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Patil (Marathi: पाटील) (meaning "head" or "chief") is an Indian title or surname native to Maharashtra and Karnataka. Many Patils were warriors in the Maratha army.

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"Patil" is predominantly used by the Deccan, Vidarbha and Maratha people of Maharashtra and Lingayats of Karnataka. The native language of most Patils is predominantly either Marathi or Kannada. Traditionally, Patils had assistants such as the talati or kulkarni to assist them with the clerical work involved in the collection of revenue in their areas of control.

Etymology

'Patil' meant "chief of the village".

The word Patil could also have derived from 'Patilki'. 'Patu' means "clever", and "patta" means "chief". The person who established the village used to become Patil. Patil used to become known, because of village recognition. Patil was not a government post or self occupied post. Virtues and works of the person used to make him a Patil. Later on this post became hereditary. Patil became the Village King and later received Government honor, even after receiving many posts. The Sardars means "soldiers" who did not give up Patilship. In some places Patils are known as Goudar, Banakar, Patelru, Inamdhar and Mokaddam or 'Mukadam' meaning is Chief Man (King of Village).

A man who bought his relatives and opened land became the Patil or the village chief. He in essence, owned the village land and granted it to others. A Patil generally owned about 30-40 percent of land in the village. His job was to collect revenue from the entire village and submit it to the royal treasury. He not only acted as a revenue officer but as a judicial head in the village, as the chieftain of the village. Besides this the Patil was responsible for the defence of the village, tracing every crime in the village and provide protection to the village. The Patil was also awarded with rent free lands or "Inam" (reward). A Patil also received Patilkis (village chief rights).

Among prominent Patils were the Royal Bhonsle (or Bhosle) family. Shivaji Maharaj's grandfather Maloji Bhosle was a Patil of villages near Daund in Pune and verul (ellora) near Aurangabad.

The term "Police Patil" was used by the East India Company, but it is not related to the Watandar Patils that were granted territory by Shivaji Maharaj or Mughals and Aadils.

Religion

In Maharashtra, a majority of Patils belong to the Hindu religion, specifically 96 kuli Maratha caste or Suryavanshi Kshatriya caste Or Brahman. In Vidarbha, there are the Kunbi Patils (Maratha Kunbi) who belong to the Hindu religion.There are large number of Aagri people from Mumbai and Raigad region who are Patils. In South Maharashtra, North Karnataka and Southern Marathwada, a large number of Patils belong to Jain and Lingayat religion. Patil is a common surname in Maharashtra.

A large number of Patil belongs to Samvedi Brahman Community in North Kokan especially Coastal region of Vasai. They were granted patilki during peshva rule in Vasai. These patil's can be found in seven Gotra's.

Influence in society

Patils have predominant political powers in the state of Maharashtra and many hold important political offices in the state.

Patils can be seen behind growth of educational institutes across nation. Some notable examples are institutes established by Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil:Rayat Education Society, Padmashree.Dr.D.Y.Patil : DY Patil university, Vasantdada Patil : Padmbhooshan Vasantdada Patil Institute of Technology etc. Tejas Patil : Notable Businessman, owner of TAP franchise pvt. ltd Girish G Patil

Notable Patils

  • Pratibha Patil, Former President Of India
  • DJ Patil, Chief Data Scientist of the United States Office of Science and Technology Policy
  • B. J. Khatal-Patil, Former Maharashtra Cabinet Minister, Politician and Independence Activist
  • Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, was a social activist and educator in Maharashtra, India. A strong advocate of mass education, he founded the Rayat Education Society.
  • Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil - Jain by Religion.
  • Shivraj Patil, Former Home Minister of India
  • D. Y. Patil, Former Governor of Bihar
  • Smita Patil, Renowned Bollywood actress
  • Vasantdada Patil - Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra & Governor of Rajasthan
  • Balasaheb Vikhe Patil - Former member of Indian Parliament and member of Indian National Congress.
  • Gulabrao Patil - Former President Maharashtra state Congress and MP.
  • Shivajirao Nilangekar Patil, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
  • R R Patil, Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Home Minister of Maharashtra
  • Dilip Walse-Patil, Maharashtra MLA, and Former Finance Minister
  • Harshavardhan Patil, Ex Cabinet Minister for Sehkar from Maharashtra
  • Jayant Patil, Former Rular Development Minister of Maharashtra
  • Krantisinha Nana Patil was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1957 from north Satara constituency from Communist Party of India. He was the first to give a speech in Marathi on the floor of Parliament
  • Shalini Patil, is a politician and wife of Former Maharashtra Chief Minister, Vasantdada Patil.
  • Suhas Patil, founder of fabless semiconductor supplier company Cirrus Logic headquartered in Austin, Texas
  • Veerendra Patil, former Chief Minister of Karnataka
  • V.L. Patil, Politician and Independence Activist
  • R.A.Patil Bhagwat Police Patil of Govendgaon
  • Vishwas Patil, is an Indian author, historian and member of the Indian Administrative Service in Maharashtra. Well known for his work Panipat (novel about Third Battle of Panipat).
  • Bandu Patil (January 1, 1936 – August 23, 1988), Olympic Gold medal Men's hockey 1964 - Tokyo
  • Pratik Patil, Ex Minister of State for Mining & coal of India
  • Dinkar D. Patil, was a prominent Marathi film director, scriptwriter, and dialogue writer in Marathi film industry
  • Sandeep Patil, former Indian cricket player
  • Ganpat Patil,was a notable actor in Marathi movies and drama. He was nicknamed Nachya a traditional character in Marathi Tamasha's and Lavani's, due to his portrayal of this character.
  • Shivaji Lotan Patil, is an Indian film director. He bagged the 60th National Award for Best Director for his Marathi film Dhag
  • Anjali Patil, Theater and Bollywood actress
  • Bal Patil, was a Jain scholar, journalist, social activist and Jain minority status advocate from Mumbai, Maharashtra.
  • Vimla Patil, is an Indian journalist, author, activist, columnist, writer (books and features, speeches and research), event designe
  • Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil, is an Hindustani classical music vocalist.She belongs to the Gwalior gharana.
  • Krishna Patil, is an Indian mountaineer . She is known as the second youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest at an age of 19
  • Kailash Patil, is Indian football player playing for club ONGC FC.
  • Anuja Patil, is a cricketer from Kolhapur,Maharashtra played in Twenty20 Internationals for India.
  • Tukaram Dashrath Patil - Patil from Village Vilaspur, Dist. Osmanabad. Since 1944 to 1990. Have helped to get settled many villagers during earthquake of Latur in 1993 along with his sons Baburao Patil & Prabhakar Patil.
  • Swapnil Patil, is an Emirati cricketer.He played for the United Arab Emirates in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament.
  • Kavita Patil is an actress who played Sergeant Medawar in the American television show The Unit.
  • Vaibhav karnuk-Patil is a social activist of Maharashtra.
  • Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil is a former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
  • Pratik Prakashbapu Patil was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He is son of former Loksabha member Prakash-bapu Patil & also grandson of former chief minister of maharashtra Vasantdada Patil
  • Suryakanta Patil,was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. She represented the Hingoli & Nanded constituency.
  • Vivek Patil politician of the Peasants and Workers Party of India (शेतकरी कामगार पक्ष).[1] A three-time MLA in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  • Dinkar Patil Four times MLA from Tasgaon,Sangli,Maharashtra.Good contribution in irrigation facilities for Tasgaon.
  • Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil (born 11 April 1941) is the present Governor of Sikkim, India. He was a member of the 13th and 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Karad constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He is a former Indian Administrative Service officer.
  • Shivraj Patil- formerHome Minister of India and Defence Minister of India,
  • Veerendra Patil – former Chief Minister of Karnataka,
  • M. B. Patil – Minister for Water Resources, Government of Karnataka,
  • Babagouda Patil – Senior BJP Leader, former MP and Union Minister of Rural Areas & Employment,
  • Basangouda Patil – former Union minister of state for Railways and Textiles,
  • Dr Neeraj Patil – mayor of Lambeth.London,
  • H. K. Patil – Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka,
  • Sharan Prakash Patil – Minister for Medical Education, Government of Karnataka,
  • S. R. Patil - Ex Minister for Infrastructure, Information Technology, Biotechnology, Science and Technology, Planning and Statistics, Government of Karnataka,
  • B B Patil - Member of Parliament, Zahirabad (Lok Sabha constituency), Telangana,
  • Basavraj Madhavrao Patil - MLA, Ausa, Latur, and former Minister for Rural Development, Government of Maharashtra,
  • For the Harry Potter characters see:

  • Padma Patil
  • Parvati Patil
  • References

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