KULVRUTANT
Mahamahopadhyay Datto Waman Potdar had said that a fruitful evaluation of the history of the different clans/ castes which form the population of the country will be instrumental in constructing the history of the nation in a wider sense. Shri. Hari Kruishna Pendse, Pune had published a booklet named ?Kulvruttant ? Margadarshan?, in Marathi. It states that though some other Brahmin Castes, the Marathas and the Prabhus had made some inroads in this direction, at least as far as recording the history of the clan if not the Kulvruttants is concerned, such efforts were lacking on part of other castes like the Chambhars, Vaishyas, and Mahars. The reasons could be many- lack of awareness, understanding the importance or even the intellect and the finances.
Thus the reins of Hitguj were now accepted by the present editor Dr. Sumedha Marathe, initially with the editorial assistance of Shri. Sitaram Gopal Khambete who independently published 2 issues of Dec 2006 and March 2007. Since then, the Hitguj is being published, with 24 pages of literary contributions in various forms, from the enthusiasts from the Marathe Clan. The veracity of subjects handled by the Hitguj can be judged by having a glance at the index of articles published in Hitguj right from its inception. It gave many of us Marathes a platform to express our views on various matters, created an opening for our creativity in various fields like literature, arts, poetry etc.