Kunchitiga

Kunchitiga is a community of people from Karnataka, India. They are concentrated mostly in Tumkur and the cities of Bangalore and Mysore. They are also found in Chitradurga district.[1]

Kunchitiga
Regions with significant populations
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, India
Languages
Kannada
Related ethnic groups
Dravidian · Kannadiga

Origins and legends

The exact origins of the community is karnataka in that one set of people got settled in kanchipuram (ಕಂಚಿ) they ruled kanchi they are called as pallavs (kurumber). Then from their chola's will attacked pallavs, one groups group of pallavs entered the nigiris, this group didn't come out for so many years they are called as kadu kurubas. Another set of pallavs group went and settled in udigere and sidigere (citradurga District) the pallavs who came from kanchi are called as kanchinatugar and kanchitiga later slowly it became kunchitiga. The first shashana found about kunchitiga in yaradukere (kalyanadurga talu AP).

Sub Divisions

It is believed that Kunchitigas originally had 101 Gothras. Currently people of the following 48 gothras are found in the Karnataka region.[2]

1. Unde kunchitigaruThey were preparing and selling Vibhoothi unde
2. Janakal kunchitigaruThey were the merchants of (satekallu) Sanekallu
3. Arasu kunchitigaruThey ruled the Kingdom as kings.
4. Jalede kunchitigaruDescendants of Jaladhi Bapparaya who helped to cross the river
5. Rage kunchitigaruThey grow ragi and sold as merchants
6. Havina kunchitigaruThey are the descendants of Havinakamaraya He was a godly person
7. Atte kunchitigaruThe merchants to tamarian fruits.
8. Aluva kunchitigaruThose who established new provinces and ruled them
9. Dhanyada kunchitigaruThose who were looking after stores of food grains
10. Eradukere kunchitigaruThose who built two tanks at the same time and ruled the area.
11. Karadi kunchitigaruThose catching the bear and giving training to it to move and dance
12. Halu kunchitigaruCowherds who collected milk and sold it.
13. Sure kunchitigaruThey were worshipping the sun as their God.
14. Basale kunchitigaruThey grow basale plants and sold basale leaves.
15. Yamme kunchitigaruThey were tending buffalo.
16. Yere kunchitigaruThey were shifting "Asugalu "from one place to the other.
17. Huliyaru kunchitigaruThey were establishing tamarind gardens.
18. Shetti kunchitigaruThey were fully engaged in Business.
19. Goni kunchitigaruThey were weaving gunny bags and sold them.
20. Alpe kunchitigaruThey rendered their service in the army.
21. Belly kunchitigaruMerchants of silver.
22. Ande kunchitigaruThey were preparing utensils and sold them.
23. Jeerige kunchitigaruThey grew Jeerige and sold it.
24. Katara kunchitigaruThey were holding sword and fight.
25. Hona kunchitigaruThey established groups or cluster of trees or Gardens.
26. Kage kunchitigaruThey were worshiping crow as their God's incarnation
27. Manase kunchitigaruThey grow Pepper(Menasu in Kannada) and sold it.
28. Kambali kunchitigaruThey were weaving woollen blankets(Kambali in Kannada) and selling them.
29. Yele kunchitigaruThey were weaving Muthugada leaves for meals and selling
30. Mayi kunchitigaruThey grow mango Gardens.
31. Harale kunchitigaruThey grow cotton and sold it.
32. Garike kunchitigaruThey were worshiping "Garike" plant thinking it as "Benaka"
33. Saranga kunchitigaruThey are associated with the animal "Saranga".
34. Ravutha kunchitigaruThey rode horses.
35. Hutta kunchitigaruThey were worshipping Ant-hill (hutha).
36. Gudi kunchitigaruThey were marching in the procession in the holding flags.
37. Jari kunchitigaruThey believed centipede as God and do not kill it.
38. Gali kunchitigaruThey were catching fish using Hooks(Gala in Kannada)
39. Baduva kunchitigaruThey were beating drums on the forts and giving signals to the Army about the enemy.
40. Dasale kunchitigaruThey served in Army with their spear (Eeti in Kannada) & Shield (Gurani in Kannada).
41. Ulle kunchitigaruThey were growing plenty of Horsegram.
42. Aste kunchitigaruThey were helping staff to all the eight ministers of the king.
43. Shastra kunchitigaruThey were praising their kings in the palace with thousands of Descriptions.
44. Damagutti kunchitigaruThey were beating drum (Dhakke) in the palace
45. Kogge kunchitigaruThey were feeding birds and animals by the help of worm "Kogge"
46. Kakke kunchitigaruThey were worshipping plants called "kakke"
47. Meesalu kunchitigaruThey were preparing "Bhasinga" and Thondila.
48. Holakal kunchitigaruThey were sleeping at the time of dividing gothras and came at end.

The following gothras are found outside the Karnataka region.[3]

  1. Kallakanteyavaru
  2. Jakkeladavaru
  3. Thandadavaru
  4. Koddagerenavaru
  5. Saakuvalleru
  6. Kodehalliyavaru
  7. Kottagereyavaru
  8. Huttenavaru
  9. Kalledavaru
  10. Nimbenavaru
  11. Devanavaru
  12. Hallakattanavaru
  13. Uravinevaru (Uravinoru)

References
  1. K. Balasubramanyam; India. Superintendent of Census Operations, Mysore; India. Office of the Registrar General (1965). Mysore: handicraft survey monographs : crafts using wood as the chief raw material. Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications.
  2. M, Puttaiah (1973) [1973]. Kunchitigara Samajada Charitre. Bangalore. p. 95.
  3. M, Puttaiah (1973) [1973]. Kunchitigara Samajada Charitre. Bangalore. p. 21.

Sri S R Ravindra kumar swamiji Suryapura Mutt, koratagere taluk, tumakur District.

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