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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, Kurubas and the Lingayats in north Karnataka.
The famous Kempe Gowda I, the founder of Bangalore City, was the most distinguished of the Palegars of Magadi. [69] The family of Kempe Gowda migrated from Kanchi in the 15th century. [66] The Devanahalli Fort was built by Malla Bhaire Gowda to immortalise Bhaire Gowda, the headman of one of the seven clans that migrated from Kanchi. [73]
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.
[40] [55] Among the other castes included in the Category III A of the State OBC List are the Kodagu Gowda (Gowda). [54] [56] The Amma Kodava, the Kodagu Banna and the Kodagu Heggade have been included under the Category II A of the State OBC list, while the Kodagu Kapala have been included under Category I A of the State OBC List. [54]
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.
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
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.
Suresh Gowda Nagamangala Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka , a southern state of India . It is also part of Mandya Lok Sabha constituency .