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Gowda (also known as vokkaliga, Kuruba, Gowdru, Gauda, Goud, Gouda or Gonda [1] [2]) is a surname native to Karnataka state of India. It is mainly found among the Vokkaligas and Kurubas in South Karnataka, Kurubas and the Lingayats in north Karnataka.
The Gollawar (Golla) (also known as Gaur, Gaura, Gouda or Gowda) is a caste found mostly in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Telangana,Maharashtra and Odisha in India. Like the Kuruba , Kuruva and Kuruma , they are predominantly sheep, goat and cattle herders.
These clans are called Bali, Bedagu, Kutumba, Gotra or simply Okkalu all of which mean family. They are named after their progenitor, primary occupation or, in most cases, after various birds, animals or objects. [38] [page needed] Vokkaliga is analogous to Kutumbin in Sanskrit. [39] Okkalutana in Kannada means agriculture [37]
Kuruba is a Hindu caste native to the Indian states of Karnataka, [1] Andhra Pradesh, [2] Telangana [3] and Tamil Nadu. This is a list of notable Kurubas. This is a list of notable Kurubas. Saints
They have a somewhat elaborate system of caste government. [citation needed] In every village there are two headmen, the Grāma Gowda and the ottu Gauda.[citation needed] For every group of eight or nine villages there is another head called the Māganē Gauda, and for every nine Māganēs there is a yet higher authority called the Kattēmanēyava.
Politicians such as Sarekoppa Bangarappa, themselves of the toddy-tapping community, [a] have been able to use the support of these prosperous people. [ 9 ] Idiga also practised bone-setting and, together with some members of the Vokkaliga community, are relatively dominant in that field.
Sadar Lingayats ( ಸಾದರ ಲಿಂಗಾಯತ), is a sub-caste of Lingayatism, the community that inhabit Central Karnataka region of the Karnataka state in India. The land-owning feudal community vows its allegiance to Taralabalu Jagadguru Brihanmath, Sirigere. It is one of the dominant sub-castes of the Lingayat community.
Gowda may refer to: Gowda (surname), a surname native to Karnataka, India H. D. Deve Gowda, prime minister of India from 1996 to 1997; Vokkaliga, also known as Gowda, farming community in Karnataka, India Tulu Gowda, a subsect of Vokkaliga from Karnataka, India; Arebhase Gowda a sub caste of Vokkkaliga from Karnataka, India