Abhyankar Explained

Abhyankar is a surname native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. Abhyankar surname is found among Chitpavan Brahmin community.^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

Abhyankar is a Sanskrit word which means One who removes fears.

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include:

• Anand Abhyankar (1963–2012), Indian film, television and theatre actor
• Anupama Gokhale (born Anupama Abhyankar in 1969), Indian chess player
• Moreshwar Vasudeo Abhyankar (1886–1935), Indian lawyer and freedom fighter
• Sanjeev Abhyankar (born 1969), Indian classical vocalist
• Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar (1930–2012), Indian-American mathematician
  • Abhyankar's conjecture
  • Abhyankar's inequality
  • Abhyankar's lemma
  • Abhyankar–Moh theorem

See also

• Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders

Notes and References

1. Book: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency ..., Volume 15, Part 1; Volume 18, Part 1. 1885. abhyankar chitpavan.. Government Central Press. 101.
2. Book: Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, a Study in Social Democracy. Intellectual Publishing House. 1982. 105. G. S.Lokhande.