The Dalvi is an Indian surname derived from the name of a clan found among the Saraswat Brahmin, Maratha, Koli and Pathare Prabhu communities of Maharashtra.
People with the name
- John Dalvi (1920–1974), Indian Army officer
- Datta Dalvi, Indian politician
- Jaywant Dalvi (1925–1994), Indian Marathi-language writer
- Jaswantarao Dalvi, ruler of Palval, a small principality under the Sultanates of Deccan (1662)
- Madhav Dalvi (1925–2012), Indian cricketer
- Michael Dalvi (born 1945), Indian cricketer, son of John Dalvi
- Shireen Dalvi, Indian journalist
- Sudhir Dalvi (born 1939), Indian actor
- Tushar Dalvi, Indian actor
References
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- Hassan, Syed Siraj ul (1989). The Castes and Tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 9788120604889.
- India's Communities. Oxford University Press. 1998. ISBN 9780195633542.
- Bombay (India State) (1885). Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency ... Government Central Press.
- Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmadnagar. Government Central Press. 1884. p. 197.
Dalvi Koli.
- Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Tha'na (2 pts.). Government Central Press. 1882.
- Karandikar, Shivaram Laxman (1969). The Rise and Fall of the Maratha Power. Sitabai Shivram Karandikar.