Kannada Brahmin

Kannada Brahmins are Kannada-speaking Brahmins, primarily living in Karnataka, although a few of them have settled in other states like, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.[1][2]

Classification

Kannada Brahmins fall under the Pancha Dravida Brahmin classification of the Brahmin community in India.[3]

The main sections among Kannada Brahmins are Havyaka Brahmins, Deshastha Brahmins,[4] Koteshwara Brahmins, Badaganadu Brahmins, Babburkammes, Hebbar Iyengar, Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins, Kota Brahmins and Shivalli Brahmins.[5] They are divided on the basis of Vedic traditions that they follow such as Smartha, Madhva, and Sri Vaishnava.[6][7]

References

1. Sharma 2000, p. 540.
2. N. Subrahmanian (1989). The Brahmin in the Tamil Country. Ennes Publications. p. 58. The Kannada speaking Brahmins ( Madhva Brahmins as they are known in Tamilnad ) are found in the bilingual border areas between the Mysore territory and Tamilnad;
3. Krishnaji Nageshrao Chitnis (1994). Glimpses of Maratha Socio-economic History. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 95. ISBN 9788171563470.
4. Sharma 2000, p. 544.
5. Karnataka State Gazetteer, Volume 20. Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. 1993. p. 149.
6. P. P. Nārāyanan Nambūdiri (1992). Aryans in South India. Inter-India Publications. p. 76. ISBN 9788121002660. The Canarese or the Karnataka Brahmins The Canarese speaking or Karnataka brahmins are divided into two major sub-divisions, the Smarta and Madhwa with several sub- divisions under each.
7. Karnataka State Gazetteer: Mysore. Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. 1988. p. 157. All the Brahmins belong to one of the three sects, i.e., the Smarthas, the Madhwa and the Srivaishnava, followers of Shankaracharya, Madhwacharya and Ramanujacharya.

Bibliography

• Sharma, B. N. Krishnamurti (2000). A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature, Vol 1. 3rd Edition. Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint). ISBN 978-8120815759.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)