Salunkhe

Salunkhe is the surname of a prominent Maratha clan, mostly from Maharashtra and neighbouring states in India.

Titles associated with the Salunkhe group include Sardar, Naik, Sarkar, Deshmukh, and Patil.[1]

Origin

The Salunkhes are descent from the Chalukyas.

References

Vidayanand Swami Shrivastavya; Birendra Kumar Vidyanand Shrivastavya (1952). Are Rajput-Maratha marriages morganatic?. Published by D.K. Shrivastavya, for Aitihasik Gaurav Grantha Mala.

Further reading

Prashant Kidambi (2007). The making of an Indian metropolis: colonial governance and public culture in Bombay, 1890-1920. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7546-5612-8.
Gujarat (India) (1984). Gujarat State gazetteers. Vol. 19. Directorate of Govt. Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State.
John Vincent Ferreira (1965). Totemism in India. Indian Branch, Oxford University Press.

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