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कोकणात १८०० वर्षांपासून राहात असूनही या गटातील लोकांबद्दल फारशी माहिती उपलब्ध नाही. कोकणस्थांत वेदाध्ययन करून स्नानसंध्येत काल घालवणारे व चरितार्थाकारिता शेती करणारेच पुष्कळ होते.“चित्पावनांची उद्योन्मुखता आस्ते आस्ते व क्रमाक्रमानेच होत आली आहे. ३०८८ वर्षांपूर्वी चित्पावनांना परशुरामाने कोकणात आणून बसवले तेव्हा ते फक्त १४ जण होते. शकपूर्व १२०० ते शकोत्तर १२०० पर्यंतच्या २५०० वर्षांत चित्पावनांची लोकसंख्या इतकी थोडी होती की, हिंदुस्थानच्या राजकारणांत हात घालण्याचे सामर्थ्य त्यांच्यात नव्हते. त्यांची लोकसंख्या चार-पाच हजार असावी. प्रजावृद्धी होण्यासारखी त्यांची आर्थिक परिस्थिती नव्हती. शके १२०० नंतर मुसलमानी अमलात लौकिक व्यवहार चित्पावन उचलू लागले, तसतसे त्यांचे आर्थिक सामर्थ्य वाढू लागले व जास्त प्रजा पोसण्याची शक्ती-बुद्धीला काही प्रमाणात संपत्तीची व प्रजावृद्धीची जोड मिळाली, तेव्हा हिंदुस्थानच्या राजकारणात हात घालण्याची शक्ती त्यांच्यांत उत्पन्न झाली. ही शक्ती संधीची वाट पाहत होती व ती संधी राजाराम छत्रपतींच्या मृत्यूनंतर चित्पावनांना सापडली व तिचा त्यांनी यथायोग्य उपयोग केला.”
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