Tuluva

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Tuluva
ತುಳುವ
Total population

1,347,480[1]
Regions with significant populations
Native to:

Other populations in:
Language(s)
Tulu
Religion(s)
Hinduism, Jainism, Christianity [2], [3]
Related ethnic groups 
Dravidian people
Brahui people · Gonds · Kannadigas · Malayalis · Tamils · Telugus

The Tuluvas (Tulu: ತುಳುವ) are speakers of the Tulu language. Since ancient times they have been spread through the Northern Kasaragod, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka, India. Today, there is a sizeable Tuluva population in Mumbai and elsewhere in the world, where they have migrated .
In recent times, the first set of migration started at the beginning of the twentieth century to places like Mumbai(known then as Bombay),Chennai (known then as Madras) and other parts of South India. The Tulu speaking Shivalli brahmins mostly migrated towards the south of Tulunadu to areas like Madras, Bangalore, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala etc and other Tuluvas towards the north of Tulunadu especially to Mumbai and surrounding areas like Thane,Navi Mumbai and Pune. Tulu people also migrated to other parts of Karnataka like Mysore, Dharwad, Shivamogga etc.

The second set of migration started with World war II to escape rationing of food by British. The third set of migration started after imposition of Land reform act in the early 70's, when thousands of people lost their land to tenants. The fourth wave of migration especially to Bangalore started with the IT boom in the late 1990s and 2000s. The migrants in this wave were educated skilled people required for the IT sector. There were two other waves of migration: one to the Gulf states ( Middle east countries) mostly in the 1980s and 1990s. Another one to the U.S.A following the IT boom in India, particularly in Bangalore.

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The majority of Tuluvas are Hindus. There are also a small percentage of Jains and Protestant Christians.

Tuluvas are generally bilingual and can speak fluently in both Tulu and Kannada in Karnataka. Also, the caste affiliations of the people of this region go beyond linguistic boundaries. Dalits living in this region mostly have Tulu as their mother tongue. A landowning caste called Bunts have community members among Tulu and Kannada speakers. The Bunts having surnames like shetty are traditionally land owning and usury collectors.They are the business class of the society and usually are farmers. Living amongst Kannada, Malayalam and Konkani speakers for centuries has made Tuluvas very tolerant and cosmopolitan. Bunts, Moolya(Kulala),Mogaveeras, Billavas, Devadiga,s etc are some of the communities of Tuluva ethnic group.

A high literacy (more than 90%), and economic success brought about by development and migrations, has resulted in loosening of caste structure.[citation needed]

  • Krishna Deva Raya
  • Daiva Raja Koteda Babbu  : Dalit folk hero
  • Koti and Chennayya : Folk heroes
  • Veerendra Heggade : Dharmadikari of Shri Khetra Dharmasthala
  • U. R. Bhat Noted Financial consultant.
  • K R Rama Moorthy: Gen Secretary, Association for inclusion of Tulu Language in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution
  • Maipady Venkatesh Varma Raja alias Ramantharasugal XI : Former Raja of Kumbla or Maipady Palace

  • Jeevaraj Alva
  • Justice K.S.Hegde :Was the first Judge from Karnataka to be appointed to the Supreme Court (1967) and Loksabha Speaker(1977).Also founder of Nitte Education Trust.
  • Veerappa Moily  : A former Chief minister of Karnataka
  • Janardhana Poojary  : A former cabinet minister of India
  • Praveen Kumar Shetty,  : Karnataka Raktha Vedike

Rajesh Kanchan

  • Pratap Shetty: Active on the international scene with choreography in the Asian Games Doha opening ceremony, Selena Jaitley in New York, Yana Gupta in the Punjabi Music Awards Ceremony, residency work in the UK and choreography of Rakhi Sawant/Abhishek in Star Plus' Nach Baliye 3 (10 points in lead in judges vote after 3 episodes)
  • Ganesh Hegde

  • U.R.Rao : Former Chairman of Indian Space research Organisation.
  • U.V.Rao former chairman of Larsen and Toubro.

Tulu

Kasaragod Tulu

  1. ^ Joshua Project: Tulu Speakers
  2. ^ https://www.vedamsbooks.com/no30682.htm
  3. ^ http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=tcy
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