Kota brahmin
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| Kota Brahmin |
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| Total population |
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100,000 (estimate) |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala |
| Languages |
| Mother tongue is Kota Kannada, a dialect of Kannada |
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Kota Brahmins hail from the Kundapur and surrounding areas of Udupi district in Karnataka. Originally, thought to have been brought to these places from northern India by Parashurama, they speak a Kannada different from the other dialects spoken in that region. Kota Brahmins are more specifically concentrated in villages of Kota, Saligrama and Koteshwara of Udupi Taluk. One of the famous Kota Brahmins is Dr.Shivarama Karantha (Jnanapeetha award winner) who hailed from Saligrama, of Udupi Taluk.
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[edit] Origin of Kotas
The origin of Dakshina kannada Brahmins, which includes Kota Brahmins, is given by Mr. Neria Harish Hebbar, MD in his Article [|The Tale of Tuluva Brahmins]
[edit] Guru Narashima
[edit] Kotas Today
[edit] Geographic Distribution
[edit] Population
[edit] SurNames
Bhasri
Thunga
Holla
Herle
Aithala
Karanth
Mayya
Hebbar
Navada
Somayaji
Adiga
Hande
[edit] Caste
Kotas are the subsect of Brahmin caste of Hinduism.
[edit] Prominent Members
Dr.Shivarama Karanth- Jnanapeetha award winner, poet
Ullas Karanth
B. V. Karanth- Kannada playwright and director
Kalinga Navada
Nilakantha Somayaji- Famous asrologer
Indra Nooyi- Chairman and CEO of Pepsi
Gopalakrishna Adiga- Kannada poet
Upendra- Famous Kannada film actor and director
Suma Hande- Child Prodigy and industrial baron
