Is Telang a Brahmin?
Telang was born in a Gaud Saraswat brahmin family. At the age of five Telang was sent to the Amarchaud Wadi vernacular school, and in 1859 entered the high school in Bombay which bears the name of Mountstuart Elphinstone.
What is the mother tongue of Brahmins?
Tamil is the mother tongue of most Iyers residing in India and elsewhere. However, Iyers speak a distinct dialect of Tamil unique to their community. This dialect of Tamil is known as Brāhmik or Brahmin Tamil.
Are shete Brahmins?
Deshastha Brahmin is a Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the Indian state of Maharashtra and northern area of the state of Karnataka. Author Pran Nath Chopra and journalist Pritish Nandy says, “Most of the well-known saints from Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh were Deshastha Brahmins”.
What caste is dharmadhikari?
Dharmadhikari; Dumane – from Maratha community also; Dushing-from Maratha community; Devrukhkar (Tilak) – Devrukhkars are found in Mahar, Charmakara, Sonaar, Daivadnya Brahmins as well.
Which language do Brahmins speak?
The attempt to enslave India under Hindu elite castes continues. This time it is by shoving Sanskrit down the throats of upcoming generations so that those who know “most” about it (read priests) will once more be the final word on knowledge.
Where did Brahmins come from?
The Rig Veda contains a different story of origin for the varnas. In this Hindu scripture, Brahmin originated from the mouth of Brahma, while Kshatriya originated from the arms. The two primary roles of the Kshatriya Varna were to govern the land and to wage war, which led to professions as rulers and soldiers.
What is the origin of Shukla Yajur Veda?
Two ancient Purāņa books, Vişhņu Purāņa and Srimad Bhāgavatam, relate the legend of the origination of the Shukla Yajur Veda; the relevant verses are quoted in [V2]. The text of SYV was revealed to the seer Yājňavalkya (Y).
Why is the Syv called Shukla in kyv?
Traditionally the SYV is called Shukla (pure or unmixed) because it is not mixed up with the brāhmaņa passages as in the KYV. SYV in its mādhyandina vājasaneyi (VS) version has about 2000 mantrās divided into 40 chapters or adhyāyās, the last adhyāya being the famous Īshāvāsya Upanishad.
Who is Sri Gayatri mata in Shukla Yajur Veda?
Sri Gayatri Devi pleased by his penance guided Sri Yogeeswara Yagnavalkya to obtain it from Lord Surya Bhagavan. This web site on Shukla Yajur Veda will be incomplete if a section is not devoted to Sri Gayatri Mata. Gayatri is Vedamatha, the mother of all Vedas.
Why are there different surnames in the Brahmin caste?
Why are there different surnames in the Brahmins caste, and what are the differences among them, like “Tiwari”, “Shukla”, “Mishra”, etc.? These all are ‘Certificates of merit’. These epithets are identifiers of the accomplishments of the forefathers of their clan.