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Dravida Brahmins, or simply Dravidulu, are Hindu brahmins and a sub-caste of the Telugu Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh in South India, who migrated from Tamil-speaking regions.[1] They are further divided into sub-sects based on the places where they have settled such as Aaraama Dravidulu, Pudur Dravidulu, Konaseema Dravidulu, Peruru Dravidulu, Tummagunta Dravidulu and Dimili Dravidulu.[2] They are primarily categorized as the Saiva Brahmins or followers of Shiva.[2]
Origin
During the reign of Rajaraja Narendra (Template:Reign),[3] many Tamil Brahmin families settled in different parts of Andhra Pradesh.[4] Under Narendra's son, Kulottunga I (Template:Reign), the first Chalukya-Chola emperor, several Brahmins migrated from the Tamil country.[5]
His son Virachodadeva, the Viceroy of Vengi, invited 546 Brahmin families and established them at Virachoda Chaturvedimangalam. Several records of the Chalukya-Cholas register the gift of villages in the plains of Godavari river to Brahmins who migrated from Dravidadesa.[5] These Brahmins who had settled in Andhra region are known as the Dravida Brahmins.[2]
Classification
They fall under the Pancha Dravida Brahmin classification of the Brahmin community in India.[6] Dravida Brahmins are divided into several sub-sects, which are named after the places in which they have settled such Aaraama Dravidulu, Puduru Dravidulu, Konaseema Dravidulu, Peruru Dravidulu, Tummagunta Dravidulu and Dimili Dravidulu.[2][7][8]
Most of them speak Telugu as their native language after centuries of assimilation, while many Puduru Dravidulu (mainly reside in Nellore district) speak Tamil at home.[9][10]
Notable people
- Avadhanum Paupiah[11][12]
- Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu[13][12]
- Vedam Venkataraya Sastry[13][12]
- Chadalavada Sundararamasastri[12]
- Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham[14][13]
- Chellapilla Venkata Sastry[13][12]
- Ganapati Muni[12]
- Mahamahopadhyaya Tata Subbaraya Sastri
- Alladi Krishnaswamy[13][12]
- V. S. Ramachandran[15][16]
- Mamidipudi Venkatarangayya[17][12]
- Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha
- Adibhatla Narayana Dasu
- Dokka Seetamma Garu
- Ayyagari Sambasiva Rao
- Sri Sri (Srirangam Srinivasa Rao)
- Arudra (Bhagavatula Sadasiva Sankara Sastri)
- Mahamahopadhyaya Vishvanatha Gopala Krishna Sastri
- Ganti Prasada Rao
- Ganti Jogi Somayaji
See also
References
- ↑ The Andhras Through the Ages{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sri Saraswati Book Depot(1973)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sri Venkateswara University Oriental Journal, Volume 48{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Oriental Research Institute, Sri Venkateswara University(2005)
- ↑ Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections{{#if:G. V.|, G. V.}. Sahitya Akademi(1997). ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5
- ↑ India's communities, Volume 1; Volume 5{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Oxford University Press(1998). ISBN 9780195633542
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kings, Temples and Legitimation of Autochthonous Communities. A Case Study of a South Indian Temple. Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient({Template:Date).
- ↑ People of India: Andhra Pradesh (3 pts.){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Anthropological Survey of India(1992). ISBN 9788176710060
- ↑ Caste Dynamics in Village India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Nachiketa Publications(1973)
- ↑ Puduru Dravida Brahmins - A Short History. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ Ramblings in Telugu Literature{{#if:Radhakrsnasarma|, Radhakrsnasarma}. Lakshminarayana Granthamala(1978)
- ↑ Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers: Kurnool{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Director of Print. and Stationery at the Government Secretariat Press(1967)
- ↑ Proceedings of Meetings{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Indian Historical Records Commission(1930)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 The Great Indian Patriots{{#if:Rao|, Rao}. Mittal Publications(1991). ISBN 978-81-7099-288-2
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 The Andhras Through the Ages{{#if:Sekaram|, Sekaram}. Sri Saraswati Book Depot(1973)
- ↑ Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham{{#if:Narasiṃhārāvu|, Narasiṃhārāvu}. Sahitya Akademi(1993). ISBN 978-81-7201-499-5
- ↑ VS Ramachandran: The Marco Polo of neuroscience, Anthony, Andrew(30 January 2011). Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ↑ Template:Cite magazine
- ↑ Unilit{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Andhra Viswa Sahiti.(1991)