Phatak (surname) explained

Pathak is a surname used by Hindu Brahmin communities in North and Western India.^{[1] [2] [3]}

People

• Ashutosh Phatak, Indian music composer
• Balkrishna Phatak, war secretary during the Peshwai
• Deepak B. Phatak (b. 1948), Indian computer scientist
• Chimnaji Phatak, aide-de-camp during the Peshwai
• Jairaj Phatak, Indian IAS officer
• Narahar Raghunath Phatak (1893–1979), Indian biographer and literary critic
• Ramachandra Krishanji Phatak (1917–2002), Marathi music composer and singer
• Ravindra Phatak, Indian politician for Shiv Sena

People groups

• Phatak, a clan of the Ahir kshatriya community

Notes and References

1. Book: Rānaḍe . Sadāśiva Bhāskara . Sadashiv Ranade . Citpāvana Kauśika gotrī Phāṭaka-kula-vr̥ttānta . . 1982 . 1st . Marathi.
2. Book: Citpāvana Kauśika gotrī Phāṭaka-kula-vr̥ttānta . 2014 . Phatak Committee . . Marathi. 2nd . The Phatak Family Genealogy belonging to the Chitpavan Kaushik Gotra.
3. Web site: Phatak Family Portal . phatak.info . 10 August 2021.