Bendre (also Bendrey1) is a surname native to the state of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa.2 Typically it is found in the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP),13 Chitpavan Brahmin4 and Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin (DRB) communities.5
Notable people with the surname include:
- D. R. Bendre, a poet of the Navodaya period of Kannada language
- V.S. Bendrey, an eminent Indian historian of medieval and early modern period
- N. S. Bendre, an Indian artist and one of the founder members of Baroda Group
- Sonali Bendre, Indian actress and model
References
References
- "The Illustrated Weekly of India, issue 3, volume 91". The Illustrated Weekly of India. 91 (3). Bennett, Coleman & Company: 8. July 1970.
There are renowned C.K.P. historians, too, like V. C. Bendre[Bendrey]. His Sambhaji Charitra has won the Maharashtra State Award.
- Kr̥ṣṇappa (1997). D.R. Bendre. Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies, University of Mysore. pp. 1–2.
- Payal Kamat (2010-06-09). "Goldie Bhel's Maha Mantra". Mid-Day.
Sonali's [Sonali Bendre]'s family is CKP...
- Amur, G.S. (1994). Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre (Ambikatanayadatta). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 7. ISBN 9788172015152.
- Ram Chatterjee (1990). Bendré: The Painter and the Person. Bendré Foundation for Art and Culture & Indus Corporation. p. 4.
Nana [N. S. Bendre], as he was known to close friends and family members, was born on August 21, 1910, in a Deshastha Brahmin (Rigvedi) family, whose family deity is Narasimha.