Jedhe

Jedhe is a Deshmukh sub clan of the Maratha caste in Maharashtra, India.

The village of Kari, in modern Bhor taluka was the capital of the Jedhe Deshmukh.[1]

Moreover, the Jedhe were the pioneer house of Deshmukh among Marathas who supported Shivaji's kingdom and helped the Maratha Empire grow in its early stages.[2]

Notables
  • Kanhoji Jedhe, 17th-century Marathi warrior
  • Keshavrao Jedhe,[3] 20th-century political leader also one of the founding member of PWPI
  • Sakaram Jedhe, 20th- century industrialist, he also one of three brothers of Keshavrao jedhe
  • Gulabrao Jedhe, 20th-century elected as member of parliament baramati,pune by Indian National Congress

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  • Mrunalini Balekundri, 21st- century a decorated military officer is also a notable descendant
  • Ayush Jedhe, 21st- century entrepreneur also member of Students' Federation of India [affiliated to the Communist Party of India (Marxist)]
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See also

References
  1. Setumadhava Rao Pagdi (1974). Chhatrapati Shivaji. Continental Prakashan.
  2. R. P. Patwardhan; Hugh George Rawlinson (1978). Source book of Maratha history. K. P. Bagchi.
  3. Hiroyuki Kotani (1997). Caste system, untouchability, and the depressed. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7304-204-1. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  4. Hiroyuki Kotani (1997). Caste system, untouchability, and the depressed. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7304-204-1.
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