool and Nandyala.

There is a case pending in High court of AP to include them in BC-A category.http://hc.ap.nic.in/orders/wp_25815_2003.html

History

Maheswar in Madhya Pradesh was the capital of the illustrious ancestor Sri Somavamsha Sahasrarjun, also known as SahasraBahu or Kartaviya Arjun. Written accounts of Kartavira Arjun can be found in Mahabharata, Ramayana and the Puranas. He was a devotee of Dattatreya. Recent history is traced to Mandav Gadh in Madhya Pradesh (modern name being Mandu). Written accounts confirm that Savjis were rulers of Mandu and successfully withstood barbaric Muslim hordes for centuries. There's a temple of Sri Somavamsha Sahasrarjun in Maheshwar, MP, dating back to the early 2nd century. The temple was rebuilt in 13th century after withstanding Muslim attacks. (Please cite sources!)

Culture

Savji's are staunch martial Hindus with strong lineage of Emperors, Kings and renowned warriors. (Please cite the names of some kings !) The males append a "Sa" to their names as a term of respect. Example BhavanSa. The females append "Bai" to their names. Example "Saraswati Bai".

Language

Not unlike Marathi, Savji Bhasha appears to be an amalgam of Indic languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Marwari, Konkani and Kannada as well as Middle Eastern languages such as Persian and Arabic. Savji Bhasha is related to Dakhani.

It originated as the prototypical languages that existed in the Maheshwar region at time of their migration in early 1100 from that region. (Please cite sources)

ome common phrases

Typical Last Names

*Afre
*Arsid
*Akhnoor
*Aljapur
*Bhagat
*Badi
*Bakale
*Bakle
*Bankapur
*Barad
*Basude
*Bhandge
*Bhute
*Bidri
*Bojagiri
*Bochkar
*Billade
*Burbure
*Chavhan
*Chavan
*Chawande
*Chawadimani
*Chawla
*Choudhari
*Dagudu
*Dalbhanjan
*Danej
*Dani
*Damam
*Damji
*Darbi
*Dassu
*Dhalkari
*Dhondale
*Dhongadi
*Dhondi
*Diwan
*Golconda
*Gorak
*Gorale
*Gujarati
*Habib
*Hadgal
*Hamsagar
*Hanamsagar
*Harihar
*Hazare
*Irkal
*Jartarkar
*Jituri
*Jessu
*Kabadi
*Kadthan
*Kalburgi
*Kalpavruksh
*Kamlapure
*Katyare
*Kathare
*Katwe (Katwa)
*Kshatriya
*Kankarej
*Kudale
*Khanapure
*Khatri
*Khatwate
*Khoday
*Kolhapure
*Kodmur
*Kosandal
*Kukkar
*Lomite
*Magaji
*Magajikondi
*Malji
*Maitrani
*Metrani
*Megharaj
*Meharwade
*Mamidi
*Mengi
*Mengji
*Margue
*Marajkar
*Marati
*Miskin (also found in Svamina Bharadvaja gotra of Kashmiri Pandits, this word appears to have origins in the present day Middle East)
*Naikwad
*Nakod
*Pawar
*Patwekar
*Phulpagar
*Pujari
*Raibagi
*Rajoli
*Rangrej
*Raut
*Ratan
*Shalgar
*Sirigiri
*Sita
*Solanki
*Sonwane
*Sutare
*Sulegai
*Tagadghar
*Tambre
*Tanksali (Especially from Mudhol)
*Tavarej
*Tak
*Tikandar
*Tunk
*Turai
*Vaddey
*Vagale
*Vaidya
*Vishwanath
*Walvekar
*Zad
*ChauteSambar

External links

*http://www.ssksamaj.org/ (Global Portal for Somavanshiya Sahasrarjun Kshatriya Samaj)

*http://www.savji.com/ (Akhil Bharatiya SSK Samaj - Savji's in India)

*http://www.sskna.org/ (Savji's in North America)

*http://www.ssksca.co.in/ (SSK Sports and Cultural Association in Bangalore)