User:Wikivik/Rangnekar

Rangnekar family name has its history derived from the original kerikars (from the village "keri") in goa. The name Rangnekar appears to have been conferred by the Great Maratha King Shivaji Maharaj and his mother Jija Mata as a recognition for successfully defending the Rangan Fort in Sindhudurg and remaining loyal to the King while the King was in captivity in agra fort by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and many of the King's men had committed treason and betrayed the King.

Some of the noted Rangnekars are listed as below:

== Cricketeer ==

Khandu Rangnekar

== Management Guru ==

Sharu Rangnekar

== Politician ==

Ahilya Rangnekar

== Professor ==

Prof. S.B. Rangnekar (Economics Teacher of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh)

== Journalist & Editor ==

D.K. Rangnekar