Hegde

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Hegde is a surname or Family name which has its roots and manifest in the Indian state of Karnataka. Its part of a bigger caste system called Havyaka Brahmins.

However there are also Jain, Konkani, Bunts and Tuluva origins of the surname "Hegde" too.

Hegde means chiefman or head of a village.

Hegde is also the name of a village in Karnataka.

Some prominent Hegdes include

  • Ramakrishna Hegde, erstwhile chief minister of Karnataka state
  • K.S. Hegde, Former Supreme Court judge, M.P., and former Speaker of the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India)
  • K S Subbana, Magasaysay award winner, author, poet, dramatist.
  • Dr. Jagannathrao Hegde was the former Sheriff of Mumbai
  • Ganesh Hegde (born 1974) is an Indian singer and Bollywood choreographer,
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