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Ethnoreligious community of Hindu Brahmins
Tamil Brahmins are an ethnoreligious community of Tamil-speaking Brahmins, predominantly living in Tamil Nadu, though they number significantly in Andhra
Tamil_Brahmin
Dialect of Tamil
Brahmin Tamil is the name of a dialect of Tamil traditionally spoken by Tamil Brahmins. The dialect, largely, uses Classical Tamil along with a heavy proportion
Brahmin_Tamil
Opposition to Brahminism
the 19th century criticism of "Brahminism." According to Beteille, in Tamil Nadu the traditional position of Brahmins had been enforced with the beginning
Anti-Brahminism
Tamil Brahmin community
pronounced [ɐjːɐŋɡaːr]) are an ethnoreligious community of Tamil-speaking Hindu Brahmins, whose members follow Sri Vaishnavism and the Visishtadvaita
Iyengar
Tamil Brahmin caste
Iyers (Tamil pronunciation: [ajːɐr]) (also spelt as Ayyar, Aiyar, Ayer, or Aiyer) are an ethnoreligious community of Tamil Brahmins. Most Iyers are followers
Iyer
Caste of Brahmins in southern India
Dravida Brahmins, or simply Dravidulu, are Hindu brahmins and a sub-caste of the Telugu Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh in South India, who migrated from Tamil-speaking
Dravida_Brahmin
Tamil Brahmins have been portrayed both positively and negatively in popular media. These portrayals extend across both literature and film. Positive portrayals
Portrayal of Tamil Brahmins in popular media
Portrayal_of_Tamil_Brahmins_in_popular_media
Brahmin subcaste
Kerala Iyers, Pattars or Bhattars are Tamil Brahmins of the Indian state of Kerala; people who were residents in the Kerala region. The word "Pattar" originated
Kerala_Iyer
Varna in Hinduism, one of four castes
India. The Pancha Dravida Brahmins are: Karnataka (Karnataka Brahmins) Tailanga (Telugu Brahmins) Dravida (Brahmins of Tamil Nadu and Kerala) Maharashtraka
Brahmin
Indian social activist and politician (1879–1973)
critical of caste, and he frequently targeted Brahmins directly. Since 2021, the Indian state of Tamil Nadu celebrates his birth anniversary as 'Social
Periyar
Community of Telugu speaking Brahmins
Drāviḍa – Referring to the Brahmins of Tamil Nadu and Brahmins of Kerala. Āndhra (Tailaṅga) – Representing the Telugu Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Telugu_Brahmins
Dialect of Tamil
community, a sect of Tamil Brahmins whose members adhere to Sri Vaishnavism. Iyengars are present in considerable numbers in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Iyengar_Tamil
Indian Hindu Brahmin communities
Madhva Brahmins (also often referred as Madhvas or Sadh-Vaishnavas) are communities of Hindus from the Brahmin caste in India, who follow Sadh Vaishnavism
Madhva_Brahmin
List of notable people who belong to the Brahmin caste
Brahmins List of Madhva Brahmins List of Maithil Brahmins List of Saraswat Brahmins List of Tamil Brahmins List of Telugu Brahmins "K K Hebbar | Indianartideas
List_of_Brahmins
Malayali Brahmin caste from Kerala, India
ethnography. Brahmin presence in the Tamil country is attested from the Sangam period onward. Based on the fact that Nambudiris are Pūrvaśikhā Brahmins wearing
Nambudiri
Indian actress, model and dancer
Meenakshi Seshadri was born on 16 November 1963 as Shashikala Seshadri in a Tamil Brahmin family in Sindri, Bihar (now in Jharkhand). She trained in four Indian
Meenakshi_Seshadri
Indian businessman (1877–1955)
Sundram Iyengar was born in a Iyengar Tamil Brahmin family in early 1877 in Thirukkurungudi, in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Sundram Iyengar started
T._V._Sundram_Iyengar
organization which works for the progress of Kerala Iyers, one of the sects of Tamil Brahmins settled in Kerala. The KBS is one of the influential community organizations
Kerala_Brahmana_Sabha
Education system in Tamilnadu, India
Maratha Deshastha and Telugu Niyogis were far more prominent than the Tamil Brahmins. The Deshatha's were a "strong, tight knit group" and had "long experience
Education_in_Tamil_Nadu
Indian civil servant and bureaucrat (1932–2019)
under the Indian National Congress. Seshan was born on 15 May 1933 in a Tamil Brahmin family at Thirunellai Village in Palakkad, Kerala. He was the youngest
T._N._Seshan
Political movement in British India
position in India's social hierarchy. By the 1850s, Telugu Brahmins and Tamil Brahmins, who comprised only 3.2% of the population, began to increase their
Dravidian_movement
Kannada-speaking Brahmin communities
Subrahmanian (1989). The Brahmin in the Tamil Country. Ennes Publications. p. 58. The Kannada speaking Brahmins (Madhva Brahmins as they are known in Tamilnadu)
Kannada_Brahmin
Ethno-linguistic Hindu community of South India
social fabric of Tamil Nadu in many ways and have continued to maintain their distinct identity over the centuries. Saurashtrians are Brahmins, and are also
Saurashtra_people
Indian Hindu Brahmin subcaste
the original home of the Deshastha Brahmins. In Tamil Nadu, Deshastha Brahmins are also referred as Rayar Brahmins. The word Rayar means king in Southeastern
Deshastha_Brahmin
Indian industrialist and philanthropist (1910-1993)
Sankara Nethralaya in Chennai. He is the father of Tamil actor Arvind Swamy. Swami was born in a Tamil Brahmin Iyer family in 1910 in Melattur in Tanjore District
V._D._Swami
Suburb in Palakkad, Kerala, India
It is about 4km from Kuzhalmannam. Thirunellayi is famous for its Tamil Brahmin agraharam (Malayalam: പൈതൃക ഗ്രാമം, romanized: Paitr̥ka Grāmaṁ, lit
Thirunellai
Dravidian language
their speech. For example, Tamil Brahmins tend to speak a variety of dialects that are all collectively known as Brahmin Tamil. These dialects tend to have
Tamil_language
Style of draping Sari
The Madisar or Koshavam (Tamil: மடிசார்) is a typical way in which the sari is worn among Tamil Brahmin and Vishvakarma (Asari) women, predominantly associated
Madisar
Indian freedom fighter
carnatic singer M.S. Subbulakshmi. Kalki Sadasivam was born in a Tamil Brahmin family on 4 September 1902 at Aangarai in Tiruchirapalli District, the
Kalki_Sadasivam
Indian actor
Kingdom. Venkitesh was born on August 9, 1993, to Pichumani, a Malayali-Tamil Brahmin, and Tharakumari, a Malayali Nair housewife, in Westfort Sreevaraham
Venkitesh_V._P.
Brahmins rulers, zamindars and holders of other administrative posts. Aryacakravarti dynasty of the Jaffna kingdom in Sri Lanka, founded by a Tamil Brahmin
List of Brahmin dynasties and states
List_of_Brahmin_dynasties_and_states
Vedic Shaiva Brahmin servitor community of Tamil Nadu, India
Dīkṣitars or Thillai Vazh Anthaanar are a Vedic Shaiva Brahmin servitor community of Tamil Nadu, India, who are based mainly in the town of Chidambaram
Dikshitar
Sub-sect of the Iyer community of Tamil Brahmins
community of Tamil Brahmins. While some believe that their name is an indication of the fact that they were the most recent Brahmin migrants to the Tamil country
Vadama
1987 film by Bharathiraja
1987, and became controversial for its depiction of Tamil Brahmins, with the Tamil Nadu Brahmins Association calling for its banning. Despite this, it
Vedham_Pudhithu
Iyengars are an ethnoreligious group with origins in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Charuhasan (b. 1931) - Indian actor Sandhya (1924 -
List_of_Iyengars
Political party in India
Irschick (in Political and Social Conflict in South India; The non-Brahmin movement and Tamil Separatism, 1916–1929) holds the view that British colonial officials
Justice_Party_(India)
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Lists_of_dynasties
Indian lawyer
Ministry of Home Affairs. He was born into an orthodox Tamil Brahmin Hindu family from Southern part of Tamil Nadu and living in Trivandrum, Kerala. Born to Seshalakshmi
T_P_Sundararajan
Indian caste
Tamils portal India portal Hinduism portal Hebbar Iyengar or Hebbari Srivaishnava is a caste of Hindu Brahmins of Tamil and Kannada origin whose members
Hebbar_Iyengar
Indian actress (born 1992)
born in Mumbai. Her father S. L. Sharma (d. 2014), a Tamil Brahmin, hailed from Madurai, Tamil Nadu and was a captain in the Indian Merchant Navy. Her
Adah_Sharma
Indian Brahmin sub-caste inhabiting the Konkan region
The Chitpavan Brahmin or the Kokanastha Brahmin is a Hindu Maharashtrian Brahmin community inhabiting Konkan, the coastal region of the state of Maharashtra
Chitpavan_Brahmins
Indian business executive (born 1963)
the new chairman. Chandrasekaran was born into a Tamil Brahmin family in Mohanur near Namakkal in Tamil Nadu, India. He resides in Mumbai, with his wife
Natarajan_Chandrasekaran
Indian actress, artist, and product designer (born 1986)
2007, Washington was signed on to play the lead role of an orthodox Tamil Brahmin girl alongside Silambarasan in his project Kettavan, after the actor
Lekha_Washington
Dravidian separatist movement in South India
the anti-Brahmin Tamil leaders had stated that the non-Brahmin Tamils were the original inhabitants of the Tamil-speaking region. The Brahmins, on the
Dravida_Nadu
Indian actress (1934–2013)
1932 in Bombay (now Mumbai). Her father Ram Sheshadri Ayangar was a Tamil Brahmin who used to handle accounts at film distributor Kikubhai Desai's (father
Purnima_(Hindi_actress)
Indian dance choreographer (1949–2013)
songs in Indian films across various languages. He was born into a Tamil Brahmin Iyer family and is the grandson of actor Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam.
Raghuram
Community of Brahmins in India
spelled Babbur Kamme, Bobburukamme, Babboor Kamme) are a community of Brahmins in southern India. They are followers of the Smarta tradition of Vedanta
Babburkamme_Brahmin
Parayan etc. A number of Brahmins too lived in the city mostly around the Hindu temples. Regional groups like the Tamil Brahmins, Gujaratis and Marwari
Demographics of Kozhikode district
Demographics_of_Kozhikode_district
Indian Hindu Telugu Brahmin subcaste
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, there are some sections of Niyogis such as Aruvela and Prathamasaki who follow Dvaita Vedanta of Madhvacharya. Telugu Brahmin William
Niyogi_Brahmin
Indian actress and model (born 1993)
The romantic drama film, which narrated the relationship between a Tamil Brahmin youth and a Christian girl, received mixed reviews and did not perform
Malavika_Mohanan
Indian Hindutva activist and litigator (born 1985)
India, Bharat and Pakistan (2022). Deepak was born in Hyderabad in a Tamil Brahmin family. He studied at St. Anthony's High School in Hyderabad. He then
J._Sai_Deepak
Indian actress, singer, and model (born 1956)
was owned by former Bollywood actor Rajan Sippy. She was born in a Tamil Brahmin family Despite being considered as one of the bold actresses of her
Kalpana_Iyer
Indian film producer (born 1958)
married to actor Rajinikanth. Latha was born in Chennai, India in a Tamil Brahmin family. She graduated with degree in English literature from Ethiraj
Latha_Rajinikanth
British-American musician (born 1981)
childhood was divided between London and Delhi. She is the daughter of Tamil mother Sukanya Rajan and Bengali father and sitar maestro Ravi Shankar,
Anoushka_Shankar
Social movement for lower-caste equity
against Brahminism movement in Tamil Nadu. The movement was extremely influential not only in Tamil Nadu, but also overseas in countries with large Tamil populations
Self-Respect_Movement
Administrator and politician
modern Travancore. Ramayyan, was born in a Tamil Brahmin family in Yerwadi, a village in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu to which his family originally belonged
Ramayyan_Dalawa
Indian politician (born 1994)
Tamil Nadu. He is the son of Srinivasan. He hails from a Tamil Thenkalai Iyengar Brahmin Family. He pursued his graduation from ARM College of Engineering
S._Ramesh_(TVK_politician)
Sri Lankan Tamil rebel
being deeply affected by the massacre of Tamils in the Kumudini boat massacre in 1985. She came from a Tamil Brahmin family, her brother Vithushan died in
Brigadier_Vithusha
Novel by Anita Nair
Akhilandeshwari or Akhila is a 45-year-old single Indian woman from a Tamil Brahmin family who works as an income tax clerk. She feels that she has never
Ladies_Coupé
2013 Indian film by Aanand L. Rai
Tere Ishk Mein, was released on 28 November 2025. Kundan, the son of a Tamil Brahmin family in Varanasi, falls in love with Zoya, a Muslim girl, and tries
Raanjhanaa
Indian writer, poet, and Independence activist
1882 in a Tamil Brahmin Iyer family in the town of Ettayapuram in Tirunelveli district, Madras Presidency (present day Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu) to
Subramania_Bharati
Indian marriage ceremony
a person who belongs to the same caste or Thirumulpad, or Pattar (Tamil Brahmin) is invited to act as bridegroom. Sambandham (a matrilineal form of
Kettu_Kalyanam
Hindu temple in Kerala, India
Kashi associated with this temple. The Temple is surrounded by the four Tamil Brahmin agraharams or traditional villages: New Kalpathy, Old Kalpathy, Chathapuram
Viswanatha_Swamy_Temple
Kings of the Jaffna Kingdom in Sri Lanka
such as Cekaracecekaramalai, the family also claimed lineage from the Tamil Brahmins of the prominent Hindu pilgrimage temple of Rameswaram in the modern
Aryacakravarti_dynasty
2014 Indian film written and directed by Abhishek Varman
when he meets Ananya Swaminathan, a fellow student from a conservative Tamil Brahmin family in Chennai. When she tells him she wants to study with him, he
2_States_(2014_film)
Ethnic group
Ashtasahasram is a sub-sect of the Iyer community of Tamil Brahmins from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Ashtasahasrams as Iyers belonging to the Smarta
Ashtasahasram
Indian actress (1947–2019)
grandmother in Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala. Sinha married her neighbour, a Tamil Brahmin named Venkateshwaran Iyer, in 1968. After retiring from her film career
Vidya_Sinha
Indian-born American biomedical scientist and researcher (1938–2009)
(1938-12-07)December 7, 1938 Madras, Madras Province, British India (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) Died February 11, 2009(2009-02-11) (aged 70) Oakland, California
Shyamala_Gopalan_Harris
Caste in India
Bairagi Brahmin or Vaishnav Bairagi or Vaishnav Brahmin is a Hindu caste. They are Hindu priests. They are sedentary rasik (temple dwelling or temple
Bairagi_Brahmin_(caste)
2003 film by Mouli
Ramji Londonwaley (2005). Ramji Narayanaswami Iyer, a naive and docile Tamil Brahmin cook, dreams of marrying off his sister Bhagyam to a good family, as
Nala_Damayanthi_(2003_film)
Indian entrepreneur
Army, an author and a politician. Gopinath was born in Gorur, Hassan, in a Tamil family and was brought up in a small village in Gorur in the Hassan district
G._R._Gopinath
Hindu Brahmin community in India and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community
Gaud Saraswat Brahmins (GSB) (also Goud or Gawd), also known as Shenvis, are a Hindu community of contested caste status and identity. They primarily speak
Gaud_Saraswat_Brahmin
Indian businessman (born 1947)
company of Kalyan Jewellers. Kalyanaraman was born in Thrissur, into a Tamil Brahmin family, as the eldest son of T. R. Seetharama Iyer. He was named after
T._S._Kalyanaraman
Extended family and heritage of Kamala Harris
The Gopalans belonged to the conservative Tamil Brahmin community, a part of India's historically elite Brahmin varna. Family of Joe Biden Family of Donald
Family_of_Kamala_Harris
Indian/American activist
Kavita Nandini Ramdas (born 1963) is an American feminist and activist. Previously, she was the director of the Open Society Foundations’ Women's Rights
Kavita_Ramdas
Mountain pass in South India
Tamil Nadu, and the gap enabled them to rule the territory from their capital at Karuvur The Tamil Brahmins migrated to Palakkad from central Tamil Nadu
Palakkad_Gap
Indian sitcom series
19 January 2004. The story revolves round the life of a south Indian Tamil Brahmin girl, Malini Iyer who marries a Punjabi guy, and now how she manages
Malini_Iyer
Indian mathematician (1887–1920)
British-ruled India on 22 December 1887 into a Tamil Brahmin Iyengar family in Erode, in modern Tamil Nadu. His father, Kuppuswamy Srinivasa Iyengar,
Srinivasa_Ramanujan
State in southern India
(1969). Political and Social Conflict in South India; The non-Brahmin movement and Tamil Separatism, 1916–1929. University of California Press. OCLC 249254802
Tamil_Nadu
2002 film by Aparna Sen
film features Sen's daughter Konkona Sen Sharma as Meenakshi Iyer, a Tamil Iyer Brahmin who is a Hindu. Rahul Bose portrays the character of Raja Chowdhury
Mr._and_Mrs._Iyer
Indian writer (1904-1991)
was born at "Goruru" in Hassan district of Karnataka on 4 July 1904 to a Tamil Hindu family. His father was Srinivas and his mother Lakshamma. Goruru Ramaswami
Gorur_Ramaswamy_Iyengar
Indian model and entrepreneur (born 1978)
music and arts programs in schools. Shvetha was born in Chennai to Tamil Brahmin parents. She is the only child of her mother, a retired physician and
Shvetha_Jaishankar
Indian racing driver (born 1984)
India since 2003. His father is of Punjabi descent, and his mother is Tamil Brahmin. His younger brother, Suhail Chandhok, is a sports commentator with
Karun_Chandhok
Tamil-speaking social movement in 19th-century India
Tamil Renaissance refers to the literary, cultural, social reform and political movements that took place in the Tamil-speaking districts of Southern India
Tamil_Renaissance
Shoulder cloth
Tamil Brahmins (Iyers and Iyengars) in traditional mantras veshti and angavastram at a convention of the Mylai Tamil Sangam, c. 1930s
Angavastra
Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1970)
on 1 June 1970 in Jamshedpur, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), India, to a Tamil Brahmin family. His father, Ranganathan, was a management executive in Tata
R._Madhavan
Influential faction in the Madras Presidency
cabal) was a small group of politically moderate and elite Brahmins (primarily Tamil Brahmins), — many of whom were noted lawyers, administrators, academics
Mylapore_clique
Gram panchayat in Palakkad district, Kerala, India
river). where the groups of Tamil Brahmins live together like Kalpathi agraharam in Palakkad. Mostly, the Tamil Brahmin population in Palakkad lives
Kizhakkancherry
Indian civil servant and author
Ramaswamy Venkata Subra Mani (born 29 October 1959), commonly known as R. V. S. Mani is an Indian former civil servant, author and visiting professor.
R._V._S._Mani
Modern combination of two Hindu prenatal rites
the baby shower ritual observed in other parts of the world. In many Tamil Brahmin Iyer families, the mother-to-be wears a black saree for this ritual
Pumsavana_Simantonayana
Indian historian (born 1961)
Subrahmanyam and his wife Sulochana. Subramanyam was brought up in a Tamil Brahmin family. He has an elder sister and two elder brothers. His brother S
Sanjay_Subrahmanyam
1943 collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan
sellers pity the dog. "Fellow Feeling": A story about Rajam Iyer, a Tamil Brahmin who is travelling on an express train. Another passenger gets on and
Malgudi Days (short story collection)
Malgudi_Days_(short_story_collection)
Sub-sect of the Iyer community of Tamil Brahmins of India
Brahacharanam is a sub-sect of the Iyer community of Tamil Brahmins. The word "Brahacharanam" is a corruption of the Sanskrit word Brhatcharanam (Sanskrit:
Brahacharanam
Indian economist and politician (born 1959)
for nine consecutive times. Sitharaman was born into a Tamil Brahmin family in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, to Savitri and Narayanan Sitharaman. Her father worked
Nirmala_Sitharaman
System of affirmative action in India
complaints about Brahmin dominance in the government, where they overshadowed others by numbers and held senior roles. The Brahmin hegemony in the administration
Reservation policy in Tamil Nadu
Reservation_policy_in_Tamil_Nadu
Indian actress
nearly 60 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. Bhagyalakshmi was born in an Aristocratic Tamil Brahmin family to Shivaram Iyer and Rajamani
Bhagyalakshmi_(actress)
given importance in high official positions in Travancore. Only the Tamil Brahmins held high official positions in Travancore during the 19th century.
Malayali_Memorial
Sub-caste of Iyer community in Tamil Nadu, South India
Vathima are Iyers from Tamil Nadu, India. They belong to the Taittirīya Śākhā of the Krsna Yajurveda. Due to their geographic concentration, it is noted
Vathima
Indian army officer (1946 - 1987)
bravery during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Parameshwaran was born in a Tamil Brahmin family and he was granted a Short Service Commission as a second lieutenant
Ramaswamy_Parameshwaran
Southern Indian Vedic and Tantric Brahmin inter-dependent communities
the greater Kanyakumari region which includes south Kerala and Tamil Nadu and Brahmins here, irrespective of all superficial differences, respect it as
Kanyakumari_Brahmin
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Modern English name, probably based on Russian Tamara, "palm tree," or the Sanskrit word tamara, TAMIA means "spice."
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Hebrew
Variant form of Hebrew Samael, the name of an Angel of Death, SAMIL means "whom God makes" and "venom of God."
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Variant spelling of English Tammy, TAMI means "palm tree."
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(תמיד) Perhaps from the Hebrew word tamid, TAMID means "flame." Compare with another form of Tamid.
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