Kodagu Gowda

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Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada Gowda
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The Jangama Kalyanaswamy's flag used during the Sullia rebellion was hoisted by Guddera (Guddemane) Appaiah against the British, 1837 was later adopted as the kodagu Gowda coat of arms. They are also called A'rebhashe Gowdas.
Total population
((approx) 0.4 million (in South Canara and Kodagu))
Regions with significant populations
Coorg, Dakshina Kannada, Bangalore, Mysore
Languages
Are Bhashe(dialect of Kannada) and Tulu
Religion
Hinduism.
Related ethnic groups
Gowda Vokkaliga (10Kutumba-18Bali/Ghotra), Kodavas, Bunts

Arebhashe gowdas[1] or Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada Gowdas are a major ethnic group in parts of Dakshina Kannada, like Sullia, Puttur, parts of Bantwal and Belthangadi Taluks, and in parts of Kodagu. They were mainly living in some of these places called as (Amara Sulya (Sulya), which was part of Kodagu (Coorg) during Haleri Dynasty of Kodagu, hence the Tulu and Dakshina Kannada Gowdas are also called Kodagu Gowdas (Coorg Gowdas). Guddera (Guddemane) Appaiah, whose family was given lands in Kodagu in 1800, along with others from Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada rebelled against the British and hoisted Jangama (Lingayite monk) Kalyanaswamy's flag in Bavuta Gudde in Mangalore.[2][3][4][5]

Notable people

    • D. V. Sadananda Gowda (central Railway Minister + 26th Chief Minister of Karnataka + ex-BJP President Karnataka State unit)[6][7]
    • Guddemane Appaiah Gowda (a freedom fighter from Kodagu, during 1834-1837)[8][9]
    • Kedambadi Rama Gowda, a supporter of Kalyanaswamy who fought against British Rule during 1835-39[8][10]
    • Shri. Nidyamale Somana, Member, First Lok Sabha (1952–1957), Parliament of India, represented the State of Coorg; MLA (1957–1958), Karnataka State, represented Piriyapatna Constituency[11]
    • Dr. Kurunji Venkatramana Gowda,founder president of AOLE, also renowned as "Amara Shilpi of Sullia"[12]
    • K.G. Bopaiah (Speaker of Legislative Assembly/ Virajpet MLA)[13]
    • Dr.Purushothama Bilimale (Director of American Institute of Indian Studies), October 2009
    • Dr. KV Chidananda Gowda, Former Vice Chancellor, Kuvempu University and NASA Scientist,
    • Baddana Raj Chengappa - Editor-in-Chief, Printer & Publisher, The Tribune; Chandigarh, India.[14][15]
    • Shri Kolambe Puttanna Gowda, who wrote Kaluru Cheluve and an excellent Talamaddale artist[16]
    • Kedagadi Guddappa Gowda, finest Yakshagana performer[17][18]
    • N.S.Deviprasad (Sampaje Deviprasad), Film Producer and Cultural activist & Activist for 'Praja Vedike'[19]
    • Dambekodi S. Madappa (Ex-MLA)[9]
    • Dr. K.V. Venkataramana, Poet, Reviewer, Translator and Writer[20]
    • Shobha Karandlaje, BJP Leader and Minister, Government of Karnataka
    • Koorana Praveen Executive Manager Kodagu channel Madikeri—media publicity in Kodagu Gowda

See also

References

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  2. http://www.thehindu.com/2004/10/31/stories/2004103102280300.htm
  3. http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/19/stories/2005051901540300.htm
  4. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/316458/account-uprising.html
  5. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/316455/fate-insurgents.html
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  7. http://www.jeetegakaun.in/general_elections_2009/parliamentary_constituencies/karnataka/udupi_chikmagalur/bjp/d_v_sadananda_gowda.php
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kodagu channel

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