User:Rajendra.kalbhor

Hitory of Kalbhor Family
Nigdi villege of kalbhor family. Kalbhor is the surname of the people belonging to 96 Kuli Maratha caste of Hinduism in India. Their ancestors originated in Rajasthan and had the surname of "Chauhan". The migrated after a war between Rajpoot and Mugal and settled in various parts of the country in order to protect themselves.

In the 14th century, the Chauhans settled in Maharatra. Their basic profession was farming. They resides Pal- Satara, Loni-Kalbhor, Nigdi, Akurdi etc. In the 15th century, a farmer in Nigdi found a statue of the goddess, Khanderaya alais Khandhoba, which was assumed to be a blessing from the goddess and the people started using a new surname, "Kalbhor".

In Ranjeet Desai's book on Shivaji Maharaj, the reference to Pandits from Pali is mentioned, which provides proof of the existence of Kalbhors in Pali in the 17th century.