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  2. Category:Social groups of Karnataka - Wikipedia

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  3. Kodava people - Wikipedia

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    The Kodavas were listed as Kodagaru [53] under the Category III A of the Other Backwards Caste (OBC) List of Karnataka State Government. [54] The Coorg National Council had appealed to the State Government to correct this and mention them as Kodavas and to include them in the Central Government Other Backward Castes (OBC) List .

  4. Ethnic groups in Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    Karnataka is a state in the southern part of India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act.Karnataka is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Goa to the north-west, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the south-east, and Kerala to the south-west.

  5. Vishwakarma community - Wikipedia

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    The community claims to be descended from the god Vishvakarma, who is considered by Hindus to be the divine architect or engineer of the universe.He had five children — Manu, Maya, Tvastar, Shilpi and Visvajna — and these are believed by the Vishwakarma community to have been the forebears of their five subgroups, being respectively the gotras (clans) of blacksmiths, carpenters, bell ...

  6. List of Lingayats - Wikipedia

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    D. C. Pavate - Vice chancellor of Karnataka University, Dharawada, Padmabhushan awardee.; Dr. DG Hallikeri – freedom fighter and educationist A. S. Adke – former vice-chancellor of Karnataka University and former Principal of Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal

  7. Codava National Council - Wikipedia

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    Map of South Indian states prior to the States Reorganisation Act,1956. Kodagu (then called Coorg), home of the Kodavas, is in dark green. Codava National Council, is a social organisation in the Indian state of Karnataka. [1] Formerly CNC (Codava National Council) was known as KRMM (Kodagu Rajya Mukti Morcha).

  8. Devadiga - Wikipedia

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    The traditional caste council of Devadiga settles disputes among them. Gurikara is the head of the caste council. Those who violate caste norms are punished by imposition of fine. They have a caste association named as 'Devadiga Sudaraka Sangha' which looks after the welfare of the group. The statutory panchayat plans the welfare and ...

  9. Kunchitiga - Wikipedia

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    The origin of the word Kunchitiga is uncertain, and there are two speculative theories about it. The first is that the word kunchiti is a combination of two words: kuncha (referring to the brush-like crest on a soldier's helmet) and iti (spear), describing soldiers with spears.