Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin

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Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin
Languages
Konkani
Religion
Hinduism

Chitrapur Saraswats are a small Konkani-speaking community of Hindu Brahmins in India. They are traditionally found along the Kanara coast and call themselves Bhanaps in the Konkani language.

This is a small community from India spread the world over. They have taken names of villages in Karnataka as surnames. So, their recent history is associated with the State of Karnataka. But some researchers like Bertrand Renaud and Frank Conlon believe they migrated from the banks of River Saraswati in north India.[1] The estimated population of this community is roughly 25,000.[2] The community members refer to themselves as "Bhanaps". The community also has a magazine published every month called Kanara Saraswat from Mumbai which carries articles by members and other news concerning the community. The contribution of the Chitrapur Saraswats are well known among famous and prominent personalities like Karnad Sadashiv Rao, Benegal Narsing Rau who played a key role in drafting the Indian Constitution, Benegal Rama Rau, 4th RBI Governor, Air Chief Marshal Lakshman Madhav Katre, Smt. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay [nee Dhareshwar], Padma Vibhushan, Ramon Magsaysay and UNESCO Awards social reformer and freedom activist and . [3]

Notable people[]

  • Anant Nag, Kannada Actor
  • Shankar Nag, Kannada Actor
  • Guru Dutt, Indian film director, producer and actor.[4]
  • Prakash Padukone, Badminton player, first Indian to win the England Open and the World no.1 rank[5]
  • Deepika Padukone, actress[5]
  • Leena Chandavarkar, actress
  • Amrita Rao, actress
  • , Hindustani Classical vocalist
  • , Hindustani Classical Vocalist[citation needed]
  • , Hindustani Classical vocalist[citation needed]
  • , Hindustani Classical flautist,[6]
  • , Hindustani Classical flautist
  • , Vocalist, Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar awardee
  • Shyam Benegal, Hindi and Kannada Film Director
  • Suman Kalyanpur, Singer
  • Anuradha Paudwal, Singer
  • Girish Karnad, Film actor, director, playwright
  • Nandan Nilekani, entrepreneur, co-founder of Infosys, headed the Aadhaar initiative of India
  • Jyoti Devali-Rao, Indian entrepreneur and academician
  • , Hindustani Classical flautist, composer at the All India Radio Bombay Station, famous for his compositions for Bambai Akashvani Vadya Vrinda[7]
  • , music composer
  • , 1884-1963, set up an ashram at Kanhangad, Kerala[8]
  • , 1910-1989, Kanhangad, Kerala[9]
  • , poet, singer based at Shri Ananteshwar Temple, Vittal, Karnataka.
  • , Dronacharya Awardee 1984, Arjuna Awardee 1979. [10][11]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Mar 31, Sumana RamananSumana Ramanan / Updated; 2016; Ist, 16:42. "The big footprint of a small community". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 5 August 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Mar 31, Sumana RamananSumana Ramanan / Updated; 2016; Ist, 16:42. "The big footprint of a small community". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 5 August 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "BN Rau: An idealist and a staunch constitutionalist". Hindustan Times. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. ^ "What Guru Dutt & Deepika Padukone have in common?". Rediff.com. 31 December 2004. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b "I don't have an issue marrying an actor: Deepika Padukone". The Times of India. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. ^ https://davidphilipson.com>music
  7. ^ http://scroll.in/article/775065/a-window-into-the-wonderful-world-of-all-india-radios-special-vadya-vrinda-units
  8. ^ http://www.anandashram.org/masters/swami-ramdas-beloved-papa/
  9. ^ http://www.anandashram.org/masters/mother-krishnabai-pujya-mataji/
  10. ^ http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/at-66-advani-s-coach-finally-gets-his-chance-on-the-world-stage/358538/
  11. ^ https://www.cuesportsindia.com/myweb/coach/savur.htm

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