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| | Prof. Narayan S. Hosmane's Personal Page - Roots of the Havyaka Brahmins |
 | | Historically, we Havyakas are the first of the Brahmin kind to descend to the present day Karnataka around 3rd century A.D., followed by other sects like Shivalli, Smarthas etc., who arrived much later, around 7th century A.D. However, the scientific school of thought places the date of our immigration back to about 1300 years ago. |
| | The Havyakas are the only Brahmins who derive their surnames from the job they perform rather than by their origin (e.g., Kota, Shivalli) or by the preacher (e.g., Madhva) or by God worship (e.g., Shivite, Vaishnavite). |
| | It might be purely coincidental that the first Havyaka migrants were asked to settle in the beautiful habitat of woods, hills and rivers of the Malnad valleys. |
| www.chembio.niu.edu /hosmane/roots.html (1889 words) |
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