Tuluva
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| Tuluva ತುಳುವ |
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13,347,480[1] |
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| Tulu | |||
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| Hinduism, Jainism | |||
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| Brahui people · Gonds · Kannadigas · Malayalis · Tamils · Telugus |
The Tuluvas (Tulu: ತುಳುವ) are speakers of the Tulu language. Since ancient times they have been spread through the Northern Kasaragod, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka, India. Today, there is a sizeable Tuluva population in Mumbai and elsewhere in the world, where they have migrated .
In recent times, The first set of migration started in the beginning of Twentieth century to places like Mumbai( Bombay then ),Chennai ( Madras then ) and other parts of South India. The Tulu speaking Shivalli brahmins mostly migrated to south of Tulunadu like Madras, Bangalore,Tamilnadu ,Kerala etc and other Tulu speakers to north of Tulunadu especially to Mumbai and surrounding areas like Thane and Pune.Tulu people also migrated to other parts of Karnataka like Mysore, Dharwad, Shimoga etc.
The second set of migration started with World war II to escape rationing of food by British.The third set of migration after imposing of Land reform act in early 70's, where thousands of people lost their land to tenants.The fourth wave of migration especially to Bangalore started with IT boom in 1990's and 2000. The migrants in this wave were educated skilled people required for IT sector. There were another two types of migration one to Gulf states ( Middle east countries) in mostly 1980's and 1990's.Another one's to U.S.A following IT boom in India, particularly in Bangalore.
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[edit] People
The majority of Tuluvas are Hindus. There is also a minuscule population of Jains and Protestant Christians. There are no Tulu Muslims. There is a sizeable population of Malayalee Muslims, Bearys in the South of Tulu Nadu and Urdu Muslims in the north of Tulu Nadu.
The surnames of some of the castes resemble of that of Tamil castes, suggesting a greater genetic affinity. Some examples: Shetty (Tulu) and Chetty (Tamil), Shettigar (Tulu) and Chettiyar (Tamil).
[edit] Tuluvas today
Tuluvas are generally bilingual in both Tulu and Kannada in Karnataka. Also, the caste affiliations of the people of this region go beyond linguistic boundaries. A landowning caste called Bunts have community members among Tulu and Kannada speakers. The Bunts having surnames like shetty are traditionally land owning and usury collectors.They are the business class of the society and usually are monetary lenders. Living amongst Kannada, Malayalam and Konkani speakers for centuries has made Tuluvas very tolerant and cosmopolitan. Poojary community also speak Tulu like many other Tuluva community.
A high literacy (more than 90%), and economic success brought about by development and migrations, has resulted in loosening of caste structure.
[edit] Tulu notables
- Sri Krishnadevaraya : The most famous king of the Vijayanagar empire (and one of India's greatest Rulers).
- Tuluva Narasa Nayaka : The father of the great Sri Krishnadevaraya.
- Chamarasa : A king and poet
- Koti and Chennayya : Folk heroes
- Veerendra Heggade : Dharmadikari of Shri Khetra Dharmasthala
- U.R.Bhat Noted Financial consultant.
[edit] Politics
- Justice K.S.Hegde :Was the first Judge from Karnataka to be appointed to the Supreme Court (1967) and Loksabha Speaker(1977).Also founder of Nitte Education Trust.
- Veerappa Moily : A former Chief minister of Karnataka
- Janardhana Poojary : A former cabinet minister of India
[edit] Literature
- Ratnakaravarni : A Kannada poet
- Shivaraya Kulakunda : A Kannada/Tulu literary figure
- Kayyara Kinjanna Rai : A Kannada nationalist and literary figure
- Bannaje Govindacharya expert on Madhva philosophy
- Nandalike Lakshmi Naranappa: A Kannada literary figure
[edit] Health Care
- Dr Rahul Shetty : Cardiovascular Surgeon
- Devi Prasad Shetty : A famous heart specialist
[edit] Movies
- Aishwarya Rai : A Bollywood actress and Miss World-1994
- Shilpa Shetty : A Bollywood actress and Winner of Celebrity Big Brother show in London
- Suniel Shetty : A Bollywood actor
- Vittalacharya : A South Indian Director
[edit] Science and Technology
- U.R.Rao : Former Chairman of Indian Space research Organisation.
- U.V.Rao former chairman of Larsen and Toubro.
[edit] Sports
- Budhi Kunderan : Former Indian Test cricket player (Wicket keeper)
