Mulukanadu Brahmin
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Hinduism of the Smarta tradition. |
The Mulukanadu Brahmins are a sub-group of Telugu-speaking Vaidiki Smartha Brahmins. Variations of the name of the community include: Murikinadu, Muluknadu, Mulukanadu, Mulakanadu, Moolakanadu and Mulikinadu.
Etymology
The name Mulukanadu follows the usual conjoint formulation of Brahmin communities: the word Naadu means "country" in all the south Indian languages; this is suffixed to the country whence the community hails, being in this case "Muluka". Thus, Muluka+Naadu=Mulukanadu, "people of the Muluka land." Muluka or Mulaka is identified and it is also known as Moolaka or Moolaka desha along with Ashmaka in shatavahana regime.[References 1] Aurangabad, Nashik, Jalna, Vashim are parts of Mulaka. Pratishthanapura or present day Paithan is the capital of Mulaka desh.[References 2][References 3]
T. V. Venkatachala Sastry's study of caste genealogy and sociology titled Mulukanadu Brahmanar traces the genealogy of the Mulukanadu sect and its origins, customs and prevailing cultures.[1]
Notable people
- S. R. Ramaswamy - journalist, writer, critic, editor, translator and environmentalist
- Visvesvaraya - Diwan of Mysore and engineer, known for building the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam and the Shimsha hydroelectric project
See also
References
- ↑ Sastri, S. Srikanta. "Featured: T. V. Venkatachala Sastry". A Brief Biographical Sketch. www.srikanta-sastri.org. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ↑ Chennai, Mulukanadu Sabha. "Origins of Mulukanadu Community". Website. Mulukanadu Sabha Chennai. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ Sastri, S. Srikanta. ""Mulakas" (Origins of Mulukanadu Sect)". Article. Quarterly Journal of Mythic Society. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ Sastry, T. V. Venkatachala (2000). "Mulukanadu Brahmanaru". Bangalore: Mulukanadu Mahasangha.