Lokhande Explained

The Lokhande (Hindi: लोखंडे) is a clan (Gotra) found amongst the Koli,^[1] Maratha,^[2] Mang,^[3] Mahar,^[4] Ramoshi, Brahmin,^[5] mainly in the state of Maharashtra in India but it also appears in Indian states bordering Maharashtra. Lokhande means the person who deals with iron or ironmonger.^[6]

Lakhande
Local Name:	लोखंडे
Type:	Clan of Marathi speakings
Ethnicity:	Koli people Maratha Brahmin Mang Mahars Ramoshi
Surnames:	Deshmukh Patil Nayak
Religion:	Hinduism
Language:	Koli Marathi Hindi English
Demonym:	Marathi people
Location:	Maharashtra Goa Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Notable

Notable people with the surname include:

• Ankita Lokhande, Indian actress
• Ashok Lokhande, Indian film, television and theatre actor
• Narayan Meghaji Lokhande, (1848–1897) father of trade union movement in India
• Sadashiv Lokhande, Indian politician

See also

• Marathi people

Notes and References

1. Book: Ghurye, Govind Sadashiv . The Mahadev Kolis . 1957 . Popular Book Depot . . 260: Clans among Mahadev Kolis are Kashke, Kavadare, Kavara, Kaveru, Kede, Kekare, Khamase, Khamkar, Kilabile, Kondavale, Kondhavade, Kothe, Ladake, Lilake, Lokhande, Malhari, Mandave, Mangate, Mange, Masale, Mate . en.
2. Book: Enthoven, Reginald Edward . The Tribes and Castes of Bombay . 1990 . . 978-81-206-0630-2 . New Delhi, India, Asia . 149: MARATHA BHAVSARS found in the Deccan claim to have come into the Presidency about seventy or eighty years ago from Mungi-Paithan, about fifty miles north-east of Ahmednagar. They have no sub-divisions. Their commonest surnames are Banchhod, Lale, Lokhande, Modgare and Parpati; those bearing the same sur- name do not intermarry. The names in common use among men are Bháu, Ráma, Sakhárám, Thamáji and Vithoba; and among women Gita, Lahani, Rama, Rambai and Thaku. They speak Marathi . en.
3. Book: Karve . Irawati Karmarkar . Group Relations in Village Community . Damle . Yashwant Bhaskar . 1963 . S.M. Katre . New Delhi, India, Asia . 7: There were four families all belonging to the clan of Lokhande among the Mang dalit caste . en.
4. Book: Valunjkar, T. N. . Social Organization, Migration and Change in a Village Community . 1966 . Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute . New Delhi, India, Asia . 24: Three clans, Sartape (also known as Bansode), Chavan and Lokhande belonging to Mahar, Ramoshi and Mang castes respectively were the native . en.
5. Book: Robertson, Alexander . The Mahar Folk: A Study of Untouchables in Maharastra . 1938 . Y. M. C. A. Publishing house . New Delhi, India, Asia . 54: Surnames borne by Mahars and Brahmans are such as Chitale, Gadre, Joshi, Lokhande, Tambe . en.
6. Book: Lau, Annie Christine . South Asian Children and Adolescents in Britain: Ethno-cultural Issues . 2000 . Whurr Publications . 978-1-86156-127-5 . New Delhi, India, Asia . 9: Lokhande meaning the family who deals with iron or ironmonger . en.