Dravid (surname)

Dravid (Marathi: द्रविड) is a surname found in the Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin community in the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Varanasi and Karnataka of India.[1][2][3][4]

Notable people

• Rahul Dravid, former captain of Indian national cricket team
  • Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel, an anthological biography about the Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid.
  • List of awards and achievements of Rahul Dravid
• Rajeshwar Shastri Dravid, an Indian writer, scholar, grammarian and translator of Sanskrit literature.

Notes

1. The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95. Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1974. p. 30.
2. "Meet Rahul Sharad Dravid". Times of India. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
3. "Why Rahul Dravid was a complete khadoos". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
4. Pran Nath Chopra (1982). Religions and communities of India. Vision Books. p. 54.