Chitpavan is a subdivision of the Maharashtri brahmins, who were one of the five southern brahmin groups (Pancha Dravida).
Jatis were traditional Indian society's endogamous groupings, whose rank was defined by the group's hereditary profession.
Even brahmins, whose duty has been to serve as priests, scholars, and teachers, were subjected to this kind of discrimination.
The Chitpavan brahmins live mostly in western Maharashtra, especially along the coast and in the Poona area.
Although they were never in large numbers, they were historically important as the Maratha kings' chief ministers (peshwas) and for producing some of the greatest characters in India's independence movement, including M. G. Ranade, G. K. Gokhale, B. G. Tilak, and V. D. Savarkar.
This tribe of brahmins is also known as the Konkanastha since they lived mostly around the Konkan coast.
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