Nikam Explained

Nikam is a last name found in Hindu Kshatriya Maratha, Kunbi, and kayastha communities of Maharashtra. The Kunbi Nikams are often called Maratha traders or Kunams or Kunbi vanis.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notables

• Yesaji Kank
• Raja Allashakti Nikumbha (Nikam)
• Sardar Vajoji Nikam, was Sardar of Chhatrapati Shahu I of Satara.
• Sardar Subhanji Nikam, was Sardar of Chhatrapati Shahu I of Satara.

See also

• Marathi people

Further reading

• Book: Sushil Mittal. Surprising bedfellows: Hindus and Muslims in medieval and early modern India. 20 May 2011. 2003. Lexington Books. 978-0-7391-0673-0.

Notes and References

1. Book: Pathak, Arunchandra S. . Maharashtra State Gazetteers:Ahmednagar. 1976. Director of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State. 201,245 .
2. Book: Thomas Edmund Farnsworth Wright. Oxford University Press. A dictionary of world history. 15 May 2011. 15 November 2006. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-920247-8. 401–.
3. Book: K. S. Singh. Anthropological Survey of India. India's Communities. 1998. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-563354-2. 1903. Kunbi[...]Bomle, Kadu, Wag, Baroda, Jane, Korde, Nikam, Dhole, Sete.