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]
Regions with significant populations | |
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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 kunchitigaru | They were preparing and selling Vibhoothi unde |
2. Janakal kunchitigaru | They were the merchants of (satekallu) Sanekallu |
3. Arasu kunchitigaru | They ruled the Kingdom as kings. |
4. Jalede kunchitigaru | Descendants of Jaladhi Bapparaya who helped to cross the river |
5. Rage kunchitigaru | They grow ragi and sold as merchants |
6. Havina kunchitigaru | They are the descendants of Havinakamaraya He was a godly person |
7. Atte kunchitigaru | The merchants to tamarian fruits. |
8. Aluva kunchitigaru | Those who established new provinces and ruled them |
9. Dhanyada kunchitigaru | Those who were looking after stores of food grains |
10. Eradukere kunchitigaru | Those who built two tanks at the same time and ruled the area. |
11. Karadi kunchitigaru | Those catching the bear and giving training to it to move and dance |
12. Halu kunchitigaru | Cowherds who collected milk and sold it. |
13. Sure kunchitigaru | They were worshipping the sun as their God. |
14. Basale kunchitigaru | They grow basale plants and sold basale leaves. |
15. Yamme kunchitigaru | They were tending buffalo. |
16. Yere kunchitigaru | They were shifting "Asugalu "from one place to the other. |
17. Huliyaru kunchitigaru | They were establishing tamarind gardens. |
18. Shetti kunchitigaru | They were fully engaged in Business. |
19. Goni kunchitigaru | They were weaving gunny bags and sold them. |
20. Alpe kunchitigaru | They rendered their service in the army. |
21. Belly kunchitigaru | Merchants of silver. |
22. Ande kunchitigaru | They were preparing utensils and sold them. |
23. Jeerige kunchitigaru | They grew Jeerige and sold it. |
24. Katara kunchitigaru | They were holding sword and fight. |
25. Hona kunchitigaru | They established groups or cluster of trees or Gardens. |
26. Kage kunchitigaru | They were worshiping crow as their God's incarnation |
27. Manase kunchitigaru | They grow Pepper(Menasu in Kannada) and sold it. |
28. Kambali kunchitigaru | They were weaving woollen blankets(Kambali in Kannada) and selling them. |
29. Yele kunchitigaru | They were weaving Muthugada leaves for meals and selling |
30. Mayi kunchitigaru | They grow mango Gardens. |
31. Harale kunchitigaru | They grow cotton and sold it. |
32. Garike kunchitigaru | They were worshiping "Garike" plant thinking it as "Benaka" |
33. Saranga kunchitigaru | They are associated with the animal "Saranga". |
34. Ravutha kunchitigaru | They rode horses. |
35. Hutta kunchitigaru | They were worshipping Ant-hill (hutha). |
36. Gudi kunchitigaru | They were marching in the procession in the holding flags. |
37. Jari kunchitigaru | They believed centipede as God and do not kill it. |
38. Gali kunchitigaru | They were catching fish using Hooks(Gala in Kannada) |
39. Baduva kunchitigaru | They were beating drums on the forts and giving signals to the Army about the enemy. |
40. Dasale kunchitigaru | They served in Army with their spear (Eeti in Kannada) & Shield (Gurani in Kannada). |
41. Ulle kunchitigaru | They were growing plenty of Horsegram. |
42. Aste kunchitigaru | They were helping staff to all the eight ministers of the king. |
43. Shastra kunchitigaru | They were praising their kings in the palace with thousands of Descriptions. |
44. Damagutti kunchitigaru | They were beating drum (Dhakke) in the palace |
45. Kogge kunchitigaru | They were feeding birds and animals by the help of worm "Kogge" |
46. Kakke kunchitigaru | They were worshipping plants called "kakke" |
47. Meesalu kunchitigaru | They were preparing "Bhasinga" and Thondila. |
48. Holakal kunchitigaru | They were sleeping at the time of dividing gothras and came at end. |
The following gothras are found outside the Karnataka region.[3]
- Kallakanteyavaru
- Jakkeladavaru
- Thandadavaru
- Koddagerenavaru
- Saakuvalleru
- Kodehalliyavaru
- Kottagereyavaru
- Huttenavaru
- Kalledavaru
- Nimbenavaru
- Devanavaru
- Hallakattanavaru
- Uravinevaru (Uravinoru)
References
- 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.
- M, Puttaiah (1973) [1973]. Kunchitigara Samajada Charitre. Bangalore. p. 95.
- M, Puttaiah (1973) [1973]. Kunchitigara Samajada Charitre. Bangalore. p. 21.
Sri S R Ravindra kumar swamiji Suryapura Mutt, koratagere taluk, tumakur District.