What is the category of Brahmin?

The Brahmans are divided into 10 main territorial divisions, five of which are associated with the north and five with the south. The northern group consists of Sarasvati, Gauda, Kannauj, Maithil, and Utkal Brahmans, and the southern group comprises Maharashtra, Andhra, Dravida, Karnata, and Malabar Brahmans.

Which titles are Brahmins?

Mishra, Pandey, Bharadwaj, Deshmukh, Deshpande, Kulkarni, Desai, Patil, Jothi, Kaul, Trivedi, Chaturvedi, Agnihotri, Mukherjee, Chatterjee, Acharya, Goswami, Desai, Bhat, Rao, Hegde, Sharma, Shastri, Tiwari, Shukla, Namboothiri, Iyer, Iyengar and what not. Brahmins use their caste names as surnames with much pride.

How many types of Brahmins are there in Karnataka?

The main sections among Kannada Brahmins are Havyaka Brahmins, Deshastha Brahmins, Daivadnya Brahmins, Koteshwara Brahmins, Badaganadu Brahmins, Babburkammes, Hebbar Iyengar, Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins, Kota Brahmins, Sthanika Brahmins.

What are Kannada Brahmins called?

Smartha Brahmin, Kannada Brahmins. Halenadu Karnataka Brahmins (HKBs) are a sect of Kannada speaking Smartha Brahmins and follow Advaita Vedanta propounded by Adi Shankaracharya. HKBs are essentially Rig Vedic Brahmins and are known to follow Dharmaśāstra extensively in their life.

Is lingayat a Brahmin?

In Lingayat, an untouchable and a Brahman are equal. Basava was a Brahmin, the son of the leader of a Brahman Agrahara. But even as a child, he questioned the practice. He played with children of the lower castes.

How do I become a Brahmin?

The rule states that : “If the daughter of a Śūdra marries a Brahmin, his daughter marries another Brahmin, so on .. for seven consecutive generations, then the seventh generation son would be a Brahmin. In practice, most of the upper castes used to observe around five generations to convert into Brahmin.

Who is higher Brahmin?

According to 2007 reports, Brahmins in India are about five percent of its total population. The Himalayan states of Uttarakhand (20\%) and Himachal Pradesh (14\%) have the highest percentage of Brahmin population relative to respective state’s total Hindus.

Is Lingayat a Brahmin?

What is lingayat caste in Karnataka?

Lingayatism is a Shaivite Hindu religious tradition in India. Initially known as Veerashaivas, since the 12th century adherents of this faith are known as Lingayats. Lingayatism was founded, or revived, by the 12th-century philosopher and statesman Basava in Karnataka.

What is the caste of a Brahmins?

Brahmin is itself a caste and comes under vaishya category. Brahmin comes under genral category . Brahmin is a varna , castes come under a Varna not the other way around . With regards to government certification Brahmins come under general category almost without exception though a few Brahmin groups likely come under OBC category .

Is it true that Karnataka has a big Brahmins population?

It is not true that Karnataka has a big Brahmin population. Brahmins in Karnataka are less than 5\% of the total population. But they are concentrated in big cities and some districts like Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Shimoga. In all the big cities of Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli, Dharwar, Mangalore, Brahmins are decisive.

Are Brahmins considered to be 1G category in Karnataka CET?

Click here Hey , brahmins are considered to be 1G category in Karnataka CET. Hope this helps!

Do Brahmins come under General category or OBC?

With regards to government certification Brahmins come under general category almost without exception though a few Brahmin groups likely come under OBC category .