Tulu Gowda

Tulu Gowda
10 Kutumba 18 Gothra
Regions with significant populations
Tulunad (Dakshina Kannada, Kasaragod), Kodagu
Languages
Tulu,[1][2] Arebhashe
Religion
Hinduism

Tulu Gowda and Arebhashe Gowda (Gauda) are primarily found in South Canara District, Kodagu District, Indian state of Karnataka and Bandadka village of Kasaragod. They are officially considered a subsect of the Vokkaliga community but are culturally and linguistically different.[2] They speak Tulu and Arebhashe.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Thurston & Rangachari 1909, p. 271.
  2. ^ a b Aravind Gowda (15 September 2011). "Caste war heats up as Sadananda isn't Gowda enough". India Today.
  3. ^ Thurston & Rangachari 1909
  4. ^ Miller, Frederic P.; Vandome, Agnes F.; McBrewster, John (2010). Kodagu Gowda. VDM Publishing. ISBN 978-6131607578.
  5. ^ Gough, Kathleen (2008). Rural Society in Southeast India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-04019-8.