Dravidulu

Dravida Brahmins (or simply Dravidulu) is a sub-caste of the Telugu Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh in South India.[1]

Origin

During the reign of Rajaraja Narendra of Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, a few of Tamil Brahmin families settled in different parts of Andhra Pradesh.[2] These Tamil Brahmins who had settled in the Andhra Pradesh are known as the Dravida Brahmins.[3][4]

Classification

They fall under the Pancha Dravida Brahmin classification of the Brahmin community in India.[5] Dravida Brahmins are divided into several sub-sects, which are named after the places in which they have settled such Aaraama Dravidulu, Pudur Dravidulu, Konaseema Dravidulu, Peda Dravidulu, Tummagunta Dravidulu and Dimili Dravidulu. [6][7]

See also

References
  1. Kandavalli Balendu Sekaram (1973). The Andhras through the ages. Sri Saraswati Book Depot. p. 29. One of the very important sections among the Telugu Brahmins are Dravida Brahmins. Their vtry name indicates their South Indian or Tamil origin. A very large number of Brahmin families migrated from Tamil Nadu to Andhra Pradesh
  2. Kumar Suresh Singh (1998). India's communities, Volume 1; Volume 5. Oxford University Press. p. 883. ISBN 9780195633542. 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
  3. Sri Venkateswara University Oriental Journal, Volume 48. Oriental Research Institute, Sri Venkateswara 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.
  4. Rekha Pande (13 September 2010). Divine Sounds from the Heart—Singing Unfettered in their Own Voices: The Bhakti Movement and its Women Saints (12th to 17th Century). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 9781443825252. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  5. Kumar Suresh Singh (1992). People of India: Andhra Pradesh (3 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. p. 565. ISBN 9788176710060.
  6. 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.
  7. http://pudurdravida.com/2%20Puduru%20Dravidas%20-%20A%20Short%20History.pdf
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