Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin
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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.
Susan Bayly says that they were formed from communities engaged in scribal work and commerce and were of "unclear status" until almost the end of the 18th century when they were "Brahmanised" into a caste by some touring Brahmins or gurus.[2] Frank Conlon says they are originally from North India.
Origin
Historian Susan Bayly states that the Ramanandis, who opened up to almost any background were responsible for "Brahmanising" groups of unclear status and Chitrapur Saraswats are one such example.[2] Specifically, she states, Template:Quote
History
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]Template:Better source needed The estimated population of this community is roughly 25,000.[1] 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.[3]
Notable people
- Shyam Benegal, film director and screenwriter[4]
- Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, Indian National Congress politician and Hindu reformer.[5]
- Guru Dutt, film director, producer and actor.[6]
- Girish Karnad, actor, film director, Kannada-language writer[7]
- Radhika Pandit, actress who primarily works in Kannada cinema.[8]
- Amrita Rao, Bollywood actress[9]
- Karnad Sadashiva Rao, Indian freedom fighter[10]
- Benegal Narsing Rau, Indian civil servant, jurist, diplomat, and statesman known for his key role in drafting the Constitution of India[11]
- Shripad Subrao Talmaki, social reformer and early pioneer of the cooperative movement in India and known as the father of India's cooperative movement.[12]
See also
References
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