Deshmukh

Deshmukh , Hindi देशमुख , "mouth (or head) of the country", is a historical honorary title and an office in the Dechan of India, especially among the Marathas . Deshmukh denotes a kind of mayor and large landowner, corresponding to the Chowdhury of northern India. Through military services and levies in their district, they were able to rise to the position of sardar ("leader, boss").

Name bearer

Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh (1896–1982), Indian tax officer, Minister of Finance 1951–1957
Durgabai Deshmukh (1909-1981), Indian activist
Riteish Deshmukh (* 1978), Indian actor in the Bollywood film industry
Vilasrao Deshmukh (1945–2012), Indian politician

Individual evidence

↑ Richard Maxwell Eaton: A Social History of the Deccan, 1300-1761 . ( New Cambridge History of India , Volume I.8) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2005, p. 188; Stewart N. Gordon: The Marathas, 1600-1818 . ( New Cambridge History of India , Volume II.4) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1993, p. 34

[1] Richard Maxwell Eaton: A Social History of the Deccan, 1300-1761 . ( New Cambridge History of India , Volume I.8) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2005, p. 188; Stewart N. Gordon: The Marathas, 1600-1818 . ( New Cambridge History of India , Volume II.4) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1993, p. 34