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Kannada Brahmins are Brahmins whose mother-tongue is the Kannada language. Nearly all of them hail from the south Indian state of Karnataka. Kannada Brahmins are known to have preserved the purest form of Vedic Hinduism. It is in this region that the rituals and Vedic Chanting are done with great accuracy.
The three sects
Ramanuja, founder of the Vishishtadvaita philosophy found sanctuary in Karnataka at a time when the Hoysala empire, ruled by Vishnuvardhana, were at their zenith. Adi Shankaracharya, founder of the Advaita philosophy chose Sringeri as the site for the first Matha. Madhvacharya, founder of the Dvaita philosophy, was the son of Karnataka. As such, you will find that every south Indian Brahmin belongs by birth to one of three specific sects (schools of philosophy), being:
- the Smartha sect - adherents of the Advaita philosophy propounded by Sri Adi Shankaracharya.
- the Srivaishnava sect - adherents of the Vishishtadvaita philosophy propounded by Sri Ramanujacharya.
- the Madhwa sect - adherents of the Dvaita philosophy propounded by Sri Madhvacharya.
Prominent communities
Each of these sects encompasses several castes of Brahmins. These include:
Kannada Smartha Brahmins
- Kandavara/Shivalli Brahmins from coastal Karnataka
- Babboor Kamme
- Badaganadu
- Hoysala Karnataka
- Kota brahmin - Smartha sect brahmins from the central part of coastal Karnataka
- Halenadu Karnataka Brahmin also known as Mooguru (Muguru) Karnataka Brahmins
- Panchagrama Brahmins
- Devanga (Deva Brahmin)
- Sankethi
- Sthanika
- Shukla Yajurvedi Smartha Brahmins
- Sama Vedi Smartha Brahmins
- Hale Sirinadu
- Havyaka
- Vishwabrahmins Vishwakarma acharya are divided into five gotras and Adi Shankaracharya - As per Shankar Vijaya, Shankara Sang "I am a decendent of Twashter, ... I am a Brahmin of the Vishwakarma Caste"
Kannada Srivaishnava Iyengar Brahmins
- Hebbar Iyengars
- Hemmige Iyengars
- Mandyam Iyengars
- Mysore Iyengars
Kannada Madhva Brahmins
- Madhwa Brahmins
- Koteswara Magane Brahmins - Madhva brahmins from the central part of coastal Karnataka.
- Shivalli Madhwa Brahmins
- Shukla Yajurvedi Madhva Brahmins
- Deshastha Brahmin Deshastha Brahmins
Eminent Kannada Brahmins
Literature
- Sivarama Karanth - Jnanapeeta Award Winner
- S. Srikanta Sastri - historian, Indologist and polyglot
- S. L. Bhyrappa - famous Kannada writer and Saraswati Samman National Award Recipient
- Raja Rao
- Aravind Adiga (Booker prize winner)
- Gopala Krishna Adiga - Famous Writer and pioneer of navya sahitya in kannada
- K S Narasimha Swamy - Mysore Mallige
- Beechi - Renowned Humorist
- T. P. Kailasam - Renowned Humorist
- B. G. L. Swamy - Renowned Humorist and Botanist
- G. Venkatasubbaiah - Famous kannada lexicographer
- N. S. Lakshminarayan Bhat
- Sumatheendra R Nadig
- Shatavadhani Ganesh - Very Famous Avadhana art/Kannada and Sanskrit scholar
- K. V. Subbanna - Founder of NINASAM and winner of the renowned Ramon Magsaysay award
- Samethanahalli Rama Rao (Kannada writer)
- M. K. Indira
- Girish Karnad(Jnanapeetha awardee)
Sports
- Raghuram Bhat (Cricketer)
- Vijay Bharadwaj (Cricketer)
- Bharat Chipli (Cricketer)
Entertainment
- Upendra, Film actor and director
- Nagesh, Film actor
- Chi. Udaya Shankar, Writer of 3000 film songs and devotional songs.
- Srinath, Film actor
- Mohan, Film actor
- C. Aswath, Singer and composer of bhavageete
- Mysore Ananthaswamy, Singer and composer of sugama sangeetha
- K. S. Ashwath, Film actor
- Pandari Bai, Film actress
- Uday Kumar, Film actor
- Vasundhara Das, Film actress
- Vishwanath Ayengar Film director
Music
- Bhimsen Joshi - Hindustani classical singer
- P. Kalinga Rao - Popular Light Music Singer.
- Mysore Ananthaswamy - Popular Light Music composer and Singer.
- C. Aswath - Popular Light Music Singer.
- Shimoga Subbanna - Popular Light Music Singer.
- Raju Ananthaswamy - Popular Light Music Singer.
- Archana Udupa - Popular Light Music Singer.
- Ghatam Giridhar Udupa - Internationally renowned Ghatam artist.
- Vijay Prakash - Popular bollywood singer
- Raghu Dixit - Famous singer of contemporary and rock style
- Bellary M Raghavendra - Carnatic classical singer and brother of singer Vani Sateesh
Politics
- R. Gundu Rao (Former chief minister of Karnataka)
- Ramakrishna Hegde (Former chief minister of Karnataka)
- Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri (Current Primary and Secondary Education Minister of Govt of Karnataka)
- Suresh Kumar (Current Law Minister of Govt of Karnataka)
- V. S. Acharya (Former Home Minister of Govt of Karnataka)
- Mandagadde Rama Jois- Former Governor of Jharkhand and a former Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
- S.A. Ramdas - Medical Education Minister, Government of Karnataka
- Dinesh Gundu Rao - Youth Leader Congress
Other
- Tagaduru Ramachandra Rao (Veteran freedom fighter, known as Mysore Gandhi and first freedom fighter political prisoner of Mysore State)
- Shakuntala Devi (Human computer fame)
- Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (Yoga teacher)
See also
References
- "Obituary: Raja Rao". London: The Daily Telegraph. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- Prajamata, Bangalore, August 30, 1970, p.26.