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'''Ballal''' also '''Ballala''' derived from [[Sanskrit]] word ''Bal'' (power) and meaning all powerful in the [[Tulu language]] is a [[Title]] used as a surname in modern times mostly by the [[Bunt (community)|Bunt]] people of [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]] states, [[India]].<ref>{{citebook|title=Gender, Genre, and Power in South Asian Expressive Traditions|author=Arjun Appadurai, Frank J. Korom, Margaret A. Mills|year=1991|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press|isbn=0812213378}}</ref> Ballal was generally a Title assumed by local Bunt kings or chieftains in [[Tulu Nadu]] region.Ruling Bunt clans irrespective of whether they use the title Ballal or not are colloquially and collectively referred to as '''Ballal Bunt'''.The origin of the title Ballal is explained by a proverb which goes ''When a Bunt Becomes powerful he becomes a Ballal''. <ref>[[Edgar Thurston|Thurston, Edgar]]; [[K. Rangachari]] (1909). [[Castes and Tribes of Southern India]] Volume 1.[http://www.archive.org/stream/castestribesofso01thuriala#page/145/mode/1up/search/ballal Pg. 145] Madras: Government Press</ref>.Some Bunts who use the surname Ballal also trace direct maternal descent from the Bunt princess Krishnayitayi and her husband the [[Hoysala Empire|Hoysala Emperor]],[[Veera Ballala III]].In Modern times apart from the Bunts some Tulu speaking [[Shivalli Brahmin]] families of high socio-religious position and some [[Deshastha Brahmin]] families also use the surname Ballal. |
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'''Ballal''' (Ballala) is a [[surname]] mostly found in [[Udupi District|Udupi]] and [[Dakshina Kannada]] districts of [[Karnataka]] state, India. The surname is found in [[Jain]],<ref>{{citebook|title=Gender, Genre, and Power in South Asian Expressive Traditions|author=Arjun Appadurai, Frank J. Korom, Margaret A. Mills|year=1991|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press|isbn=0812213378}}</ref> [[Bunt (caste)|Bunt]] and [[Shivalli Madhwa Brahmins]] communities of these regions. Ballal was generally a surname of local kings or chieftains in [[Tulu Nadu]]. Ballal surname is also found in [[Vidarbha]], [[Marathwada]] and [[Desh]] regions of [[Maharashtra]]. The surname is found in [[Deshastha]] [[Brahmins]] Community in this region. |
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Revision as of 07:40, 7 October 2010
Ballal also Ballala derived from Sanskrit word Bal (power) and meaning all powerful in the Tulu language is a Title used as a surname in modern times mostly by the Bunt people of Karnataka and Kerala states, India.[1] Ballal was generally a Title assumed by local Bunt kings or chieftains in Tulu Nadu region.Ruling Bunt clans irrespective of whether they use the title Ballal or not are colloquially and collectively referred to as Ballal Bunt.The origin of the title Ballal is explained by a proverb which goes When a Bunt Becomes powerful he becomes a Ballal. [2].Some Bunts who use the surname Ballal also trace direct maternal descent from the Bunt princess Krishnayitayi and her husband the Hoysala Emperor,Veera Ballala III.In Modern times apart from the Bunts some Tulu speaking Shivalli Brahmin families of high socio-religious position and some Deshastha Brahmin families also use the surname Ballal.
References
- ^ Arjun Appadurai, Frank J. Korom, Margaret A. Mills (1991). Gender, Genre, and Power in South Asian Expressive Traditions. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812213378.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Thurston, Edgar; K. Rangachari (1909). Castes and Tribes of Southern India Volume 1.Pg. 145 Madras: Government Press
3.Stuart H.A,Manual of South Canara District
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