How do Brahmins study?

Brahmins study the religious texts, such as the Vedas and the Puranas, and teach members of other castes about the holy books. They also perform temple ceremonies and officiate at weddings and other important occasions.

What is the surname of Brahmin?

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.

What language do Kannada Brahmins learn?

Kannada is the language of India’s southwestern state of Karnataka. This is the home of most of the Kannada Brahmins, though there are many of them in nearby states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. Each of these states have their own language, so this Brahmin community must learn that language along with English.

Where do Brahmins live in Karnataka?

These Brahmins mainly reside in Mandya, Mysuru, Bengaluru, Kolar, Chamarajanagar, Hasana and some others districts in Karnataka. They mainly speak Kannada and some speak Tamil and Telugu. Melukote, Shrirangapattana are some of their main piligrim spots.

Are there any Kannada Brahmins in the Western Ghats?

Its generic. There are no Kannada speaking Brahmins in Western ghats or Parusu rama kshethra. They were speaking Tulu or Konkani depending upon South or North of the coast but over period on geographical and political pressures started speaking Kannada. My Family is from Tulunad but speaks Kannada from Mothers side and Tamil from Fathers side.

Do Brahmins in Karnataka have surname line Shastry or Jois?

Some Brahmins have surname line Shastry or Jois based on the profession they followed, but usually they won’t carry over the surname to next generation. I will restrict my answer to just Kannada Brahmins and not include Tulu, Konkani, Telugu and Tamil Brahmins in Karnataka.