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Brahmin Sub-Cast In Office Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan [351] [352] 5 September 1888 17 April 1975 Niyogi Brahmin: Second President (13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967) V. V. Giri [353] 10 August 1894 24 June 1980 Niyogi Brahmin: fourth president. 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. Ramaswamy Venkataraman [354] 4 December 1910 27 January 2009 Iyer Brahmin ...
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 410 total. ... (caste) All India Kurmi Kshatriya Mahasabha; ... (caste) Bairagi Brahmin (caste ...
The community claims to be descended from the god Vishvakarma, who is considered by Hindus to be the divine architect or engineer of the universe.He had five children — Manu, Maya, Tvastar, Shilpi and Visvajna — and these are believed by the Vishwakarma community to have been the forebears of their five subgroups, being respectively the gotras (clans) of blacksmiths, carpenters, bell ...
Saraswats Brahmins are classified under the Pancha Gauda Brahmin classification of the Brahmin community in India. [3]In Western and South India, along with the Chitpavan, Karhades (including Padhyes, Bhatt Prabhus), and Konkani-speaking Saraswat Brahmins are referred to as Konkani Brahmins, which denotes those Brahmin sub-castes of the Konkan coast which have a regional significance in ...
Bairagi Brahmin or Vaishnav Bairagi or Vaishnav Brahmin is a Hindu caste. They are Hindu priests . They are sedentary rasik (temple dwelling or temple priest) Brahmin members of the Vaishnava sampradayas , especially the Ramanandi Sampradaya . [ 2 ]
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 ...
Pages in category "Brahmin communities of India" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Deshastha Brahmins form a major sub-caste of Brahmins in states of Maharashtra and North Karnataka in India. They are also found in sizeable number in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. The following is the list of notables from the community.