Janina Gavankar
Gavankar in 2012, photo by DFree/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Janina Zione Gavankar
Place of Birth: Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 29, 1980
Ethnicity:
*75% Marathi Indian
*25% Dutch
Janina Gavankar is an American actress, musician, pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist.
Her parents, Shan-de-Mohra and Peter Gavankar, are from India. Her father was from Pune, Maharashtra, with Marathi ancestry. Her mother is of Indian and Dutch descent.
Janina’s paternal grandfather was named Ganesh Gavankar.
Janina’s paternal grandmother was Susheela Desai (the daughter of Ghanashyam Raghunath Desai and Shantabai/Durgabai Tendolkar). Ghanashyam was the son of Raghunath Atmaram Desai. Shantabai was the daughter of Raghunath Bhagwant Tendolkar and Sitabai/Mukta Raghunath Tendolkar Naik.
Janina’s maternal grandfather was Shivaji Wasudeo Shahane (the son of Dr. Wasudeo Raghunath Shahane and Kamala Parande). Shivaji was born in Amravati, Maharashtra, India. Kamala was the daughter of Keshav Govind Parande and Radha.
Janina’s maternal grandmother was Zione Rukmini Kroes (the daughter of Zion Kroes and Johanna Schouten). Zione was born in Baarn, Netherlands.
Sources: Genealogy of Janina Gavankar – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Janina’s father – https://www.findagrave.com
Her paternal grandmother was named Susheela Gavankar : https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/84137836/peter-ganesh-gavankar
Janina’s paternal grandfather was named Ganesh Gavankar.
Janina’s paternal grandmother was named Susheela Desai (the daughter of Ghanashyam Raghunath Desai and Shantabai Tendolkar). Ghanashyam was the son of Raghunath Atmaram Desai. Shantabai was the daughter of Raghunath Bhagwant Tendolkar and Sitabai Raghunath Tendolkar Naik.
https://www.geni.com/people/Ganesh-Gavankar/4286447
Her parents are named Peter Gavankar and Shan-de-Mohra
Gavankar is a Marathi surname;
https://forebears.io/surnames/gavankar
She’s also on Wikipedia’s list of Marathi people:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marathi_people
Further proof:
http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/07sld2.htm
Add Marathi to the ethnicity since it’s in the tags.
she has black in her.
You can’t assume that if you don’t know. You are not her mother or father.
what is wrong with people on here
”sHe hAs BlAcK In HeR”
Based on what? Can you see through people’s dna or something eh?
Maybe he senses Dravidian in her.
Because have no idea of how a Black African person look like.
Arbiter97 is the troll not Sam
Arbiter 97 seemed to just be making a hyperbolic joke, I was just playing along.