Chitpavan

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noun

A member of a Brahmin community of Konkan in western India.

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nounChitpavan (plural Chitpavans or Chitpavan)

plural Chitpavans · alternative Chitpawan

  1. A member of a Brahmin community of Konkan in western India.

    Chitpavan derives from the Sanskrit ‘chit’ for mind, and ‘pavan’ for purified by fire.

    2023, Devika Rege, Quarterlife, Dialogue Books (2025), page 61
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