Marathi Brahmins, are communities native to the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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10 Facts About Marathi Brahmins
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The Brahmin subcastes that come under Maharashtra Brahmins include Deshastha, Chitpavan, Saraswat, Karhade, and Devrukhe.
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The Deshastha Marathi Brahmins are considered the original Marathi Brahmins of Maharashtra, with communities such as the Chitpavan being thought of as migrants from other areas.
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The ritually upper castes in Maharashtra i e Marathi speaking brahmins, CKPs and Saraswat Brahmins oppressed their widows by preventing widow remarriages until the late 20th century unlike ritually lower castes like Marathas and others.
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For example, from 1827 to 1848, in the Elphinstone institutes of Bombay, out of 152 matriculating students, 16 were Marathi Brahmins, 12 were Shenvi Saraswats, 71 were Prabhus, 28 were Parsis and 25 belonged to lower castes.
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Marathi Brahmins encouraged this by writing comprehensive discussions on the urgent need for these three sub-castes to intermarry and dine together.
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Maharashtrian Marathi Brahmins have played a significant role in the Hindu nationalist movement.
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Jaffrelot thinks that Marathi Brahmins are still resented by the Marathas and Dalits of Maharashtra despite no longer having much political power.
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Marathi Brahmins suffered from serious physical violence as well as economic violence in the form of looting.
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Deshastha Marathi Brahmins are considered the original Marathi Brahmins of Maharashtra, with communities such as the Chitpavan being thought of as migrants from the Middle East.
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