Gokhale
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Gokhale is an Indian surname typically found in the western state of Maharashtra[1] amongst Chitpavan Kokanastha Brahmins.[2] The supposed origin of the Gokhale clan was in the small coastal town of Velneshwar about 10km from Guhagar and 50km from Chiplun in the Konkan region.[citation needed] The etymology of the word is accepted to be from Marathi gokhla, meaning "round window", originally from Sanskrit gavākşa. (Gavākşa can be rendered: go "cow" + akşa "eye"), literally "cow-eye", but also used as a synonym for a window.[citation needed]
- Gopal Krishna Gokhale, a leader in in the Indian independence struggle
- Vikram Gokhale, an actor
- Mohan Gokhale, an actor
- Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, an institute
