Tuluva

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Tuluva
ತುಳುವ
poptime = 1,347,480 [ [http://www.icta.net/joshuaproject/languages.php?rol3=tcy Joshua Project: Tulu Speakers] ]
popplace = Native to:
*Coastal Karnataka (Also known as Tulu Nadu) Other populations in:
*Maharashtra
*Kerala
*Arab States
*Anglosphere
languages = Tulu
religions = Hinduism, Jainism
Dravidian people"'
Brahui people· Gonds· Kannadigas· Malayalis· Tamils· Telugus The Tuluvas (Tulu: ತುಳುವ) 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 elsewhere in the world, where they have migrated. In recent times, the first set of migration started at the beginning of the twentieth century to places like Mumbai(known then as Bombay),Chennai (known then as Madras) and other parts of South India. The Tulu speaking Shivalli Brahmins mostly migrated towards the south of Tulunadu to areas like Madras, Bangalore, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala etc and other Tuluvas towards the north of Tulunadu especially to Mumbai and surrounding areas like Thane,Navi Mumbai and Pune. Tulu people also migrated to other parts of Karnataka like Mysore, Dharwad and Shivamogga.

The second set of migration started with World war II to escape rationing of food by British. The third set of migration started after imposition of Land reform act in the early 70's, when thousands of people lost their land to tenants. The fourth wave of migration especially to Bangalore started with the IT boom in the late 1990s and 2000s. The migrants in this wave were educated skilled people required for the IT sector. There were two other waves of migration: one to the Gulf states ( Middle east countries) mostly in the 1980s and 1990s. Another one to the U.S.A following the IT boom in India, particularly in Bangalore.

People

The majority of Tuluvas are Hindus. There are also a small percentage of Jains.

Prominent Tuluvas

* Krishnadevaraya Tuluva Dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire
* Abbakka Rani Chowta : Brave Queen of Ullal
* Koti and Chennayya : Folk heroes
* Veerendra Heggade : Dharmadikari of Shri Khetra Dharmasthala
* K_S_Hegde : Speaker of Loksabha (1977-80)
* Devi Prasad Shetty:King Of Hearts
* Mulky Sunder Ram Shetty:Legendary Banker.
* Maipady Venkatesh Varma Raja alias Ramantharasugal XI : Former Raja of Kumbla or Maipady Palace and former Trustee of Adoor, Madhur, Mujankavu, Kanipura and other temples

* R N Shetty : Man behind Murudeshwar.
* V T Rajshekar : Rationalist and thinker
* Rohini Salian : Famous Lawyer

Politics

*A.B.Shetty :Former Health Minister of Madras State*Dr.Nagappa Alva Former Health Minister,Govt of Karnataka(Formerly Mysore)
* suresh kalmadi :mp,pune
*A. Shankar Alva: Former MP / MLA, Senior Most lawyer - Mangalore.
* Jeevaraj Alva
*Justice K.S.Hegde :Was the first Judge from Karnataka to be appointed to the Supreme Court (1967) and Loksabha Speaker(1977).Also founder of Nitte Education Trust.
* Manorama Madhwaraj : Lok sabha MP(UDUPI Constituency)
* Veerappa Moily : A former Chief minister of Karnataka
* Janardhana Poojary : A former cabinet minister of India
* Praveen Kumar Shetty, : Karnataka Rakshana Vedike
* Muthappa Rai: Jaya Karnataka
* lalaji Mendon : Kaup MlA
* Vasanth Salian
* Vasanth Bangera
* KK Shetty:ExMP,Ex Chairman Karnataka Legislative Council
* Dr. V S Acharya,home minister
* Ramanath Rai,mla,bantvala
* K Jayaprakash Hegde, ex minister
* b nagraj shetty,ex minister
* Dr KK Hegde
* Subbayya Shetty, ex minister
* K Amarnath Shetty, ex labour minister
* suresh shety, health minister ,mumbai,maharastra govt
* krishna palemar, minister,karnataka
* jaganath shetty,mla,matunga
* gopal shetty , mla, borivali,mumbai

Literature

* Ratnakaravarni : A Kannada poet
* Shivaram Karanth
* Kayyara Kinyanna Rai : A Kannada nationalist and literary figure
* Bannanje Govindacharya: An expert on Madhva philosophy
* Nandalike Lakshmi Naranappa: A Kannada literary figure
* Geetha Kulkarni.Kannada Lieterary Figure.
* U R Ananthamurthy
* Gopalkrishna Adiga
* Dr Sushila Upadhyaya
* P. Sanjeeva Bolar
* Dr (Late) Gururaj Bhat
* Dr B A Viveka Rai : VC KSOU,Ex VC Kannada University
* Vyasaraya Ballal
* Aerya LaxmiNarayan Alva
* Narayana Kalle
* Shivaraya Kulakunda

Health Care

* Dr Rahul Shetty(Heart Surgeon n CoFounder Mezocore)
* Dr Devi Prasad Shetty Narayana Hospitals
* Dr B.M.Hegde, EX VC,MAHE
* Dr K.R.Shetty (KMC , Mangalore )
* Dr Harish Shetty(Mumbai s top Psychiatrist)
* B R Shetty(NMC Hospitals)
* Dr M Shantharam Shetty,Tejaswini Hospital,Mangalore
* Dr S Chandrashekar Shetty VC RGUHS (1999-02)
* Dr S Ramananda Shetty VC RGUHS (2008-11)
* Dr AirViceMarshal V P Hegde (Veer Chakra Awardee)
* Dr K V Devadiga
* Dr Sadananda Shetty(Mumbai's top Cardiologist)
* Dr KR Shetty ( Cumballa Hill Hospital Mumbai)

Movies

Directors and Producers

* Sirish Kunder : Bollywood Director-Janemann
* Vittalacharya : A South Indian Director
* Yograj Bhat
* B V Karanth
* Manmohan Shetty
* Santhosh rai pathaje
* Rohith shetty :Golmal,Sunday,Zameen,Golmal Returns
* Hruday shetty
* Ram Shetty
* Sadananda Suvarna
* Katpadi Muddu Suvarna
* Cheetah Yagnesh Shetty
* Bhaskar Shetty

Actors

* Prakash Rai
* M.V._Vasudeva_Rao
* Vinod Alva
* Jayamala
* Upendra
* Kashinath
* Vinay Rai
* Sheetal_Mallar
* Bhavana
* Radhika
* Sadashiva Salian
* Late Kalpana:Legendory Kannada Actor(Sharapanjara fame)
* Late Sunil Shetty: Kannada actor
* Harini
*Aishwarya Rai
*Suniel Shetty
*Shilpa Shetty
*Shamita Shetty
* Fighter Shetty
* Vishal Hegde
* Neethu Shetty
* Rashmi Poojary of Duniya Fame

Music directors

* Gurukiran
* V.Manohar
* Sandeep Chowta
* Sujith Shetty

Choreographers etc

* Pratap Shetty
* Ganesh Hegde
* Rahul Dev Shetty
* R Verman Shetty ( Leading Art Director)

Entrepreneurs

* SundarRam Shetty :Legendary banker who employed more than 9000 bunts in Vijaya Bank,bangalore
* Ajit Shetty : CMD Janssen Pharmaceutica Belgium,largest pharma in europe
* devi prasad shetty: narayana health city, kolkata-bangalore
* C Narayana Shetty: ShankaraNarayana Group($3.5 billion group), Bangalore
* R N Shetty : RNS (group)Infrastructure($4 billion group)- Hubli'
* r s shetty: rs shetty infrastructure pvtltd, hubli'
* ShashiKiranShetty: AllCargoGlobal , Ranked 42nd in Indian Billionaires List
* V Raj shetty : Ramee group($2.8 billion group),dubai uae
* B R Shetty : NMC Group($6 billion group)UAE with 18,000 employees
* Nitesh Shetty : Nitesh Estates($2.5 billion group)Bangalore
* kr shetty: cumballa hill hospital,mumbai, super speciality hospital
* Ram ratan Rai : Software entrapreneur,California
* P Manmohan Shetty: Adlabs,Mumbai'
* Sadananda A Shetty : Fouress Engineering(7500CR VALUE FROUP),Mumbai

Science and Technology

* U.R.Rao : Former Chairman of Indian Space research Organisation.
* U.V.Rao former chairman of Larsen and Toubro.
* Dr Manmohan Attavar : Founder of Indo-American Hybrid seeds
* Dr Kalidas Shetty: Jefferson Fellowship Recipient
* Ajit Shetty: CMD Janssen Pharmaceutica

Sports

* Budhi Kunderan : Former Indian Test cricket player (Wicket keeper)
* Lokesh Mendon : International Weight lifter/Shotput Chanpion
* A.Raghuram Bhat: Former Indian left arm spinner
* Late B.C.Alva :Former Indian Test Cricketer and Chairman Of Bakra Beas Hydel Project.
* Sathisha Rai (Arjuna Awardee,Commonwealth Games1998 gold medallist in weight lifting)
* Ashish Kumar Ballal (Arjuna Awardee,Indian Hockey team Captain; Asian games Gold Medalist)
* Vandana Rao (Arjuna Awardee,Athletics)
* Vandana Shanbhag(Arjuna Awardee ,Athletics)

Others

* K Balakrishna Shetty : Indian Ambassador to Bahrain
* Nitte guthu Santhosh Hegde : Lokayuktha Chief, bangalore
* Chaithanya Hegde : Famous radio jockey
* Madhukar Shetty :Firebrand IPS oficer,Bangalore
* Prakash bhandary : Encounter Specialist,mumbai

ee also

* Tulu
* Kasaragod Tulu

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