History
The family houses of Shivalli Brahmins had a direct bearing on these 32 villages. Family names of shivalli Brahmins itself is a fantastic story. The shivalli Brahmins community which lived in a compact geographical area measuring 100 k.m. width and 120 k.m. length, had more than 500 family names to it’s credit – is nothing but amazing. Perhaps, a small community like this may not have such a diversified order of family houses in the whole world. Most of the family names have direct relationship with their respective names of their geographical location.
The Tale of Tuluva Brahmins
– by Neria Harish Hebbar, MD The ancient Tulu nadu extended from Gokarna in the north, all along coastal Karnataka up to Kasargod in the south. This included both coastal
ದ್ವಾತ್ರಿಂಶತ್ ಗ್ರಾಮಪದ್ಧತಿ
ತುಳುನಾಡಿನ ಶಿವಳ್ಳಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಥಮವಾಗಿ ಬಂದು ನೆಲೆಸಿದ ಶಿವಳ್ಳಿಯೂ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಒಟ್ಟು ೩೨ ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಯೂರಿದರು. ಅವರು ಯಾವ್ಯಾವ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವ್ಯಾವ ವೈದಿಕ ವೃತ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರತರಾಗಿದ್ದರು ಎ೦ಬುದನ್ನು ನಿರೂಪಿಸುವ ಗ್ರಂಥಕ್ಕೆ “ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪದ್ಧತಿ” ಎ೦ದು ಹೆಸರಾಯಿತು. ಈ ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂರ್ವ ಷೋಡಶ
Family names history of Shivalli Brahmin Community
Shivalli brahmins are those Brahmins who settled in Southern Tulunadu, after migrating from northern Ahichchatra. They are called so because they had settled first at Shivalli – a village near