Wagle is an Indian surname of Konkani origin. It is pronounced [ˈwaɡɭe] (with a retroflex [ ɭ ] sound). It is a surname mostly used by Goud Saraswat Brahman and Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins. It is also common in Nepal. Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads in Rogaland named Vagle, from the dative singular of Old Norse vagl ‘perch’, ‘roost’, with reference to a high ridge between two lakes.
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Wagle Estate is an industrial area near Mumbai in the city of Thane, often considered a suburb of Mumbai.
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Wagle Ki Duniya (Wagle's World) (1988–90), a popular comedy TV series on national network, Doordarshan, made Wagle surname a household name. The serial was an adaptation of R K Laxman's "Common Man" cartoon series representing the quintessential common man, in the national newspaper The Times of India. Anjan Srivastav performed the lead role part of Mr. Wagle or Janardan Wagle, a bumbling sales clerk in a multinational and the role of Mrs. Radhika Wagle was played by Bharti Achrekar.[1] After its success the series was later revived as Wagle Ki Nayi Duniya (The New World of Wagle).[2][3] The series was produced by Durga Khote Productions, and has music by Vanraj Bhatia.