| Dravida Brahmins | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Forward caste |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Populated states | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
Dravida Brahmins, or simply Dravidulu, are Hindu brahmins and a sub-caste of the Telugu Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh in South India, who migrated from Tamil-speaking regions. [1] They are further divided into sub-sects based on the places where they have settled such as Aaraama Dravidulu, Pudur Dravidulu, Konaseema Dravidulu, Peruru Dravidulu, Tummagunta Dravidulu and Dimili Dravidulu. [2] They are primarily categorized as the Saiva Brahmins or followers of Shiva. [2]
During the reign of Rajaraja Narendra (r. 1022 – 1061 CE), [3] many Tamil Brahmin families settled in different parts of Andhra Pradesh. [4] Under Narendra's son, Kulottunga I (r. 1061 – 1118 CE), the first Chalukya-Chola emperor, several Brahmins migrated from the Tamil country. [5]
His son Virachodadeva, the Viceroy of Vengi, invited 546 Brahmin families and established them at Virachoda Chaturvedimangalam. Several records of the Chalukya-Cholas register the gift of villages in the plains of Godavari river to Brahmins who migrated from Dravidadesa. [5] These Brahmins who had settled in Andhra region are known as the Dravida Brahmins. [2]
They fall under the Pancha Dravida Brahmin classification of the Brahmin community in India. [6] Dravida Brahmins are divided into several sub-sects, which are named after the places in which they have settled such Aaraama Dravidulu, Puduru Dravidulu, Konaseema Dravidulu, Peruru Dravidulu, Tummagunta Dravidulu and Dimili Dravidulu. [2] [7] [8]
Most of them speak Telugu as their native language, while Puduru Dravidulu (settled in Nellore district) speak Tamil at home. [9] [10]
One of the very important sections among the Telugu Brahmins are Dravida Brahmins. Their very name indicates their South Indian or Tamil origin. A very large number of Brahmin families migrated from Tamil Nadu to Andhra Pradesh
The Tamil brahmanas who had settled in the Andradesa are known as the Dravida brahmanas and they are referred to after their native village as i) Peruru Dravidulu ii) Arama Dravidulu iii) Puduru Dravidulu iv) Tummagunta Dravidulu etc.
DRAVIDULU The 'Dravidulu' a subcaste of Telugu Brahman are said to have originated from the Dravida Brahman of Southern India. They belong to the Pancha Dravida Brahmans. They were brought from Thanjavur by Raja Narendra in the tenth century A.D. Tamil is their mother tongue, but all are conversant in Telugu
On the other hand those who settled in Aramam are known as Arama Dravidulu and those who settled in Dimila in Yelamanchili are called Dimila Dravidulu. These latter two sects are looked down upon by the former.
Among the Dravida families settled in the Telugu country, the following are worth mentioning: Aaraama Dravida; Timila Dravida and Puduru Dravida. Several of the Puduru Dravida families, even today speak Tamil at home though they ....
There are also a few Dravida Brahmin migrants especially from the Tamilnad speaking either Tamil or Telugu or both.
Avadhanum Paupiah belonged to a poor but learned Brahmin family in Nellore District. His community is known as the Tummagunta Dravida Community.
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