INDOLOGY Digest - 10 May 1999 to 11 May 1999 (#1999-55)

[Swaminathan Madhuresan]

> Yes,  there  are  a  lot  of  "AyyangArs"  in  KarnAtAka  who  belong
> to  the  non-triad  group.  The  late  great  Prof. A.K.Ramanujam
> belnged  to  this  "group"  (tho'  not  necessarily  from  GorUr).  Tho
> they  are  KannaDiga  as  any  other  KannaDiga  today  (including
> great  KannaDa  writers  like  MAsti  Venkatesha  AyyangAr)  these
> people  can  trace  their  origin  to  the  Tamil  country.  In  fact
> many  can  trace  their  roots  to  their  ancestor  who  accompanied
> RAmAnuja  from  Srirangam  for  his  12  year  exile  in  KarnAtaka.
> The  HebbAr  and  MaNDyam  AyyangArs  are  converts  to
> Shri-VaiShNavism.  The  HebbArs  were  originally  Hoysala-KarnATaka
> SmArta  brahmins.  The  MaNDyams  are  Jains  whose  ancestors  RAmAnuja
> defeated  at  King  BiTTideva's  court.

What about the Hemmiges?
Thanks.

PS: I know Nagesh, a great comedian in 1960s and 1970s in Tamil cinema,
is a Kannada Madhva.



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