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Brahmin (/ ˈ b r ɑː m ɪ n /; ... but like other varnas, ranged from crop farming (80 per cent of Brahmins), dairy, service, labour such as cooking, and other ...
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Rajpurohit is a Brahmin community, who as a rule, did not provide Brahminical services as expected with the caste duties of Brahmins. Their ancestors are Brahmins, mostly notable Rishis of different sub castes such as Gaur, Paliwal Gaur, Khandelwal, Pushkarna, Nagar, Pareek, Dadheech and Bias but majority of them has Gaur lineage.
Gangu was a Brahmin ruler of the Deccan.There is a popular legend regarding him narrated by the 17th century poet Ferishta, which says that Hasan Gangu (Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah) was a servant of a brahmin ruler named Gangu (hence the name Hasan Gangu), who educated Hasan in Hinduism and made him a general in his army.
Hemant Karkare, Indian Police Service who was the chief of Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad [10] [11] Mannem Nageswara Rao , former-interim director officer Central Bureau of Investigation [ 12 ] Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya , Indian civil engineer and Diwan of Mysore .He was the chief engineer of Krishna Raja Sagara dam.
Peruvanam (Peruvanam Gramam) is a historical area of Brahmin settlement in central Kerala. [1] In Kerala Sanskrit literature, the name "Peruvanam" is often Sanskritized as Puruvana meaning the forest where a sage named Puru lived and meditated.
Through Periyar's spirit of social service, Kamaraj introduced the free mid-day meal scheme for school children and later granted free books and free clothes to school children. When Kalaignar Karunanidhi was Chief Minister in 1969, he extended free education up to the pre-university class. As a result of Periyar's devoted service for the cause ...
Pallava Dynasty {c.285–905 CE} was a Tamil brahmin of bharadwaj gotra (Tamil Samaṇar Dynasty), Pallavas ruled Andhra (Krishna-Guntur) and north and central Tamil Nadu. Appar is traditionally credited with converting the Pallava king, Mahendravarman to Saivaism. [8] [9] Parivrajaka Dynasty ruled parts of central India during the 5th and 6th ...