Dravid (surname)

Dravid (Marathi: द्रविड) is a surname found in the Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin (DRB) community in the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Varanasi and Karnataka of India.[1][2][3][4]

Notable people

Rahul Dravid, former captain of Indian national cricket team
- Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel, an anthological biography about the Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid.
- List of awards and achievements of Rahul Dravid
Rajeshwar Shastri Dravid, an Indian writer, scholar, grammarian and translator of Sanskrit literature.

Notes

The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95. Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1974. p. 30.
"Meet Rahul Sharad Dravid". Times of India. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
"Why Rahul Dravid was a complete khadoos". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
Pran Nath Chopra (1982). Religions and communities of India. Vision Books. p. 54.

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