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Gowda (also known as vokkaliga, Gowdru, Gauda, Goud, Gouda or Gonda [1] [2]) is a surname native to Karnataka state of India. It is mainly found among the Vokkaligas in South Karnataka 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.
The term "Gowda" and its archaic forms in Old Kannada such as Gamunda, Gavunda, Gavuda, Gonda, appear frequently in the inscriptions of Karnataka. The Epigraphia Carnatica is replete with references to land grants, donations to temples, hero-stones ( Veeragallu ), stone edicts and copper plates dating back to the age of the Western Ganga ...
Namadhari Naik, also known as Hale paika, Namadhari Naik, Namadhari Gowda, is a Hindu warrior community predominantly found in Uttara Kannada of Karnataka State in India, and forms the numerical majority in the region.
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.
There he performed miracles to convince Junje Gowda of his power and in the end won Junje Gowda to his following. Junje Gowda is said to be responsible for all the temples built in the mountainous region of eastern Karnataka called the Mahadeshwara Hills. But the Junje Gowda family is still living the village called Kadamboor, in Hanur taluk.
The Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 [1] (Karnataka Act 2 of 1979) or PTCL is a statute of Karnataka. This law which was introduced in 1978 is retrospective in nature and is considered an ex post facto law .
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