Nimbalkar
Nimbalkar is a Maratha clan descent from Nimbraj Parmar, direct descendant of Jagdeva Parmar. Nimbalkar derives its surname from the forest of Nimbalak in Phaltan taluka, Satara district, Maharashtra, India.[1]
Some Nimbalkars served as head of the deshmukhs (sardeshmukhs or sardars) during the period of the Deccan Sultanates[2] and Mughal empire.[3]
Notable people with the name include:
- B. B. Nimbalkar (1919–2012), Indian cricketer
- Bajaji Rao Naik Nimbalkar, Maratha statesman and Maharaja of Phaltan
- Omraje Nimbalkar (born 1983), Indian politician from Maharashtra
- Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar, former chairman of Maharashtra legislative council
- Sai Bhonsale (née Nimbalkar) (c. 1633 – 1659), first queen escort of Maratha Empire
References
- ^ Shivaram Shankar Apte (1965). Samarth Ramdas, life & mission. Vora. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ Kulkarni, G.T. (1992). "DECCAN (MAHARASHTRA) UNDER THE MUSLIM RULERS FROM KHALJIS TO SHIVAJI : A STUDY IN INTERACTION,PROFESSOR S.M KATRE Felicitation". Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. 51/52: 501–510. JSTOR 42930434.
- ^ Eaton, Richard M. (2005). The New Cambridge History of India: The Social History of Decca. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780521254847.