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{{Short description|Indian Hindu Brahmin communities}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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| group = Madhva Brahmins
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| image =Brahmin students from.jpg
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| caption = 1858 illustration of Madhva Brahmins with religious symbols on London News
| popplace = [[India]]<br/>[[Karnataka]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Kerala]], [[Goa]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Telangana]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| rels = [[Hinduism]] ([[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava]])
| langs = [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Konkani language|Konkani]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tulu language|Tulu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
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'''Madhva Brahmins''' (also often referred as '''Madhvas''' or '''Sadh-Vaishnavas'''<ref>{{cite book|title=Sadhus of India: The Sociological View|author=Bansi Dhar Tripathi|publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=1978|page=32|quote=The followers of Madhwa are called Sad- Vaishnavas in contra-distinction to the Vaishnavas of Sri Sampradaya.}}</ref>), are [[Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] communities in India, who follow [[Sadh Vaishnavism]] and [[Dvaita]] philosophy propounded by [[Madhvacharya]]. They are found mostly in the Indian states of [[Karnataka]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[Telangana]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 93|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sh6qWN4dcp4C|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|year=1972|pages=18–22|quote='''Page 18''':The followers of Madhvacharya (especially Vaishnavas) are found all over Mysore, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra, apart from Maharashtra (Savase brahmins of Sangli, Tasgoan, Karad, Satara, etc) and Central Kerala (Gaud Saraswats)....'''Page 22''':The institutions established by Madhva and his successors for the propagation of the system are found in different parts of the country. A large community of Madhva-Vaishnavas drawn mostly (not exclusively) from the brahmin fold has grown round these institutions. It is not a homogenous community on account of the barriers of language, manner's and customs, food habits and restrictions about intermarriages, etc. The largest number of the community are to found in the North Karnataka areas. Next comes The old Mysore areas, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, parts of Maharashtra proper, Tulunad (South Kanara) and U.P. Barring the Karnatak area and Tamil Nadu , the largest community of Madhvas is to be found among the Gaud Saraswats.}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Jagadguru Madhvacharya.jpg|right|thumb|Vayu three avatars [[Madhva]], [[Bhima]], [[Hanuman]] along with [[Vedavyasa]] and Lord [[Vishnu]] are depicted in this portrait.]]
The Madhwa community traces its philosophical origins to Madhvacharya, the first said [[Sadh Vaishnava]] acharya, who lived around 13th century. The [[Ashta Mathas of Udupi]] were established by Madhvacharya by his disciples.
Other Acharyas who established mathas after Madhvacharya include [[Padmanabha Tirtha]], [[Naraharitirtha]], [[Akshobhya Tirtha]], [[Jayatirtha]], [[Sripadaraja]], [[Vyasatirtha]], [[Vadiraja Tirtha]], [[Vijayendra Tirtha]], [[Raghavendra Tirtha]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Studies in social history: modern India|author=O. P. Bhatnagar, India. University Grants Commission, University of Allahabad. Dept. of Modern Indian History|publisher=St. Paul's Press Training School|year=1964|pages=133–135}}</ref>
The affiliations of the Madhwa philosophy extended in the form of temples and monasteries from Udupi in the South India to Dwaraka in West India to Gaya in the East India to Badrinath in the [[North India]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Life and Teachings of Narayana Guru: In Two Parts|author=Nataraja Guru|publisher=Narayana Gurukula Foundation|year=1990|page=200}}</ref>

The town of [[Udupi]] is famous for the [[Udupi Sri Krishna Matha|Sri Krishna temple]] of 13th century. The Madhwas believe that the human soul is saved by the grace of God and God bestows on true devotees. Devotional worship is central to the lives of madhwas.<ref>{{cite book|title=Wholesome nutrition for mind, body, and microflora: the goal of lacto-vegetarianism (recipes of Udipi cuisine included)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UZcVAQAAMAAJ|author=Yamuna Lingappa, Banadakoppa T. Lingappa|publisher=Ecobiology Foundation International|year=1992|page=320|isbn = 9780963499905}}</ref>

==Demographics==
Statewise list of Brahmin communities who have a section that follows the [[Dvaita Vedanta]] of [[Madhvacharya]].<ref>{{cite book|title=B.G. Kher, the Gentleman Premier|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-EtAAAAAMAAJ|author=M. V. Kamath|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan|year=1989|page=4|quote=The majority of Karhades are Shaivites and subscribe to Advaita though a small minority are Vaishnavites , having , like many Saraswat brahmins , come under the influence of Madhva.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=States, Citizens and Outsiders: The Uprooted Peoples of South Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3-7rAAAAMAAJ|page=27|author1=Tapan K. Bose|author2=Rita Manchanda|publisher=South Asia Forum for Human Rights|year=1997|quote=Most notably these were the Deshastha and the Karhade Brahmans many of whom migrated across the Deccan into the east Godavari basin.}}</ref>

*'''Karnataka''' {{mdash}} [[Deshastha Brahmin|Deshastha]]s, [[Shivalli Brahmin|Shivalli]]s, [[Koteshwara Brahmins]],{{efn|Whole Koteshwara Magane Brahmins are followers of Madhvacharya}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Karnataka State Gazetteer: South Kanara|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jooBAAAAMAAJ|author=B. N. Sri Sathyan|publisher=Director of Print., Stationery and Publications at the Government Press|year=1973|page=109|quote=The Koteshwara Brahmins, who are Madhvas, are a small body who take their name from Koteshwara, a place in Coondapur taluk.}}</ref> [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmins|Gaud Saraswat]]s,{{efn|Majority of Gaud Saraswat Brahmins are followers of Madhvacharya}} [[Badaganadu Brahmins|Badaganadu]]s, [[Karhade]]s, [[Chitpavan]]s, Aravathuvokkalu, [[Niyogi]] (Aravelu, Prathamasaki, Nandavarika), Nanda Vaidikas,<ref>{{cite book|title=Marriage and Family in Mysore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ihUTAQAAIAAJ|page=27|author=Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas|publisher=AMS Press|year=1978|isbn = 9780404159757|quote=The Nanda Vaidikas come from the Telugu country and include both Smarthas and Madhvas.}}</ref> Kannada Kamme, Uluchukamme.<ref>{{cite book|title=Marriage and Family in Mysore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ihUTAQAAIAAJ|author=Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas|publisher=AMS Press|year=1978|page=28|isbn = 9780404159757|quote=the Kannada Kamme and Ulcha Kamme are both Smartas and Madhvas : nearly all speak Kannada, a few Telugu also.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Karnataka State Gazetteer: Mysore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7yQLAQAAIAAJ|page=157|publisher=Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press|year=1988| quote=The Madhwas are followers of the Dwaitha philosophy of Madhwacharya and have sub-sects like the Badaganadu, Aravelu, Aravathuvokkalu, Deshastha, etc.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Karnataka State Gazetteer: South Kanara|author=B. N. Sri Sathyan|publisher=Director of Print., Stationery and Publications at the Government Press|year=1973|page=109|quote=The groups usually styled as Tulu Brahmins are mainly the Shivalli Brahmins whose main centre is Udipi....The Tulu-speaking Brahmins of the present day are largely followers of Madhvacharya. only a small number remaining Smarthas}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Karnataka State Gazetteer: Belgaum|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8Lm1AAAAIAAJ|page=199|publisher=Karnataka (India), Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press|year=1987|quote=Most of the Madhwas of the district speak Kannada at home. Among the Marathi speaking, a few are Chitpavans ( or Kokanasthas ) and Karhades and most of them are Deshasthas.}}</ref>
*'''Maharashtra''' & '''Madhya Pradesh''' {{mdash}} [[Deshastha Brahmin|Deshastha]]s,{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=532}} [[Karhade Brahmin|Karhade]]s,<ref>{{cite book|title=Understanding Our Fellow Pilgrims|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4IXYAAAAMAAJ|page=65|author=Gregory Naik|publisher=Gujarat Sahitya Prakash|year=2000|quote=The Karhada Brahmins: The Brahmins lived in southern parts of modern Maharashtra, between Konkan and Desh, in a province, then called Karathak, comprising Satara, Sangli, and Kolhapur, with Karad as capital. Hence the name of Karhada Brahmins. Among them too there are Smartas and Madhvas or Bhagwats (Vaishnavites).|isbn=9788187886105}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Castes and Tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions, Volume 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lYSd-3yL9h0C&pg=PA113|page=113|publisher=Asian Educational Services|author=Syed Siraj ul Hassan|year=1989|isbn=9788120604889|quote=The Karhades are all Rigvedis of the Shakala Shaka, who respect the sutra, or aphorism, of Ashwalayana. They belong to both the Smartha, and the Vaishnava sects, and in religious and spiritual matters follow the guidance of Sri Shankaracharya, and Madhwacharya, respectively.}}</ref> [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmins|Gaud Saraswat]]s, [[Chitpavan]]s,{{efn|Mainly found in Satara, Pune, Kolhapur districts of Maharashtra and North Karnataka region of Karnataka}} Savase Brahmins{{efn|Sharma says Savase Brahmins are found in large numbers in the Satara, Valva, Tasgoan, Koregoan and Karad taluks of Satara district of Maharashtra and in parts of [[Dharwad district]] in Karnataka.{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=542}}}} and Chitrakoot Madhvas.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Chitpavans: Social Ascendancy of a Creative Minority in Maharashtra, 1818-1918|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ez4wAQAAIAAJ|author=Sandhya Gokhale|publisher=Shubhi Publications|year=2008|page=27|isbn = 9788182901322}}</ref>
*'''Tamil Nadu''' {{mdash}} [[Deshastha Brahmin|Deshastha]]s (migrants from [[Karnataka]] and [[Maharashtra]]), Aruvaththuvakkalu (migrants from [[Karnataka]]), [[Badaganadu Brahmins|Badaganadu]]s (migrants from [[Karnataka]]), Pennaththurar Brahmins,{{efn|Entire Pennaththurar Brahmins are followers of Madhvacharya}} [[Niyogi|Niyogi Brahmins]] (Aruvela and Prathamasakis).<ref>{{cite book|title=India's Communities, Volume 6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mt9G1e6JF-QC|author=Kumar Suresh Singh|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1998|page=2044|quote=In Tamil Nadu, the Madhwa Brahmins are migrants from Karnataka. They have six sub-groups, they are Aruvela, Aruvanththuvakkalu, Badaganadu, Pennaththurar, Prathamasaki and Desastha and Badaga. They are concentrated in the Madras, Coimbatore, Coonoor and in Ooty.|isbn = 9780195633542}}</ref>
*'''Andhra Pradesh''' & '''Telangana''' {{mdash}} [[Deshastha Brahmin|Deshastha Madhva]]s and Telugu Madhvas (Telugu Brahmins who converted to Madhva faith).{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=227}}
*'''Bihar''' {{mdash}} In [[Bihar]], the whole [[Gayawal Brahmins]] are followers of Dvaita philosophy.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HtrfCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA88|title=The Structure of Indian Society: Then and Now|author=A. M. Shah|date=6 December 2012|publisher=Routledge|accessdate=6 December 2012|page=88|isbn=9781136197710}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Religion in India|author=T. N. Madan|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1992|quote=A third religious leader who has had tremendous influence on the Gayawal is Madhavacharya who flourished during the twelfth century ad. The Gayawal caste as a whole is a follower of the Madhava Vaishnava sect, and, as we have noted earlier, the Madhva math is a living religious center that wields a powerful influence on Gayawal.}}</ref>
*'''Goa''' {{mdash}} [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmins|Gaud Saraswats]] - [[Bardez]] and [[Salcete]] regions are a stronghold of Madhwa Saraswats and are staunch devotees of [[Vishnu]].<ref>{{cite book|title=A socio-cultural history of Goa from the Bhojas to the Vijayanagara|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGBuAAAAMAAJ|author=Vithal Raghavendra Mitragotri|publisher=Institute Menezes Braganza|year=1999|page=105}}</ref>{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=601}}
*'''Kerala''' {{mdash}} In [[Kerala]], the [[Embranthiri]]s and the [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmin]]s are followers Dvaita Vedanta of Madhvacharya. There is also a section among [[Nambudiri|Nambudiri Brahmins]] who follow Madhvacharya.<ref>{{cite book|title=Survey of Ancient India: Literary and cultural perspectives on ancient|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JyIwAQAAIAAJ|page=267|publisher=Anmol Publications|year=1999|author=Raj Kumar|isbn = 9788126101955}}</ref>{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=583}}

==Society and culture==
[[File:Samber Dosa Chutney.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Masala dosa with [[Sambar (dish)|Sambar]] and [[chutney]] in Udupi]]

===Language===
Madhwa Brahmins are not a homogeneous community. Followers of [[Madhvacharya]] include Brahmins from multiple regions and are from various linguistic backgrounds. Madhwas who speak [[Kannada language|Kannada]], one of the major languages of the mainly southern [[Dravidian languages]] group, speak a variety of Kannada that borders on a literary dialect.<ref>{{cite book|title=Bakhtin and Translation Studies: Theoretical Extensions and Connotations|page=83|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|author=Dr. Amith Kumar P.V.|quote=The Madhwa Brahmins speak a variety of Kannada that borders on a literary dialect. Their language is punctuated by Sanskrit shlokas}}</ref> Even in the non-Kannada states Madhwas speak Kannada in their homes but with outsiders they speak the native language of that state.<ref>{{cite book|title=Tamil Nadu, Part 2|page=854|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|year=1997|author= R. Thirumalai, S. Manoharan|quote=The Madhva speak Kannada, their mother tongue, in their homes but with outsiders they speak Tamil}}</ref> The [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] speaking Shivalli Madhva Brahmins are all followers of Deshastha Mathas or Deccan Mathas, who are spread in [[Maharashtra]] and throughout [[South India]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CK0oAQAAIAAJ|title=Studies in the Linguistic Sciences, Volumes 8-9|publisher=Department of Linguistics, University of Illinois|page=199|year=1978|quote=The Desastha Madhwa brahmins in the South have traditionally been bilingual in Marathi and Kannada, Telugu or Tamil}}</ref> The [[Tulu language|Tulu]] speaking Madhva Brahmins are followers of Tuluva Mathas. They are mainly concentrated in [[Tulunadu]] region of [[Karnataka]], in the coastal districts of [[Udupi]], [[Dakshina Kannada]] of present-day Karnataka state, and also in [[Kasargod]] and other parts of [[Kerala]] state. The [[Konkani language|Konkani]] speaking Madhva Brahmins are [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmins|Gaud Saraswat Madhva Brahmin]]s, who are spread throughout the [[Coastal Karnataka]], [[Goa]], [[Maharashtra]] and [[Kerala]].{{Sfn|Hebbar|2005|p=152}} The [[Bihari language|Bihari]], [[Magahi language|Magahi]] and [[Hindi language|Hindi]] speaking Madhva Brahmins are [[Gayawal Brahmin]]s, who are spread throughout the [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] and [[Benares]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Sacred Complex in Hindu Gaya|url=https://archive.org/details/sacredcomplexinh00vidy|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/sacredcomplexinh00vidy/page/n89 54]|author=Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|year=1978}}</ref>{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=476}}

===Occupations===
The traditional occupation of Madhwa Brahmins is [[priesthood]], but they also engaged in occupations such as [[agriculture]] and the [[business]]. At present, the majority of them work in government and private sectors.<ref>{{cite book|title=People of India: India's communities, Volume 5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g9MVAQAAMAAJ|page=2044|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1998|isbn = 9788185579092|quote=The Madhwa Brahman are traditionally priests . In addition , they are engaged in agriculture and business . At present , most of them are in government and private services .}}</ref>

The Tuluva Madhvas and [[Deshastha]] Madhvas are more sought after for priestly services by other communities. The [[Gaud Saraswat]] Madhvas are a religiously self-contained community. There are numerous cultural difference between these three subdivisions.<ref>{{cite book|title=Charisma and Canon: Essays on the Religious History of the Indian Subcontinent|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nnvXAAAAMAAJ|page=123|author1=Vasudha Dalmia|author2=Angelika Malinar|author3=Martin Christof|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2001|isbn = 9780195654530|quote=While the GSBs tend to be a religiously self-contained community, the Taulavas and Desasthas are more sought after for priestly services by other communities. There are numerous cultural difference between these three subdivisions.}}</ref> In [[Bihar]], [[Gayawal Brahmin]]s are traditionally priests. They are the priests in the famous [[Vishnupad Temple, Gaya]], who also hold a traditional monopoly over the performance of shraddha rituals on the Ghats of [[Gaya, India|Gaya]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Journal of Social Research, Volume 17|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JuUKAAAAIAAJ|page=3|publisher=Council of Social and Cultural Research, Bihar|year=1974}}</ref>

===Diet===
{{Main|Karnataka cuisine|Maharashtrian cuisine}}
Madhwa Brahmins are pure vegetarian and their staple cereals are [[rice]] and [[wheat]].<ref>{{cite book|title=India's Communities, Volume 5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g9MVAQAAMAAJ|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1998|page=2045|isbn = 9780195633542|quote=They are pure vegetarian and the staple cereals are rice and wheat}}</ref> [[Udupi cuisine]] is a synonymous name to Madhwa cuisine. It is a major [[vegetarian cuisine]] of Karnataka, which includes a combination of cereals, pulses, vegetables and spices.<ref>[https://www.mid-day.com/articles/secrets-from-the-udupi-kitchen/16166175 Secrets From The Udupi Kitchen]</ref>

Typical Madhwa cuisine consists of Saaru ([[Rasam (dish)|Rasam]]), Huli ([[Sambar (dish)|Sambar]]), Gojju and Anna (Rice).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiafoodnetwork.in/food-stories/a-peek-into-a-madhwa-brahmin-kitchen/|title=A Peek Into A Madhwa Brahmin Kitchen|date=10 October 2015|publisher=India Food Nerwork}}</ref> Gojju is generally a beloved dish to entire Madhwa community.<ref>{{cite book|title=Curry Easy Vegetarian|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lo2JBAAAQBAJ&q=madhwa+brahmin+vegetarian&pg=PT63|publisher=[[Random House|Penguin Random House]]|author=Madhur Jaffrey|year=2014|isbn = 9781473503458}}</ref>
In sweets, Hayagreeva is a very common sweet dish made in most Madhwa Brahmin homes, made using Bengal gram with jaggery and coconut.
<ref>[https://www.deccanherald.com/content/642915/sweets-karnataka-deserve-geographical-indication.html Sweets from Karnataka that deserve Geographical Indication (GI)]</ref>

==Social and political issues==
In 2017, the [[government of Karnataka]] introduced ''The Karnataka Prevention and Eradication of Inhuman Evil Practices and Black Magic Bill, 2017'' in the assembly, which planned to ban all superstition practices considered black magic that promoted "social evils" and the persecution of skeptics. After much debate, Madhwa practices were exempted. In this practice, [[mudras]] usually made of gold or copper are heated in the [[yajna]] fire and stamped on the body.<ref>{{cite web|title=Karnataka Takes Stand Against Superstition, Bans All Evil Practices Including Black Magic|date=17 November 2017|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/karnataka-takes-stand-against-superstition-bans-all-evil-practices-including-black-magic-333871.html|publisher=Indiatimes|accessdate=17 November 2017}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Vyasatirtha]] - a [[Dvaita]] saint and Rajaguru of [[Krishnadevaraya]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Journal of the Andhra Historical Society, Volumes 25-26|publisher=Andhra Historical Research Society|year=1960|page=175|quote=Krishnadevaraya of Tuluva Dynasty honoured the famous Madhwa Brahmin Poet Vyasatheertha}}</ref>
*[[Vadiraja Tirtha]] - a [[Dvaita]] philosopher, poet and mystic. He was pontiff of [[Sodhe]] mutt.<ref>{{cite book|author=A. K. Ramanujan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nnVkAAAAMAAJ|title=Poems and a Novella|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2006|isbn=9780195674989|page=193|quote=Saint Vadiraja: Belonged to the sect of the Madhva Brahmins of Udipi.}}</ref>
*[[Kumara Vyasa]] (1419-1446) - an influential and classical, early 15th century poet in the Kannada language. His pen name is a tribute to his magnum opus, a rendering of the Mahabharata in Kannada.<ref>{{cite book|author1=C. T. M. Kotraiah|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zIAMAQAAMAAJ|title=Archaeology of Hampi-Vijayanagara|author2=K. M. Suresh|publisher=Bharatiya Kala Prakashan|year=2008|isbn=9788180902116|page=390|accessdate=1 January 2008}}</ref>
* [[Purandara Dasa]] (1484–1564) - a [[Haridasa]], who is widely referred to as the ''Pitamaha'' (''lit'', "father" or the "grandfather") of [[Carnatic Music]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Purandaradāsa|title=Sree Puranḍara gānāmrutham: text with notation|author2=A. S. Panchapakesa Iyer|publisher=Gānāmrutha Prachuram|year=1992|quote=Shri Purandara dasa who is considered to be the aadhiguru and Sangeeta Pitamaha of carnatic music was born in purandaragad in Ballary District near the town of Hampi, to a millionaire Varadappa Nayak and Kamalambal, a devoted wife and great lady, belonging to Madhva Desastha Brahmin race, by the blessings of Tirupati Venkatachalapathi in the year 1484.}}</ref>
* [[Mysore Vasudevacharya]]
* [[Dewan]] [[Purnaiah]] (1746-1812) - the [[Dewan]] of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore Kingdom]] under three rulers [[Hyder Ali]], [[Tipu Sultan]] and [[Wadiyar dynasty|Wadiyar]]. He is also founder of [[Yelandur estate]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/135632/F |title=Statesman and a survivor|work=Deccab Herald |date=7 February 2011 }}</ref>
*[[Satyadharma Tirtha]] (1743-1830) - a scholar, saint and mystic of [[Dvaita|Dvaita order of Vedanta]]; 28th pontiff of [[Uttaradi Matha]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Rajaram N S|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qGiDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT447|title=The Vanished Raj A Memoir of Princely India|date=12 January 2019|publisher=Prism Books Private Limited|isbn=9789388478113|page=447|accessdate=12 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Kanchi Krishnaswamy Rao]] (1845 – 1923) - [[Diwan of Travancore]] from 1898 to 1904.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0WJ_swEACAAJ|title=The Indian Biographical Dictionary, 1915 (Classic Reprint)|page=238|chapter=C. Hayavandana Rao|date=24 February 2018|publisher=Fb&c Limited|isbn=9780666284051|accessdate=24 February 2018|quote=(page 238) Krishnaswami Rao Kanchi, Dewan Bahadur, (1895), C.I.E, (1898), Dewan of Travsncore (retired), belongs to respectable Madhwa Deshastha Brahmin family; of late Mr. Kanchi Venkat Rao; b. 1845.}}</ref>
*[[Veene Sheshanna]] (1852 - 1926) - an exponent of the [[Veena]], an [[India]]n string instrument, which he played in the classical [[Carnatic music]] style. He was a concert musician at the court of the princely state of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]].<ref>{{cite book|author=P.N. Sundaresan|title=Sruti, Issues 112-113|year=1994|page=9|quote=Born in 1852 in a Madhwa brahmin family, Seshanna was the son of Veena- Bakshi Chikkaramappa, a vidwan in Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar's court and a descendant of Pachimiriam Adiappaiah, the creator of the immortal Bhairavi}}</ref>
* [[P. N. Krishnamurti]] (1849 – 1911) - Dewan of [[Mysore state]] and 5th Jagirdar of [[Yelandur estate]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (Bangalore)., Volume 73|publisher=The Society|year=1982|page=124|quote=P.N.Krishnamurthi Mysorean and Madhwa Brahmin was a Dewan}}</ref>
* [[Conjeevaram Hayavadana Rao]] (1865 – 1946) - an Indian [[historian]], [[museologist]], [[anthropologist]], [[economist]] and [[polyglot]]. He was a member of the [[Royal Anthropological Institute]], Indian Historical Records Commission and a fellow of the Royal Society of Economics.<ref name="mythicsocietyp94">{{cite journal|title=The quarterly journal of the Mythic society (Bangalore)|page=94|volume=56|publisher=Mythic Society|year=1966}}</ref><ref>{{Google books|uR4IAQAAIAAJ|Life Sketch of Rajacharitha Visharada Rao Bahadur C.Hayavadana Rao}} at page 94; Quote - "Rao Bahadur C.Hayavadana Rao was born on Tenth of July 1865 at Hosur, Krishnagiri talk in a Madhwa Deshastha Family.His father was C.Raja Rao"</ref>
*[[Navaratna Rama Rao]] (1877 – 1960) - an Indian writer and scholar from Karnataka.<ref>{{cite book|author=Rajaram N S|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qGiDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT18|title=The Vanished Raj A Memoir of Princely India|date=12 January 2019|publisher=Prism Books Private Limited|isbn=9789388478113|page=18|accessdate=12 January 2019}}</ref>
* [[Aluru Venkata Rao]] (1880 – 1964) - an Indian revolutionary, historian, writer and journalist.<ref name="datta">{{cite book|last=Datta|first=Amaresh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ObFCT5_taSgC&pg=145|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo|publisher=Sahithya Akademi|year=1987|isbn=9788126018031|page=145|quote=Born in an orthodox Madhwa Brahmin household, he graduated in Philosophy hons}}</ref>
* [[Palladam Sanjiva Rao]] (1882–1962) - an Indian flautist and carnatic musician.<ref>{{cite book|author=Vuppuluri Lakshminarayana Sastri|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2o_AQAAMAAJ|title=Encyclopaedia of the Madras Presidency and the Adjacent States|publisher=Oriental Enclyclopaedic Publishing Company|year=1920|page=610|quote=Mr. Sanjeevi Rao is the youngest of the three sons, born in 1883, of his father Venkobachariar of Palladam, Coimbatore District, belonging to a respected orthodox Madhwa Brahmin family}}</ref>
* [[V. K. R. Varadaraja Rao]] - (1908 – 1991) - an Indian economist, politician and educator.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Vijendra Kasturi Ranga Varadaraja Rao|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BdK6AAAAIAAJ|title=The Partial Memoirs of V.K.R.V. Rao|author2=S. L. Rao|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2002|isbn=9780195658231|page=1}}</ref>
* [[T. R. Ramachandran]] (1917 – 1990) - a Tamil actor and comedian who acted in lead and supportive roles from 1940s to the 1960s.<ref>{{cite news|date=28 May 2015|title=Man with saucer eyes|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/man-with-saucer-eyes/article7255341.ece}}</ref>
*[[Bhimsen Joshi]] (1922 – 2011) - an Indian singer from Karnataka in the [[Hindustani classical]] tradition and [[Bharat Ratna]] and [[Padma Shri]] awardee.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Dharwad Gharana: Hindustani music's southern home|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dharwad-gharana-hindustani-musics-southern-home-34850|publisher=THE NEWS MINUTE|quote=A name that stands tall is that of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi born to a Madhwa Brahmin family of scholars in Gadag, Bhimsen took his training under the great Pt Rambhau Kundgolkar, popular as ‘Sawai Gandharva’.}}</ref>
*[[Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao]] (1922 - 2013) - an [[India]]n [[archeologist|archaeologist]] who led teams credited with the discovery of a number of [[Indus Valley Civilization|Harappan]] sites including the port city [[Lothal]] and [[Bet Dwarka]] in [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Baiderbettu Upendra Nayak|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_ApuAAAAMAAJ|title=New trends in Indian art and archaeology: S.R. Rao's 70th birthday felicitation volume, Volume 1|author2=N. C. Ghosh|author3=Shikaripur Ranganatha Rao|publisher=Aditya Prakashan|year=1992|isbn=9788185689135|page=xxi|quote=Shikaripur Ranganatha Rao (S. R. Rao) was born on 1st July, 1920 at Anandapuram in Sagar taluk of [[Shimoga district]] in the erstwhile Mysore (now Karnataka) state. His father Shikaripur Hucha Rao, a Madhwa Brahmin, was well educated up to the first year in Arts and wanted to practise Law.}}</ref>
*[[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] (1950-2009) - an Indian film actor predominantly in Kannada cinema.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vishnuvardhan: The silent superstar|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-vishnuvardhan-passed-away/20091230.htm|publisher=Rediff News|date=30 December 2009}}</ref>
*[[U. R. Ananthamurthy]] (1932 - 2014) - a contemporary writer and critic in the [[Kannada language]];Winner of [[Jnanpith Award]] and [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-mind-and-metaphors-of-ur-ananthamurthy/article6367252.ece The mind and metaphors of U.R. Ananthamurthy - The Hindu]</ref>
*[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] (1933 – 2018) - a leading Telugu actress of the 1960s and 1980s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Changing roles with the years|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/book-on-telugu-actor-krishna-kumari/article8660318.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref>
*[[Kashinath (actor)|Kashinath Hathwara]] (1951 – 2018) - an Indian actor and filmmaker who primarily worked in [[Kannada language|Kannada]] films.<ref>[https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kashinath-laid-rest-shivaraj-kumar-darshan-entire-sandalwood-bids-tearful-adieu-757478 Kashinath laid to rest: Shivaraj Kumar, Darshan and entire Sandalwood bids tearful adieu]</ref>
*[[Sakha Rama Rao]] - an [[India]]n musician credited with having re-introduced the south Indian [[chitravina]] (or "gotuvadyam") to the concert scene.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Journal of the Music Academy, Madras, Volume 58|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m4XjAAAAMAAJ|page=110|publisher=Music Academy|year=1987|quote=Sakharam Rao was born at Madhyarjunam ( Tiruvidaimarudur) in the Tanjore District. He was the eldest son of Gottu Vadya Srinivasa Rao, a famous player of the preceding generation from whom he learnt the art. He was a Madhva Desastha Brahmin and a Rigvedi.}}</ref>
*[[Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar]] (1911 - 1996) - a celebrated artist known for his [[India]] themed artworks; Winner of [[Padma Shri]] and [[Padma Bhushan]] awards.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Absorption of Hydrocarbon Gases by Non-aqueous Liquids|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mq1mAAAAMAAJ|author=Alonzo Simpson McDaniel|publisher=University of Wisconsin--Madison|year=1990|page=124|quote=Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar was born on 15 June 1912 at Kattingeri, a village in Udupi Taluk of Dakshina Kannada District of coastal Karnataka, in a middle-class Kannada- speaking, Madhwa, Shivalli Brahman family.}}</ref>
*[[Nagesh|Cheyur Krishna Nageshwaran]] (1933 – 2009) - acted over 1,000 films in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian during the 1960s. He earned the sobriquet the "Jerry Lewis of India"
*[[Pralhad Joshi]] Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi (born 27 November 1962) is an Indian politician who is the current Minister of Coal of India from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].
*[[N. R. Narayana Murthy]] is the founder of Infosys, and has been the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief mentor of the company.
*[[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] Upendra Rao, known mononymously as Upendra, is an Indian filmmaker, actor and politician known for his work in Kannada cinema.

==See also==

* [[Forward Castes]]
* [[Dvaita Vedanta]]
* [[Sadh Vaishnavism]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|title = A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature, 3rd Edition|first = B. N. Krishnamurti| last = Sharma| publisher=Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint) |isbn = 978-8120815759| year= 2000 }}
*{{cite book|title= The Sri-Krsna Temple at Udupi: The History and Spiritual Center of the Madhvite Sect of Hinduism|url=https://archive.org/details/SriKrsnaTempleAtUdupi|first=B.N|last=Hebbar|publisher=Bharatiya Granth Nikethan|year=2005|isbn=81-89211-04-8}}

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