ald well ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : P is g ah ▁National ▁Forest ▁Category : Mount ains ▁of ▁Bur ke ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : Mount ains ▁of ▁C ald well ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina <0x0A> </s> ▁Des ai ▁ ▁( द े स ा <0xE0> <0xA4> <0x88> ) ▁() ▁is ▁an ▁administrative , ▁pr inc ely ▁or ▁honor ary ▁title ▁and ▁surname . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁S ansk rit ▁de ś a ▁( country ) ▁and ▁ ▁sv ā m ī ▁( l ord ). ▁ ▁Des ai ▁as ▁a ▁title ▁Des ai ▁was ▁a ▁title ▁given ▁to ▁fe ud al ▁l ords , ▁bra hm ins , ▁re venue ▁collect ors , ▁and ▁others ▁who ▁were ▁granted ▁a ▁village ▁or ▁group ▁of ▁villages , ▁in ▁North ▁K arn ata ka , ▁Gu jar at , ▁and ▁Mah ar as ht ra . ▁The ▁title ▁Des ai ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁particular ▁religion ▁or ▁cas te . ▁The ▁" Des ai " ▁title ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁De cc an ▁s ultan ates , ▁M ug hal ▁em per ors , ▁ ▁and ▁by ▁Mar ath a ▁em per ors . ▁▁ ▁In ▁Gu jar at , ▁Des ai ▁is ▁hon oured ▁to ▁An av il ▁Bra h min ▁and ▁Pat id ars ▁cas te ▁people . ▁The ▁title ▁was ▁also ▁given ▁to ▁fe ud al ▁l ords ▁and ▁re venue ▁collect ors ▁ ▁In ▁Mah ar as ht ra