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Desai(Marathi:देसाई) is an administrative title and surname〔(Also, "Mahr. ''deśāī''; in W. and S. India a native official in charge of a district, often held hereditarily; a petty chief." Henry Yule, ''Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases'', pp. 292, 306. )〕 derived from the Sanskrit words deśa 'land' and svamin 'lord.' 'Desai' is a surname attributed to Hindus who were feudal lords and revenue collectors. Other people with the Desai surname are usually of the Brahmin or Vaishnav,Maratha,Vanik, CKP, Anavil sub-caste and Veerashaivas(Lingayats) in Karnatka. They could also belong to the Nagar Brahmin sub-caste; and some Patels and Reddys also have the surname 'Desai''.The surname is also prevalent in regions of South Bihar and Chhatisgarh as a surname of Kurmis. Some people were sometimes honored with the title 'Desai' when serving as revenue collectors during the Mughal Empire in the Western Indian regions of Gujarat & also in some regions of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Konkan, Karnataka and Goa. In the Konkan region, the titular Desai surname is attached to another family name or the name of the village, e.g. Sawant Desai (primarily of Sawantwadi), Rane Sardesai, Raut Desai, Gawas Desai, Naik Desai, Vrishin Desai. In the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, the titular 'Desai' surname is used even today by the descendants of the ministers of the Palegar (Rajas) and they belong to the Nandavarika Niyogi Brahmin sub-caste. ==People== Notable people with the surname Desai: *Morarji Desai – Prime Minister of India (1977–79) *Mahadev Desai – Secretary to Mahatma Gandhi *Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai – Economist *Manmohan Desai – Director *Prachi Desai – Actress *Bindu Desai – Actress *Krutika Desai – Actress *Anoop Desai – American singer *C. D. Desai – Banker and philatelist *Anita Desai – Author, mother of author Kiran Desai *Kiran Desai – Author *Krishna Desai – CPI politician *Padma Desai – Economist *Dr. Umedram Lalbhai Desai – Physician *Ebrahim Desai – Islamic scholar *Gopaldas Ambaidas Desai – Politician and former Prince of Dhasa *Bhairavi Desai – American labor union leader *Leela Desai – Actress *Vaishali Desai – Actress and model *Ramakant Desai - Cricket player, India's first fast bowler *Renu Desai – Actress *Ravish Desai – Actor *S. T. Desai – Chief Justice of Gujarat *Tina Desai – Actress *Nitin Chandrakant Desai-art director *Subhash Desai-Shivsena leader *Ranjit Desai-Popular marathi writer 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Desai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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