Sankethi people
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Kannada people |
The Sankethi people are a South Indian
The two largest Sankethi groups initially settled predominantly in Kowshika village near
History
Sankethis venerate a woman known as Nacharu, respectfully called Nacharamma. The appended -amma marks her status as the figurative mother of the Sankethi people, who led them out of Sengottai after mistreatment at the hands of the local Brahmin orthodoxy. Keshaviah refers to her as "... a solitary Brahmana woman leading some 700 or 800 Brahman families from what was their home from time immemorial ...".[5] He also says that "At Alwargurchi, ... we met two very old Brahmanas of Vadama sect who ... afforded additional independent testimony to what we had from so many of our own sect".[6] Several tellings of the story exist within the Sankethi community, as such the exact details are difficult to ascertain.[citation needed]
Migration and other history
According to Dr. B.S. Pranatartiharan, a researcher in Sankethi studies and writer, the first wave of migration of Sankethis was in 1087 CE and was prompted by the Nacharamma episode.
A schism emerged in the early 20th century as many Indians began to go to Britain in pursuit of higher studies. The more conservative members of the community were strongly against their sons leaving India for study, citing prohibitions against Brahmins travelling by sea. B. K. Narayana Rao sought to study medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in London and ignored the elders' objections.[9] He opened doors for Indian medical postgraduates to study in Europe, and also modernized Indian eye care in Mysore.[10]
Religion
The Sankethi community is considered a fairly orthodox
The Sankethi community also has an atypical relationship with maṭhas, being historically exempt from paying gurudakṣiṇa to the Śṛṅgeri Śaṅkarācārya due to multiple purported occasions in which Kaushika Sankethis in particular are remembered to have preserved Śrṅgeri Maṭha's reputation without having been formally tied or subordinate to it.[16]
Cuisine
Sankethi cuisine is not especially distinctive from other
References
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- ^ Chatterjee, Rajeswari (2003). Lifescapes of India: Religions, Customs, and Laws of India (PDF). Frandsen Humanities Press. p. 45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ Keshaviah, M (1936). Life of Nacharamma (History of Her Migration). Sree Panchacharya Electric Press. p. 44.
- ^ Keshaviah, M. (1936). Life of Nacharamma (History of Her Migration). Sree Panchacharya Electric Press. p. 74.
- ^ Pranatarthiharan, B.S. (2010). ಸಂಕೇತಿ: ಒಂದು ಅಧ್ಯಯನ (Sankethi: A Study). Samudaya Adhyayana Kendra.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "NASA - Fostering the global Sankethi community". www.sankethi.org. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Mysore's visionaries". Deccan Herald. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Pranatarthiharan, B.S. (2010). ಸಂಕೇತಿ: ಒಂದು ಅಧ್ಯಯನ (Sankethi: A Study). Samudaya Adhyayana Kendra. pp. 171–173.
- ^ Pranatartiharan, B.S. (2010). ಸಂಕೇತಿ: ಒಂದು ಅಧ್ಯಯನ (Sankethi: A Study). Samudaya Adhyayana Kendra. pp. 173–175.
- ^ Pranatartiharan, B.S. (2010). ಸಂಕೇತಿ: ಒಂದು ಅಧ್ಯಯನ (Sankethi: A Study). Samudaya Adhyayana Kendra. pp. 176–177.
- ^ Pranatartiharan, B.S. (2010). ಸಂಕೇತಿ: ಒಂದು ಅಧ್ಯಯನ (Sankethi: A Study). Samudaya Adhyayana Kendra. p. 177.
- ^ Pranatartiharan, B.S. (2010). ಸಂಕೇತಿ: ಒಂದು ಅಧ್ಯಯನ (Sankethi: A Study). Samudaya Adhyayana Kendra. p. 173.
- ^ Pranatartiharan, B.S. (2010). ಸಂಕೇತಿ: ಒಂದು ಅಧ್ಯಯನ (Sankethi: A Study). Samudaya Adhyayana Kendra. p. 15.
- ^ Adukale, Adukale (18 February 2021). "Sankethi Cuisine: The Lost Fare of Karnataka". Adukale. Retrieved 28 October 2023.