Patangay

Patangay is a Marathi surname which originated India. This surname is a part of a community called Bhavsar kshatriya.

Bhavsar Kshatriya Samaj, is a community of Kshatriyas (warriors).

According to the epics the legendary Parshuram, who was said to be an Avatar of Lord Vishnu, had vowed a vengeance against a community of warriors, where in the war he had wiped most of the warriors, off the earth. This scenario had worried two young princes Bhavsingh and Sarsingh from Saurashtra who had foreseen their dynasty ending.

As the mythological period died, there was a certain period of civilization wherein there was cultural and economic stability in ancient India.

In the meantime apart from being at the royal service, a few members from the community started developing skills in stitching and dyeing clothes. These skills enabled them to grow as professional artisans and in turn Royal Tailors & Dress Designers. These artisans had to travel a lot as their skills were well known throughout the nation. That was how they settled down across the country adapting to the culture of the area where they settled down, yet maintaining their own. They could flourish just because they could adapt to any kind of situation and adopt the profession that was the need of time.

So as the sub community “Patangay” also survived by adapting these skills, Patangay community is also famously know as Ranreez.

The term Gotra is used in this context. Gotra is applied to an ancestor or an originator through whom a particular family, rather a race of humans originated.

According to the Hindu Ancestry there are in all eight Rishis who were the originators of their Clan. They were as follows:

1.Agasthi
2.Atri
3.Bharadwaj
4.Gotam
5.Jamadaagni
6.Kashyap
7.Vashistha
8.Vishwamitra

Similarly the family Patangay, was started by the Rishi Atri.

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