Godbole

Godbole is a surname from Kokanastha Brahmins or Chitpavan Brahmins from Western Maharashtra (Western Coast of India).

God'bo'leGod - Sweet/Goodbole - talkGodbole - Sweet/Good talker

Kuladeivat: "Shree Vyadeshwara" - Guhagar"Shree Durga Devi" - Guhagar"Shree MahaLaxmi' - Kolhapur"Shree Meruling' -

Godboles may have origins dating thousands of years ago from devache gothane, guhagar, pawas, ganpati pule and various other parts of the great Maharashtrian Konkan coast.Now, there are a large number of them in Mumbai and Pune as well as other places. There is a book written on the Godbole family, lineage, migration, genetics, origins, etc

"Gotra""Koushik" Reference: http://www.kokanastha.com/htm/koushik.htm

Mother Tongue - MarathiMost Godbole's speak Hindi and English.

Religion - Hindu

Country - India

State - Maharashtra (Great Western State of India - Capital - Mumbai/Bombay)

Myth - Godbole's are decendents of the Lord Parshuram (6th avatar of Vishnu) who are Chitpavan brahmins who became warriors to fight against injustice

"Godbole was Gadbole"The Surname was found in history as Gad (not God) GadBole. This was a post in the Army, these are snipers, when they found the enemy around, their duty to give the information to fort (gad).

Godbole's were also Sardar's (Military Generals and Strategists) in the court of the Peshwas (Rulers of the Great Maratha Empire).

Godbole family may include descendants of Caucasian people from the Ashkenaz area and Scythian immigrants into India who were Hindus at the time of migration (approx 5000 years ago). They are generally fair and have light eye color. Godboles have absolutely no connection whatsoever with Arabs or the British.