Re: What titles landlords and rich people carry?
In maharashtra Landlords are known as Patil!
In same manner few maharashtrian landlords carry title of Deshmukh while few carry Inamdar.
The patil is common all over maharashtra and every village has atleast one patil…Though Patil is now used as last name by lot of marathis …In last few years Patil became common last name of Dalits(backward class hindus) .
The muslim version of Patil is patel and still used by lot of land owning muslims…
In same manner muslim businessmen who have accumulated a generous ammount of wealth are known as “SETH” specially memon businessmen …and some muslim businessmen just add Bhai to their name…
What title Landlords and rich folks of your area carry?
Wadera (Though the word literally means elder ones) and in old times not a Wadera might not be holding lands and all that. But with the passage of time, this term is not refers to Land Lords.