Pancha-Dravida

Pancha Dravida is one of the two major groupings of Brahmins in Hinduism, of which the other was Pancha-Gauda.

According to Kalhana's Rajatarangini, the Pancha Dravida group includes the following five Brahmin communities residing to the south of the Vindhyas:[1][2]

  1. Gurjara (Gujarati Brahmins)
  2. Maharashtraka (Maharashtrian Brahmins)
  3. Karnataka (Kannada Brahmins)
  4. Talianga (Telugu Brahmins)
  5. Dravida (Brahmins of Tamil Nadu and Kerala)

References

  1. ↑ James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z. Rosen. pp. 490–491. ISBN 9780823931804.
  2. ↑ D. Shyam Babu and Ravindra S. Khare, ed. (2011). Caste in Life: Experiencing Inequalities. Pearson Education India. p. 168. ISBN 9788131754399.
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