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The Tuluvas 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 all over the world.

Contents 1 People 2 Tuluvas Today 3 Famous Tulu personalities 4 See also 5 References

[edit] People

The majority of Tuluvas are Hindus. There is also a minuscule population of Jains and Protestant Christians. There are no Tulu Muslims.There is a sizeable population of Malayalee Muslims, Bearys in the South of Tulu Nadu and Urdu Muslims in the north of Tulu Nadu. Typical with other Dravidian regions, Tuluvas also belong to Brahmin and Shudra caste hierarchies. As new studies indicate both Brahmin and non-brahmin male population might belong to central Asian [1] and north-west Indian stock migrated at different periods of history. The surnames of some of the castes resemble of that of Tamil castes, suggesting a greater genetic affinity. Some examples: Shetty (Tulu) and Chetty (Tamil), Shettigar (Tulu) and Chettiyar (Tamil).

[edit] Tuluvas Today

Tuluvas are generally bilingual in both Tulu and Kannada in Karnataka. Also, the caste affiliations of the people of this region go beyond linguistic boundaries. A landowning caste called Bunts have community members among Tulu and Kannada speakers. Living amongst Kannada, Malayalam and Konkani speakers for centuries has made Tuluvas very tolerant and cosmopolitan.

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

[edit] Famous Tulu personalities

• Sri Krishnadevaraya : The most famous king of the Vijayanagar empire ( and one of India's greatest Rulers).
• Sri Tuluva Narasa Nayaka : The father of the great Sri Krishnadevaraya. He is the founder of the Tuluva Dynasty which ruled the Vijayanagar empire at its zenith.
• Ratnakaravarni : A Kannada poet
• Chamarasa  : A king and poet
• Koti and Chennayya : Folk heroes
• Nandalike Lakshmi Naranappa  : A Kannada literary figure
• Shivaraya Kulakunda : A Kannada/Tulu literary figure
• Kayyara Kinjanna Rai : A Kannada nationalist and literary figure
• Aishwarya Rai  : A Bollywood actress
• Veerappa Moily  : A former Chief minister of Karnataka
• Janardhana Poojary  : A former cabinet minister of India
• Devi Prasad Shetty : A famous heart specialist
• Suniel Shetty : A Bollywood actor

[edit] See also

v • d • e</div> South Indian Society
Languages	Kannada - Kodava Takk - Malayalam - Tamil - Telugu - Tulu
Script	Kannada script - Malayalam script - Tamil script - Telugu script - Tulu script
Literature	Kannada literature - Malayalam literature - Tamil literature - Telugu literature - Tulu literature
People	Kannada people - Kodava people - Malayali people - Tamil people - Telugu people - Tulu people
Music	Carnatic Music - Ancient Tamil music
States	Andhra Pradesh - Karnataka - Kerala - Tamil Nadu
Related	South India - South Indian culture - Self-respect movement

[edit] References