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Tansen, Indian musician and composer who was prominent in Hindustani classical music [224] Thyagaraja, composer [225] T. M. Krishna, Indian Carnatic vocalist, writer, activist and author [226] [227] Udit Narayan, Indian playback singer who received Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan [228] Vaali, Indian lyricist and poet.
Deshastha Brahmin surnames are derived by adding the suffix kar or e to the village from which the family originally hailed. [1] For example, Akhegaonkar came from the village Akhegaon, Bidkar came from the town of Bid, Jugade came from the village Jugad, Mulik came from district Muluk and some links say Mulikwadi from Konkan area,Yadwadkar came from Yadwad Nagpurkar comes from the city Nagpur ...
Kaimal - The Nair surname 'Kaimal' is associated with Kiriyathil Nair. Koya [14] - Muslim surname in Malappuram district. Kongassery (Kongasseri) [15] - A major Tharavad from Nemmara (North Kerala) and Palassena (Palakkad). Kongassery is a surname of the Nair community of Kerala, India. Channar [16] - surname associated with Ezhavas and nadars
Kulin Brahmin surnames (5 P) M. ... Pages in category "Surnames of Indian origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,077 total.
During the rule of British Raj the most powerful Brahmin bureaucrats in the South India were Deshastha Brahmins. [48] In 19th century, out of 305 high level administrative officials 174 were from Deshastha Brahmin community, while 83 were drawn from other Brahmin groups in South India. [49]
India's Hindu Marriage Act 1955, India's federal law regulating Brahminical marital customs. With advancements in genetic sciences changing the understanding of how an individual’s lineage is traced, many Brahmins world over have shifted away from strictly adhering to Rigvedic ideals of the Gotric system. [ 32 ]
Traditionally, Brahmins are accorded the highest ritual status of the four social classes, [8] and they also served as spiritual teachers (guru or acharya). In practice, Indian texts suggest that some Brahmins historically also became agriculturalists, warriors, traders, and had also held other occupations in the Indian subcontinent. [7] [8] [9]
Deshastha Brahmin is a Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra and North Karnataka. [5] Other than these states, according to authors K. S. Singh, Gregory Naik and Pran Nath Chopra, Deshastha Brahmins are also concentrated in the states of Telangana [6] [1] (which was earlier part of Hyderabad State and Berar Division), Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh (Which was ...