Savji Community

Also referred to as Somvanshya Sahasrarjun Kshatriya or SSK Samaj, we are a Kshatriya community concentrated in districts bordering Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. We are also known as Pategars or Patkar or Khatris. We are found in significant numbers in Hubli, Gadag, Harihar, Belgaum, Gulbarga and Bangalore in Karnataka, Armoor, Warangal, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Sangareddy and Hyderabad/Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh and Pune, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Sholapur, Yeola, Nasik, Sinnar, Sangamner in Maharastra. We are staunch martial Hindus. While men in our community append the word 'Sa' to their names as a term of respect (BhavanSa), women add 'Bai'. e.g 'Saraswati Bai'.