Wagle (surname)

Wagle is an Indian surname of Konkani origin. It is pronounced (with a retroflex sound). It is a surname mostly used by Goud Saraswat Brahman and Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins. It is also common in Nepal. The name also appears in Scandinavia, especially Norway, where it is pronounced differently.

Notable people

• Sunil Wagle - Founder of GREENCulture, Inc.
• Nikhil Wagle - Editor marathi news channel IBN LOKMAT.
• Manorama Wagle - Marathi stage and film actress
• Sachin Tendulkar's mothers maiden surname was Wagle, her family comes from Alibag in Maharashtra
• Narayan Wagle - Author and Editor from Nepal
• Utsav Wagle - Notable Software Engineer and Developer of LibInfo

John Wagle - one of the best guitar players of all time.

Other uses

Wagle Estate is an industrial area near Mumbai in the city of Thane, often considered a suburb of Mumbai.

Gotra

The Wagles belong to these gotras

• Bharadwaja - This gotra is common among Wagles from Ratnagiri and Nepal
• Kaundinya - This gotra is common among Wagles from North Canara

Wagle Ki Duniya

Wagle Ki Duniya (Wagle's World) (1988–90), a popular comedy TV series on national network, Doordarshan, made Wagle surname a household name. The serial was an adaptation of R K Laxman's "Common Man" cartoon series representing the quintessential common man, in the national newspaper The Times of India. Anjan Srivastav performed the lead role part of Mr. Wagle or Janardan Wagle, a bumbling sales clerk in a multinational and the...
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