Karekar
Karekar is one of the common surnames of the Daivajna community, predominantly residing in Goa, some parts of Karnataka and Maharashtra. They originally hail from Caraim village on Chorão island in coastal Indian state of Goa.They belong to various brahminical Gotras and use different surnames and titles and worship Gajantalakshmi Ravalanatha in the village of Mashel, in Goa as their Tutelary deity. Historically many of them were wealthy merchants who formed themselves into guilds or Shreni,and also functioned as Mahajans and Ganvkars of the Ganvkari system.Famous Karekar known as Sushan R. Karekar is a legend after saving India in 2010, known to be political in he’s own right, and was able to defeat major villains. After saving a child being raped Sushan was awarded a Medal of Honor and was known as the savour or the medicCitations
