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[7] [8] Most of the Dewans of the princely state of Travancore during the 19th century were Tamil Brahmins (Iyers and Iyengars). [9] Some of the prominent individuals of the period as Seshayya Sastri , Sir T. Muthuswamy Iyer , Sir P. S. Sivaswami Iyer, Shungrasoobyer , Sir K. Seshadri Iyer , Sir S. Subramania Iyer and C. P. Ramaswamy Ayyar all ...
In 2006, the Tamil Nadu government took the decision to appoint non-Brahmin priests in Hindu temples in order to curb Brahmin ecclesiastical domination. [69] This created a huge controversy. Violence broke out in March 2008 when a non-Brahmin oduvar or reciter of Tamil idylls, empowered by the Government of Tamil Nadu, tried to make his way ...
J. Jayalalithaa (1948 - 2016) – Indian actress and politician, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu [4] C. Rajagopalachari - The last governor general of India & Chief Minister of Madras; Raghuram Rajan - 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India; C. Rangarajan - 19th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
Brahmin Tamil: Religion; Hinduism: Related ethnic groups; Iyer, Tamil people: Vathima are Iyers from Tamil Nadu, India. They belong to the Taittirīya Śākh ...
Ramanuja. The Iyengar community traces its philosophical origins to Nathamuni, the first Sri Vaishnava acharya, [7] who lived around 900 CE. He is traditionally believed to have collected the 4,000 works of Nammalvar and other alvars, [8] the poet-saints of Southern India who were intensely devoted to Vishnu on both an emotional and intellectual plane. [9]
Demi Moore snagged her first major industry award Sunday night at the Golden Globes – and her touching, tear-jerking speech was all substance. "I really wasn't expecting that," Moore, 62, told ...
Brahmins who serve as priests in temples following the Vaishnavite and Shaivite tradition and perform pujas are offered a distinct category classified outside the community by the Government of Tamil Nadu as '703.Adi Saivar' and '754.Saiva Sivachariyar' as distinct from the '713.Brahmanar' (Brahmin) in the list of forward castes. These priests ...
Bears receiver Keenan Allen said that issues ran deeper than that and went back to the offseason. “Too nice of a guy," Allen said, according to Kalyn Kahler of ESPN, via Dan Wiederer of the ...