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'''Dravida Brahmins''' (or '''Dravidulu''') is a sub-caste of the [[Telugu Brahmins]] of Andhra Pradesh in South India.<ref>{{cite book|title=People of India: Andhra Pradesh (3 pts.)|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=cvcejt9krDkC|author=Kumar Suresh Singh|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|year=1992|page=565}}</ref> There are several sub-sects of Dravida Brahmins who originated from [[South India]]. They fall under [[Pancha-Dravida|Pancha Dravida Brahmins]] group of [[India]]. During the reign of Raj Raja Narendra of Thanjavur (Tanjore) Tamil Nadu, a few of these families settled in different parts of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and are named after the places in which they settled such Aaraama Dravidulu, Pudur Dravidulu, Konaseema Dravidulu, Peda Dravidulu and Dimili Dravidulu. They are primarily categorized as the Saiva Brahmins or followers of [[Shiva]].
'''Dravida Brahmins''' (or '''Dravidulu''') is a sub-caste of the [[Telugu Brahmins]] of Andhra Pradesh in South India.<ref>{{cite book|title=People of India: Andhra Pradesh (3 pts.)|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=cvcejt9krDkC|author=Kumar Suresh Singh|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|year=1992|page=565}}</ref> There are several sub-sects of Dravida Brahmins. The [[Tamil Brahmins]] who had settled in the [[Andhra Pradesh]] are known as the Dravida Brahmins.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sri Venkateswara University Oriental Journal, Volume 48|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=qwJuAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Oriental Research Institute, Sri Venkateshwara University|year=2005|page=64|quote=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.}}</ref> They fall under the
[[Pancha-Dravida|Pancha Dravida Brahmin]] classification of the [[Brahmin]] community in [[India]]. During the reign of Raj Raja Narendra of Thanjavur (Tanjore) Tamil Nadu, a few of these families settled in different parts of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and are named after the places in which they settled such Aaraama Dravidulu, Pudur Dravidulu, Konaseema Dravidulu, Peda Dravidulu and Dimili Dravidulu. They are primarily categorized as the Saiva Brahmins or followers of [[Shiva]].
<ref>{{cite book|title=Caste dynamics in village India|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=KyRDAQAAIAAJ|author=Chintamani Lakshmanna|publisher=Nachiketa Publications|year=1973|page=59|quote=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.}}</ref><ref>http://pudurdravida.com/2%20Puduru%20Dravidas%20-%20A%20Short%20History.pdf</ref>
<ref>{{cite book|title=Caste dynamics in village India|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=KyRDAQAAIAAJ|author=Chintamani Lakshmanna|publisher=Nachiketa Publications|year=1973|page=59|quote=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.}}</ref><ref>http://pudurdravida.com/2%20Puduru%20Dravidas%20-%20A%20Short%20History.pdf</ref>



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Dravida Brahmins (or Dravidulu) is a sub-caste of the Telugu Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh in South India.[1] There are several sub-sects of Dravida Brahmins. The Tamil Brahmins who had settled in the Andhra Pradesh are known as the Dravida Brahmins.[2] They fall under the Pancha Dravida Brahmin classification of the Brahmin community in India. During the reign of Raj Raja Narendra of Thanjavur (Tanjore) Tamil Nadu, a few of these families settled in different parts of Andhra Pradesh and are named after the places in which they settled such Aaraama Dravidulu, Pudur Dravidulu, Konaseema Dravidulu, Peda Dravidulu and Dimili Dravidulu. They are primarily categorized as the Saiva Brahmins or followers of Shiva. [3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kumar Suresh Singh (1992). People of India: Andhra Pradesh (3 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. p. 565.
  2. ^ Sri Venkateswara University Oriental Journal, Volume 48. Oriental Research Institute, Sri Venkateshwara University. 2005. p. 64. 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.
  3. ^ Chintamani Lakshmanna (1973). Caste dynamics in village India. Nachiketa Publications. p. 59. 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.
  4. ^ http://pudurdravida.com/2%20Puduru%20Dravidas%20-%20A%20Short%20History.pdf