Bant community

Bant community

Bant is a prominent community originally from the Tulunadu region of Karnataka in India.

They are regionally divided:

*Jain Bunt: descendants of the ruling Jain clans with surnames are like Alva, Hegde, Banga, Konde, Ajila etc.

*Maasaadika Bunt: Tulu speaking, mostly settled in the Southern part of South Kanara from Udupi to Kasaragod.

*Naadavas or Nadabunts Bunt: Kannada Speaking, from northern parts of South Kanara from Brahmavar to Baindoor.

*Parivaara Bunt: from northern side. They follow Brahmin culture.

ee also

*Chowta
*Veerendra Heggade

External links

* [http://www.buntscommunity.com/history.html Bunt Community]
* [http://www.bana.org/html/history.htm Who are Bunts or Nadavas?]


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