Bendre

Bendre (also Bendrey) is an Indian surname native to the state of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa.^[1] Typically it is found in the Marathi Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP),^[2] Chitpavan Brahmin^[3] and Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin (DRB) communities.^[4]

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, a Bollywood actress and model

References

1. Kr̥ṣṇappa (1997). D.R. Bendre. Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies, University of Mysore. pp. 1–2.
2. Payal Kamat (2010-06-09). "Goldie Bhel's Maha Mantra". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 2020-03-01. Sonali's [Sonali Bendre]'s family is CKP...
3. Amur, G.S. (1994). Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre (Ambikatanayadatta). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 7. ISBN 9788172015152.
4. 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.