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{{Infobox ethnic group
|group=Mangaloreans
|langs = [[Tulu language|Tulu]], [[Konkani language|Konkani]], [[Kannada]], [[Malayalam]], [[Beary Bashe|Beary]], [[Urdu]]
|rels = [[Hinduism]], [[Islam]], [[Christianity]], [[Jainism]], [[Buddhism]]
|region1 =[[Dakshina Kannada]]
|pop1 = 2,083,625 (2011)
|ref1 = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/252-dakshina-kannada.html|title=Dakshina Kannada District Population Census 2011-2021, Karnataka literacy sex ratio and density}}</ref>
|region2 = [[Udupi district]]
|pop2 = 1,177,908 (2011)
|ref2 = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/268-udupi.html|title = Udupi District Population Census 2011-2021, Karnataka literacy sex ratio and density}}</ref>
|region3 = [[Kassergode]]
|pop3 = 150 (2020)
|ref3 = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/jun/30/kasaragod-chucks-out-150-mangaloreans-at-night-2163151.html|title = Kerala chucks out 150 Mangaloreans at night from Kassergode}}</ref>
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'''Mangaloreans''' ([[Tulu language|Tulu]]: ''Kudladaklu''; [[Kannada]]: ''Mangaloorinavaruu''; [[Konkani language|Konkani]]: ''Kodialkar''; [[Beary bashe|Beary]]: ''Maikaltanga''; [[Urdu language|Urdu]]: ''Kaudalvale'') are a collection of diverse ethnic groups that hail from the historical locales of [[South Canara]] ([[Tulunaad]]) on the south western coast of [[Karnataka, India]], particularly the residents native to [[Mangaluru (Mangalore)]].<ref>Venkatesh Srinivas Kulkarni
Journal of South Asian Literature, vol. 25, no. 1, The City in South and Southeast Asian Literature (Winter, Spring 1990), pp. 55-66. Published by: Asian Studies Center, Michigan State University</ref>

==History==
{{main|History of Mangaluru}}

===Classical history===
According to the works of [[Sangam literature]] (300 BCE – 300 CE),<ref name="Singh2008p27">{{cite book|author=Upinder Singh|title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3lUIIYxWkEC&pg=PA27 |year=2008|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=978-81-317-1120-0|pages=27–28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Nadarajah|first=Devapoopathy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IZ7b6msS3kgC&q=info:Q1h0NSIwwIEJ:scholar.google.com/&pg=PR9|title=Love in Sanskrit and Tamil Literature: A Study of Characters and Nature, 200 B.C.-A.D. 500|date=1994|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ.|isbn=978-81-208-1215-4|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=University|first=Vijaya Ramaswamy, Jawaharlal Nehru|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ALUvDwAAQBAJ&q=info:YtwrhAmuSNIJ:scholar.google.com/&pg=PR9|title=Historical Dictionary of the Tamils|date=2017-08-25|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-5381-0686-0|language=en}}</ref> Tulu Nadu was one of the 12 socio-geographical regions included in the ancient [[Tamilakam]].<ref>A handbook of Kerala Band 1 (2000), T. Madhava Menon, International School of Dravidian Linguistics, p.98</ref> Tulu Nadu must certainly at one time have formed part of ancient [[Kerala]] ([[Chera dynasty]]), where the western coastal dialect of [[Old Tamil]] was spoken.<ref name="Namma Tulu Nadu">{{cite book
| author = J. Sturrock | year=1894
| title= Madras District Manuals - South Canara (Volume-I) | publisher=Madras Government Press
| url= https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.3200/page/n1/mode/2up
}}</ref> It must have separated from [[Tamilakam]] sometime between 300 CE and 500 CE, when the [[Kadamba dynasty|Kadambas]] invaded the northern portions of [[Chera dynasty|Chera kingdom]].<ref name="Namma Tulu Nadu"/> No definite historical record relating to Tulu Nadu, other than those were found from [[Sangam literature]], have been found of earlier date than 8th or 9th century CE.<ref name="Namma Tulu Nadu"/>

===Emergence of Tulunaad as a distinct cultural entity===
{{Further|History of Tulu Nadu}}
Historically, [[Tulunaad]] included the two separate lands of ''[[Haiva]]'' and ''Tuluva''. The Ballal kings of [[Sullia]] had ruled this area around 1100 years back. The [[Tulu Brahmin]] migration to Tulunaad might have happened during the lifetime of the [[Kadamba dynasty|Kadamba]] king [[Mayuravarma]] at 345 AD. During the 13th century, the Hindu philosopher [[Madhvacharya]] built the ''[[Ashta Matha]]galu'' (eight temple complexes) in the present-day [[Udipi district]], that was partitioned from the older [[South Canara]] district, other parts being [[Mangalore district]] and [[Kassergode district]].

During the rule of [[Vijayanagara]], Tulu Nadu comprised two [[administrative subdivisions]]— ''Mangaluru'' and ''Barakuru'' along with others such as the [[Hosdurg fort]] in Kassergode. In Tulunaad lied the [[home turf]] of the [[Tuluva dynasty]], the third to take charge of the [[Vijayanagara dynasty]]. Tulu Nadu was governed by feudatories of the Vijayanagara Empire until the 17th century. The longest reigning dynasty of Tulu Nadu were the [[Alupas]], feudatories and nobility of the prominent dynasties of [[Carnatic region]]. The [[Kadamba dynasty]] of Banavasi was the earliest, under which the Alupas flourished. Later the [[Rashtrakutas]] of Manyakheta, [[Chalukyas of Badami]], [[Chalukyas of Kalyani]], [[Hoysalas]] of Durasamudra & ''Rayas'' (kings) of Vijayanagara were the overlords. The Alupas however, were [[feudatories]], since they ruled as subordinates in the Vijaynagara dominion of Tulunaad from 14th century onwards. The area became prosperous during the Vijayanagara period, with [[Barcoor]] and Mangalore gaining importance. After the decline of the Vijayanagara Empire, much of Tulu Nadu came under the control of the [[Keladi Nayaka]]s of [[Ikkeri]].
[[File:Mangalore 075.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A typical red tile-roofed house in Tulu Nadu]]

[[Jain Bunt]]s were already a prominent group and even today are uniquely preserved in [[Tulunaad]]. Though small in number, the Jains left behind indelible reminders of their past with a number Jain sites (''[[Basadi|bastis]]'') in [[Moodabidri]]; and [[monolith]]s of [[Bahubali]] and the [[Gomateshwara]] in [[Karkala]], [[Venoor]]& [[Dharmasthala]]. Over the centuries, more ethnic groups migrated to the area. Various Hindu [[Konkani people]] namely [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmin]]s, [[Daivajnya Brahmin]]s, [[Karhad Brahmin]]s; also a few [[Chitpavan]]s ([[Konkanastha Brahmin]]s), [[Vaishya Vani]]s& [[Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins]] arrived by sea, during the period of [[Xenddi|religious oppression]] by the intolerant [[Portuguese colonial]] regime.

[[Abbakka Chowta]] killed General Jao Peixoto and Admiral Mascarenhas in battle at Ullal. [[Shivappa Nayaka]] defeated [[Portuguese Armadas|Portugal's armada]] in battle. In the 16th century, the area saw the first arrival of Konkani [[New Christians]] who were fleeing the [[Portuguese Inquisition|Inquisition]] in [[Portuguese Goa]] and were given refuge by [[Vijayanagar]], the influx of migrants resumed with the violent [[Mahratta Invasion of Goa and Bombay]] when they were again welcomed, particularly by [[Keladi Chennamma]]. The settlements of these New Christians in the area gave rise to their own unique hybrid culture, they developed into a localised community of [[Mangalorean Christians]], who are distinct from [[Goan Christians]] and [[Bombay East Indian Christian]]s. They built a number of prominent educational institutions and contributed to [[socio-economic]] progress in the area. The Muslims of Tulu Nadu are basically descended from [[Arabia]]n traders who intermarried local women and settled there. Muslims in Mangaluru speak [[Beary]] language different from [[Hindi-Urdu]]. A few [[Konkani Muslims]] and [[Konkani language|Konkani Jains]] are also found near the border with Karwar district ([[North Canara]]).

==Demographics==
Majority of Mangaloreans belong to the [[Tuluva]] ethnic group. The Tuluvas have historically been concentrated in the coastal areas. The major Tulu speaking castes are Shettigar, Mundalas, Mogeras, Okkaliga Gowda's, Bairas, Samagaras, [[Billava]]s,[[Kulala]]'s, Sapaliga, Rajaka (Madival), [[Bunt (community)|Bunts]], [[Mogaveera]]s, [[Devadiga]]'s, Tulu Brahmins, [[Vishwakarma (caste)|Vishwakarmas]]& Nayak's.<ref name="MalavikaS">{{cite book |last1=Shetty |first1=Malavika |title=Telling Stories: Language, Narrative, and Social Life (Identity building through Narratives on a Tulu Call-in Show) |date=2010 |publisher=Georgetown University Press |isbn=9781589016743 |pages=95–108 }}</ref> [[Mangalorean Protestants]] are mostly Tulu speakers.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Fernandes |first1=Denis |title=Responses of Kanara Christians to the Indian National Movement in the Early 20 |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |pages=686–696 |date=2012|volume=73 |jstor=44156264 }}</ref> Beary speaking muslims are next largest community. [[Konkani people]], in particular the [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmin]]s, [[Daivadnya Brahmin]]s, and the [[Mangalorean Catholics]] whose ancestors migrated here from the [[Konkan region]], to escape the [[Portuguese Inquisition in Goa and Bombay-Bassein]] and the [[Mahratta Sackings of Goa and Bombay-Bassein]]. Other groups who historically settled in Tulu Nadu, include the [[Kundagannada]]ns and [[Byari]]s and Dakhini [[Urdu]] Speaking Muslims.

==Culture==
{{main|Culture of Mangaluru}}
{{See also|Tulu Nadu#Culture|l1=Tulu Nadu (Culture)}}
{{See also|Mangalorean cuisine|l1= Mangalorean cuisine}}
===Cuisine===
[[File:Neer Dosa.jpg|thumb|right|[[Neer dosa]], a variant of [[Dosa (food)|dosa]], is native to Mangalore.]]
Mangalorean cuisine is largely influenced by the [[South Indian cuisine]], with several cuisines being unique to the diverse communities of the city. [[Coconut meat]] and [[curry leaves]] are common ingredients in Mangalorean curries, as are ginger, garlic& chilli. The [[Tulu people|Tulu community]]'s well-known dishes include ''[[Kori Rotti]]'' (dry rice flakes dipped in gravy), [[Chicken Ghee Roast]], ''Bangude Pulimunchi'' (silver-grey mackerels), ''Beeja-Manoli Upkari'', ''[[Neer dosa]]'' (lacy rice-[[crêpe]]s), ''Boothai Gasi'', ''Kadabu'', and ''[[Patrode]]''. The ''Kube Sukkhe'', a [[clam]] dish of [[Mangalorean Protestants]] is also very popular. The Konkani community's specialities include ''Daali thoy'', ''beebe-upkari'' (cashew based), ''val val'', ''avnas ambe sasam'', ''Kadgi chakko'', {{transliteration|tcy|paagila podi}}, and ''chana gashi''. [[Tuluva]] vegetarian cuisine in Mangalore, also known as [[Udupi cuisine]] is known for its [[signature dish]]es like the ''[[masala dosa]]''. Udupi restaurants are found throughout [[south India]], [[northwestern India]]& relished overseas by the [[Indian diaspora]]. Since Mangalore is a coastal town, [[sea food|fish dishes]] are the [[staple diet]] of most people.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/08/11/stories/2007081150880400.htm
|title=Typically home
|access-date=2008-07-09
|date=2007-08-11
|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]
|location=Chennai, India
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103043142/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/08/11/stories/2007081150880400.htm
|archive-date=3 November 2012
}}</ref> [[Mangalorean Catholic cuisine]] includes ''Sanna-Dukra Maas'' (''Sanna'' –[[idli]] fluffed with [[Hot toddy|toddy]] or yeast; ''Dukra Maas'' –[[Pork]]), ''Pork Bafat''& ''[[Sorpotel]]''; and the Mutton [[Biryani]] of the local Muslims are well-known [[delicacies]]. Pickles such as {{transliteration|tcy|happala}}, {{transliteration|tcy|sandige}} and {{transliteration|tcy|puli munchi}} are unique to Mangalore. ''Sheindi'' ([[Palm toddy|toddy]]), a country [[wine]] prepared by [[toddy tapper]]s from coconut flowers or [[tree sap]] is local speciality.<ref name="DAJ"/>

===Traditions===
Many classical dance forms and folk art are practised among Mangaloreans. The ''[[Yakshagana]]'', a night-long dance and drama performance, is held in Mangalore,<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/06/10/stories/2004061000340300.htm
|date=2004-01-10
|title=Enduring art
|access-date=2008-07-20
|first=Ganesh
|last=Prabhu
|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]
|location=Chennai, India
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103015415/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/06/10/stories/2004061000340300.htm
|archive-date=3 November 2012
}}</ref> while ''[[Hulivesha]]'' (literally, ''tiger dance''), a [[folk dance]] unique to the city, is performed during [[Navratri|Dasara]] and [[Krishna Janmashtami]].<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/354160109.cms
|date=2001-10-26
|title=Human 'tigers' face threat to health
|access-date=2007-12-07
|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]
|first1=Stanley G
|last1=Pinto
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113160219/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/354160109.cms
|archive-date=13 January 2009
}}</ref> ''Karadi Vesha'' (bear dance) is another well known dance performed during ''Dasara''.<ref name="DAJ">{{cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusive_arch.asp?ex_id=726 |title=What's in a Name? |access-date=2008-03-04 |first=Stephen |last=D'Souza |publisher=[[Daiji World|Daijiworld Media Pvt Ltd Mangalore]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208022637/http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/exclusive_arch.asp?ex_id=726 |archive-date=8 February 2012 }}</ref> ''[[Paddanas]]'' (Ballad-like epics passed on through generations by word of mouth) are sung by a community of impersonators in Tulu and are usually accompanied by the rhythmic drum beats.<ref name="DAJ"/> The Bearys' unique traditions are reflected in such folk songs as {{transliteration|tcy|kolkai}} (sung during [[kolata]], a valour folk-dance during which sticks used as props), {{transliteration|tcy|unjal pat}} (traditional lullaby), {{transliteration|tcy|moilanji pat}}, and {{transliteration|tcy|oppune pat}} (sung at weddings).<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/13/stories/2007101361130300.htm
|title=Beary Sahitya Academy set up
|access-date=2008-01-15
|date=2007-10-13
|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]
|location=Chennai, India
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102025141/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/13/stories/2007101361130300.htm
|archive-date=2 November 2012
}}</ref> The ''Evkaristik Purshanv'' (Konkani: [[Eucharist]]ic procession) is an annual Catholic religious procession led on the first Sunday of each New Year.<ref name="DAJ"/>

===World record===
On 26–27 January 2008, a Konkani cultural event, Konkani Nirantari, held in [[Mangaluru]] by a Mangalorean organization, Mandd Sobhann, entered the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of World Records]] for non-stop singing of [[Konkani language|Konkani]] hymns. Mandd Sobhann members sang for 40 hours, surpassing the old record of 36 hours held by a Brazilian musical troupe.<ref name="GUI">{{cite news
|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=42855&n_tit=Mangalore%3A%20Guinness%20Adjudicator%20Hopeful%20of%20Certifying%20Konkani%20Nirantari
|title=Mangalore: Guinness Adjudicator Hopeful of Certifying Konkani Nirantari
|access-date=2008-02-01
|date=2008-01-25
|publisher=[[Daiji World|Daijiworld Media Pvt Ltd Mangalore]]
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728235422/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=42855&n_tit=Mangalore:+Guinness+Adjudicator+Hopeful+of+Certifying+Konkani+Nirantari
|archive-date=28 July 2012
}}</ref>

==Notable Mangaloreans==
* [[Abbakka Rani]] – [[Chowta dynasty (Tulu Nadu)|Chowta]] queen of Tulu Nadu
* [[Ganesh Karnik]] – former member of [[Karnataka Legislative Council]]
* [[John Richard Lobo]] – former member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Aarti Sequeira]] – Indian American cook and television personality
* [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/author/aastha-shetty-1.6219746 Aastha Shetty] - Canadian news reporter
* [[Abdussalam Puthige]] – managing director and editor-in-chief of ''[[Varthabharathi]]'' newspaper
* [[Adline Castelino]] – winner of [[Miss Diva Universe]] [[Miss Diva 2020|2020]]
* [[Aishwarya Rai]] – Bollywood actress and former [[Miss World]]
* [[Anup Bhandari]] – [[Kannada cinema|Sandalwood]] director
* [[Ashrita Shetty]] – model and [[Kollywood]] actress, former wife of Indian cricketer Manish Pandey
* [[Nirup Bhandari]] – Sandalwood actor
* [[Anant Pai]] – educationist and creator of [[Indian comics]]
* [[Anushka Shetty]] – Kollywood and [[Telugu film|Tollywood]] actress
* [[Aravind Adiga]] – writer and journalist
* [[Ashish Kumar Ballal]] – captain of the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian National Hockey team]]
* [[Ashwini Akkunji]] – sprint athlete, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medalist
* [[B. M. Idinabba]] – Kannada writer, poet, social activist, MLA, and freedom fighter
* [[B. R. Shetty]] – entrepreneur
* [[B. V. Karanth]] – playwright and director
* [[Bannanje Govindacharya]] – [[Venkata Madhava|Madhava]] scholar
*[[Betty Naz]], Indian former actress and singer
* [[Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi]] – Kannada writer
* [[Brian J. G. Pereira]] – veteran biopharmaceutical and healthcare leader
* [[Budhi Kunderan]] – cricketer
* [[Daya Nayak]] – sub-inspector in the [[Mumbai Police]]
* [[Dayanand Shetty]] – Indian film actor and model
* [[Devi Prasad Shetty]] – cardiac surgeon and philanthropist
* [[Egan Steven Dantis]] – Spanish Indian cricketer
* [[Erica Fernandes]] – television actress
* [[Ester Noronha]] – Indian actress and singer
* [[Faye D'Souza]] – Indian journalist and television news anchor
* [[Freida Pinto]] – Indian actress and model
* [[Ganesh Hegde]] – singer, performer, video director, and Bollywood choreographer
* [[George Fernandes]] – [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Railway]] and [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]]
* [[Gopalakrishna Adiga]] – Kannada poet
* [[Guru Dutt]] – film director, producer, and actor
* [[Gurukiran]] – singer and music director in the Kannada film industry
* [[Isha Koppikar]] – Bollywood actress {{Citation needed|date=October 2016|reason=}}
* [[Janalynn Castelino]] – Indian-Italian pop singer, songwriter and doctor
* [[Janardhana Poojary]] – former [[Minister of Finance (India)|Union Minister of State for Finance]]
* [[Jemimah Rodrigues]] – All formats active India woman cricketer
* [[K. S. Hegde]] – former speaker of [[Lok Sabha]] and [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] judge
* [[K. Shivaram Karanth]] – Kannada writer, social activist, environmentalist, Yakshagana artist, film maker, and thinker
* [[K. V. Kamath]] – chairman of [[Infosys Limited]]
* [[Kadri Gopalnath]] – Carnatic musician, saxophone
* [[Kalpana (Kannada actress)|Kalpana]] – Indian Kannada film actress
* [[Krithi Shetty]] – Indian actress
* [[M. Govinda Pai]] – Kannada poet
* [[M. V. Kamath]] – journalist and former chairman of [[Prasar Bharthi]]
* [[Madhwacharya]] – Hindu saint and philosopher
* [[M. K. Seetharam Kulal]] – Tulu-Kannada dramatist, poet, Karnataka State Tulu Sahitya Academy Award, Mangalorean Star
* [[Malishka Mendonsa]] – Indian radio personality and actress
* [[Mamatha Maben]] – former captain of [[India women's national cricket team]]
* [[Mamatha Poojary]] – former captain of [[India women's national kabaddi team]]
* [[Manvitha Harish]] – Sandalwood actress
* [[Margaret Alva]] – former Union Minister and parliamentarian
* [[Michael Lobo]] – Indian writer, scientist and genealogist
* [[Nikhil Poojari]] – Indian professional football player (forward), plays for [[Hyderabad FC]]
* [[Nitte Santosh Hegde]] – justice of the [[Supreme Court Of India]], former [[Solicitor General of India]], and [[Lokayukta]] (ombudsman) for Karnataka State of India from 2006–2011 and activist
* [[Oscar Fernandes]] – Congress Chief Secretary and Parliamentarian
* [[Pooja Hegde]] – Miss Universe India 2010 second runner up and Kollywood actress
* [[Prakash Rai|Prakash Raj]] – actor, director, and producer who won the [[National Film Award for Best Actor|National Award winner]] in 2008
* [[Rakshith Shetty]] – Kannada film director and actor
* [[Ratnakaravarni]] – Kannada poet and writer
* [[Ravi Shastri]] – former captain of the [[India national cricket team]]
* [[Rishab Shetty]] – Sandalwood director
* [[Rita Lobo]] – Indian former actress and singer
* [[Rohit Shetty]] – Bollywood director
* Rommel Rodrigues – journalist, author, film director, screenwriter, and producer
* [[Sanjay Manjrekar]] – former Indian cricketer and commentator
* [[Sandeep Chowta]] – [[Bollywood]] and [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Tollywood]] music director, head of [[Columbia Records]] in India
* [[Sheetal Mallar]] – model
* [[Shamita Shetty]] – Bollywood actress
* [[Shilpa Shetty]] – Bollywood actress
* [[Shirish Kunder]] – Bollywood director
* [[Shweta Shetty]] – Indian pop singer
* [[Siddhanth Thingalaya]] – track and field athlete
* [[Sneha Ullal]] – Bollywood actress
* [[Sonal Monteiro]] – Sandalwood actress
* [[Sudarshan Shetty]] - contemporary Indian artist
* [[Sunil Shetty]] – Bollywood actor, producer, and entrepreneur
* [[Suman Talwar]] – film actor
* [[T. M. A. Pai]] – doctor, educationist, banker and philanthropist, founder of the university town of [[Manipal]] in [[Udupi]]
* [[Tanush Kotian]] – Indian cricketer
* [[Terence Lewis (choreographer)]] – Indian dancer, singer and choreographer
* [[Thumbay Moideen]] – entrepreneur and founder of [[Thumbay Group]], UAE
* [[U. R. Rao]] – space scientist and former chairman of the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]
* [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] – Kannada film actor, director, screen writer, lyricist and singer
* [[V. J. P. Saldanha]] – Konkani littérateur, dramatist, novelist, short-story writer and poet
* [[V. Manohar]] – music director, lyricist, film director and actor in Kannada Cinema
* [[V. S. Acharya]] – higher education minister in the Karnataka state government
* [[V. T. Rajshekar]] – journalist, founder and editor of the ''[[Dalit Voice]]''
* [[Veerappa Moily]] – Minister of Corporate Affairs and former chief minister of Karnataka
* [[Veerendra Heggade]] – philanthropist and the ''Dharmadhikari'' (hereditary administrator) of the [[Dharmasthala]] Temple
* [[Victor Rodrigues]] – Konkani novelist and short story writer
* [[Viren Rasquinha]] – captain of India's national [[field hockey]] team
* [[Vishal Kotian]] – Indian film and television actor
* [[Vittal Mallya]] – entrepreneur
* [[Vijay Mallya]] – liquor and airline baron

==See also==
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*[[Byari]]s
*[[Chickmangaloreans]]
*[[Konkani Brahmins]]
*[[Mangalorean Christians]]
*[[Tuluver]]s
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{wiktionary|Mangalorean}}

[[Category:Mangaloreans| ]]
[[Category:Mangalorean society]]
[[Category:Social groups of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Tulu Nadu]]

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