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Gowda (also known as Gauda, Goud, Gouda or Gonda [1][2]) is a surname native to Karnataka state of India. It is mainly found among the Vokkaligas in South Karnataka, Vokkaliga Gowda and the Lingayats in north Karnataka. [3][4] It is also used by other communities like Namadhari Naiks, [5] Billavas. [6] Gowda was originally an honorific used by ...
Indian names are based on a variety of systems and naming conventions, which vary from region to region. In Indian culture, names hold profound significance and play a crucial role in an individual's life. The importance of names is deeply rooted in the country's diverse and ancient cultural heritage. Names are also influenced by religion and ...
Reddy / Reddi is a surname that has independent origins in both India and Ireland. This article refers solely to the Indian surname. In India it is predominantly used by members of the Telugu speaking Reddy caste. It is also used as a surname by members of the Reddi Lingayat [1] and Reddy Vokkaliga [2][3][4] communities of Karnataka.
Karnataka is the only southern state to have land borders with all of the other four southern Indian sister states. The state covers an area of 191,791 km 2 (74,051 sq mi), or 5.83 per cent of the total geographical area of India. [20] It is the sixth-largest Indian state by area. [20]
India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model.
A Siddi girl from the town of Yellapur in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India. The Siddis of Karnataka (also spelled Siddhis) are an ethnic minority group of mainly Bantu descent that has made Karnataka their home for the last 400 years. [7] There is a 50,000-strong Siddhi population across India, of which more than a third live in ...
Science City of India [28] Garden City of India [29] Capital of Karnataka; Electronic Capital of India; Chitradurga: Fort City (Kote Nadu) Kodagu Scotland of India [30] Mangaluru • Capital of Tulunad Rome of The East [31] Ice Cream Capital of India [32] Gateway of Karnataka; Cradle of Indian Banking; Mysuru: Sandalwood City [33] Cultural ...
Hegde. Hegde or Heggade Pergade is a common surname found primarily in the Kanara, Tulu Nadu and Konkan regions of India. [1][2][3][4][5] It is prevalent among various Hindu communities in these regions, including the Kuruba Gowda, Bunt, Saraswat Brahmins, [6] Kannada Jain, Havyaka Brahmin, and Vokkaliga [7][2] communities of Karnataka.