Gharge-Desai (Deshmukh) (once rendered as Sur-Deshmukh)) was a Maratha dynasty and one of the oldest Exiting Maratha Sur-Deshmukhs of NIMSOD in Satara District Family is one of the ancient in India and tresses it's Roots back to Mahabharata.

Family had got various assets from Delhi Emperor and Sultanate of Bijapur in Shirol area before it comes under Maratha control.

Maharani Tarabai of Kolhapur was a Close relative of Abbasaheb Deshmukh ancestor of Shirol branch of Family. Shirol branch of family hold the Traditional rights to issue the coins on behalf of Delhi Emperor and remained as the one of the richest Families of India till 1947. which has huge loans on various princely states