Desai Dynasty — Heirship Lineage
Vansh Vruksh (Ambo) — The succession lineage of the Desai Talukdars of Vasavad, documenting male heirship as per Hindu customary law
This lineage documents the male succession (heirship) of the Desai family as recorded in the traditional Ambo. As per the customary practices of the era in which this document was created, female family members are not represented in this record. This does not diminish their role in the family's life and legacy.
- Shri Meta Devji Desai(of Mangrol — earliest recorded ancestor)
- Shri Gangadhar Desai(Junagadh branch)
- Shri Gadadhar Desai(Vasavad branch — all Vasavad Desais descend from this line)
- Shri Devram Gadadhar Desai(Patriarch of the Vasavad Desai lineage)
- Shri Harakhchand Devram Desai(b. 1856)
- Shri Naghar Harakhchand Desai (Jadunath)
- Shri Rajaram Naghar Desai
- Shri Mandap Naghar Desai
- Shri Madhav Naghar Desai
- Shri Valabhai Naghar Desai
- Shri Harilal Naghar Desai(d. ~Samvat 1971 (~1915 CE))
- Shri Dayaram Harilal Desai
- Shri Prabhashankar Rajaram Desai (Nanubhai)(Last Ruler under British suzerainty)
- Shri Indrashankar Prabhashankar Desai (Lalbhai)(Recognized successor, 1968)
- Shri Hemendrakumar Indrashankar Desai (Kumarbhai)
- Manish Hemendrakumar Desai
- Deval Hemendrakumar Desai
- Minal Hemendrakumar Desai
- Shri Vyomesh Indrashankar Desai
- Rachit Vyomesh Desai
- Komal Vyomesh Desai
- Shri Manharlal Prabhashankar Desai
- Shri Karunashankar Prabhashankar Desai
- Shri Chandrakant Karunashankar Desai (Babubhai)
- Dharmesh Chandrakant Desai
- Rachit Chandrakant Desai
- Shri Manashankar Harilal Desai
- Shri Jagjivandas Harilal Desai
- Shri Chandar Harakhchand Desai (Kaka)
- Shri Vanaram Chandar Desai
- Shri Motilal Vanaram Desai
- Shri Manharlal Motilal Desai
- Darshankumar Manharlal Desai
- Dipakkumar Manharlal Desai
- Shri Harish Motilal Desai
- Bhogilal Harish Desai
- Shri Nandlal Chandar Desai
- Shri Goverdhanlal Nandlal Desai
- Manojkumar Goverdhanlal Desai (Aravind)
- Shri Ambaram Devram Desai(Branch 2)
- Shri Maharam Ambaram Desai
- Shri Dahyalal Maharam Desai
- Shri Ishvarlal Dahyalal Desai
- Shri Sevakram Ambaram Desai
- Shri Sevakram Devram Desai(Branch 3)
- Shri Bhailidas Sevakram Desai
- Shri Haribhai Bhailidas Desai
- Shri Harshad Haribhai Desai
- Shri Kamyashlal Harshad Desai(descendants)
- Shri Pankhidas Sevakram Desai(extensive sub-branches)
- Shri Nagadjivan Devram Desai (Prabhashankar De)(Branch 4)
- Shri Shrinivas Nagadjivan Desai
- Shri Natwarlal Shrinivas Desai
- Shri Keshavlal Shrinivas Desai
- Shri Amarnath Keshavlal Desai(descendants)
- Shri Ramanlal Shrinivas Desai
- Shri Aasharam Devram Desai(Branch 5)
- Shri Shankar Aasharam Desai
- Shri Chimanlal Shankar Desai
- Shri Dinkar Shankar Desai
- Shri Kailas Shankar Desai
- Shri Dahyabhai Aasharam Desai
- Shri Ambalal Dahyabhai Desai
- Maheshchandra Ambalal Desai
- Shri Narshibhai Devram Desai(Branch 6)
- Shri Dahyabhai Narshibhai Desai
- Shri Kamyabhai Dahyabhai Desai(etc.)
- Shri Baldevbhai Narshibhai Desai
- Shri Keshavlal Narshibhai Desai
- Shri Kamyalal Narshibhai Desai
- Shri Harjivandas Narshibhai Desai
- Shri Dahyabhai Narshibhai Desai(second line)
- Shri Vinayakbhai Dahyabhai Desai (Dhirajlal)(descendants)
Original Document
View the original handwritten Vansh Vruksh (Ambo) document from which this tree has been digitised.
Document Metadata
- Surname (Atak)
- Desai
- દેસાઈ
- Branch (Shakh)
- Khandhal
- ખાંધળ
- Gotra
- Gangyanas
- ગાંગ્યાનસ
- Veda
- Yajurveda
- યજુર્વેદ
- Nagdevta
- Mahadev
- મહાદેવ
- Kuldevta
- Shri Bhageshwari, Shri Palitana
- શ્રી ભાગેશ્વરી, શ્રી પાલીતાણા
- Estate
- Vasavad Taluka
- વાસાવડ
This heirship lineage is based on the “Vansh Vruksh (Ambo)” document maintained by the Desai family of Vasavad. The Ambo is the traditional genealogical record carried and updated by hereditary genealogists (Barots) for Vadnagara Nagar families.
Acknowledgement
The Vasavad Heritage Project gratefully acknowledges Shri Vyomesh Indrashankar Desai for preserving and contributing the original Vansh Vruksh (Ambo) document to the project. This four-page genealogical record, at least three decades old, has been carefully safeguarded by the family and is now digitised for perpetual preservation. His dedication to documenting and sharing the Desai family's heritage ensures that this lineage remains accessible to present and future generations.
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