Dravid (surname)
Dravid (Marathi: द्रविड) is a surname found in the Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin community in the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka, India. A significant population has emigrated to Madhya Pradesh and Varanasi among other places.[1][2][3][4]
Notable people
- Rahul Dravid, former captain of the Indian national cricket team
- Rajeshwar Shastri Dravid, Indian writer, scholar, grammarian and translator of Sanskrit literature
Notes
- ^ The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95. Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1974. p. 30.
- ^ "Meet Rahul Sharad Dravid". Times of India. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
- ^ "Why Rahul Dravid was a complete khadoos". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Pran Nath Chopra (1982). Religions and communities of India. Vision Books. p. 54.