Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
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Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins (RSB) (also known as Bhalavalikar Gauda Saraswat Brahmins) are a Hindu community of India and one of the major sub-group of Konkani Saraswat Brahmins. They belong to the Pancha (five) Gauda Brahmana groups or "Gaudadi Panchakas". Konkani is their mother tongue. They also speak Kannada, Tulu in South Canara of Karnataka, and Marathi in few parts of Goa and Maharashtra.
They are classified under the Other Backward Class(OBC) list by the Government of Kerala[1] and the Government of Karnataka.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Central List of OBCs State : Kerala". National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ↑ "Central List of OBCs State : Karnataka". National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
External links
- Official Website of Our Kavale Math Samsthan
- Saraswat Learning Foundation, An non-profit organisation initiated by overseas RSBians
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