Most of us have heard the name of Bhaskar Pandit a Maratha-era nobleman bore the surname ‘Kolhatkar.’ Among the warrior Brahmin commanders during the Nagpurkar Bhosale period, Bhaskarram Kolhatkar held the highest rank. Bhaskarram, also known as Bhaskarpant Kolhatkar, descended 
The Shivarais were minted at various mints even post-humorously and circulated till the middle of the nineteenth century. This was the beginning of the Marathas and their Coins. The Shivrai coins were mainly round in shape. 