List of Kurubas explained

Kuruba is a Hindu caste native to the Indian states of Karnataka,^[1] Andhra Pradesh,^[2] Telangana^[3] and Tamil Nadu. This is a list of notable Kurubas.

Saints

• Kanaka Dasa (1509 – 1609), poet, philosopher, musician and composer from modern Karnataka.^[4]
• Balumama (1892–1966), Indian guru, religious leader.^[5]
• Basavaraja Devaru, Indian guru, the head of the Dharwad-based Mansur Sri Revana Siddeshwara Mutt.^[6]
• Beerendra Keshava Tarakananda Puri, first pontiff of the Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha, the cultural and spiritual centre of Kuruba Gowdas of Karnataka.
• Perumizhalai Kurumba Nayanar, 22nd of 63 Tamil Nayanmar saints.

Warriors

• Harihara I (1336-1356) and Bukka Raya I (1356-1377), founders of the Vijayanagara empire.^[7]
• Dridhaprahara (860-880), founder of the Seuna (Yadava) dynasty that ruled Maharashtra. It is the foundational dynasty of modern day Maharashtra and first major kingdom to use Marathi as a state language.^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}
• Ramachandra of Devagiri (1271-1311), king of the Seuna (Yadava) dynasty.^{[13] [14] [15]}
• Sangolli Rayanna, 18th-century freedom fighter and a warrior who fought the British East India Company in South India.^[16]
• Junje Gowda, builder of the Male Mahadeshwara Hills Swamy temple.^[17]
• Kaka Nayaka, a legendary leader after whom the Kakanakote forest is named.^[18]

Politics

• Adagur H. Vishwanath, former minister in the Government of Karnataka, former Member of Parliament (MP) from Karnataka and current member of Karnataka Legislative Council.^[19]
• Bandaru Dattatreya, Governor of the State of Haryana. He was the Member of Parliament Lok Sabha from Secunderabad between 1991-2004 and 2014-2019. He was a former minister in the Government of India under multiple administrations.^[20]
• Bandeppa Kashempur, former minister in the Government of Karnataka.^[21]
• B. K. Parthasarathi, Member of Parliament from Andhra Pradesh.^[22]
• Channaiah Odeyar former Member of Parliament, Davanagere district.^[23]
• C. S. Shivalli, former minister in the Government of Karnataka.^[24]
• D. K. Naikar, former Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President (1995-1996), was a Member of Parliament from Dharwad North constituency in Karnataka. He was elected to the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Lok Sabha.
• H. M. Revanna, former minister in the Government of Karnataka and current member of Karnataka Legislative Council.^[25]
• Kollur Mallappa, first President of Hyderabad Pradesh Congress Committee, prior to the merger of Hyderabad State into Andhra Pradesh. He was Member of Parliament from Raichur, Karnataka and Rajya Sabha MP for 3 terms. He was mentor of late Indian Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao.^[26]
• K. S. Eshwarappa, former minister in the Government of Karnataka, former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and former Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council.^[27]
• Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, former Member of Parliament from Andhra Pradesh.^[28]
• Malagundla SankaraNarayana, former Minister for Roads & Buildings in Andhra Pradesh.^[29]
• M. D. Nataraj, former member of Karnataka Legislative Council and the son-in-law of Devaraj Urs.^[30]
• Siddaramaiah, Chief Minister of Karnataka.^[31]
• V. L. Patil, former minister in the Government of Karnataka, industrialist and a freedom fighter.^[32]

Others

• Belli Lalitha, Indian folk singer and founder of Telangana Kala Samithi.^[33]
• Bapu Biru Vategaonkar, Indian social worker.
• Kancha Ilaiah, Indian political theorist, writer and activist.^[34]

Notes and References

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7. Book: Dhere, Ramchandra Chintaman . Rise of a Folk God: Vitthal of Pandharpur, South Asia Research . Oxford University Press . Feldhaus, Anne (trans.) . 2011 . 978-0-19977-764-8 . 243, 245 . Traditional sources claim that the Kurumas or Kurubas founded the Sangama dynasty, the founding dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire. Vijayanagar's kings were Yādavas; therefore they were Kurubas; and therefore Viṭṭhal-Bīrappā must have been their original god. The temple of Anantaśayana depicts a clothed form of Viṭṭhal. At Mallikārjun temple near Mallappanaguḍī, there is a broken image of Viṭṭhal in a shrine. In Hampī, bas-reliefs of Viṭṭhal are sculpted on pillars of the Viṭṭhal temple and Kṛṣṇa temple. In Lepākṣī, there are sculptures of Dhangars standing with a blanket draped over his head, his arm resting on his staff, and his chin resting on his arm. He must be there as a reminder of the family that built the temples. There is no other reason for a human being to be carved here, when almost every other carving on the numerous pillars of these temples depicts a god or a mythological event. These two popular motifs, Dhangars and Viṭṭhal, present a clear image of the family background of the founders of Vijayanagar and the roots of their faith. . Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere.
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9. News: Rodrigues . Tensing . 2017-08-26 . The Yadavaraya . dead . https://archive.today/20201021220346/https://thenavhindtimes.in/article/the-yadavaraya . 2020-10-21 . Goa.
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12. Book: Dhere, Ramchandra . Rise of a Folk God: Vitthal of Pandharpur South Asia Research . Oxford University Press, 2011 . 2011 . 9780199777648 . 237, 243, 247, 248 . Like Vitthal’s original Gavli, Dhangar, Golla, and Kuruba worshipers, several royal families who enhanced the magnificence of Vitthal’s worship are also called “Yadavas”. Among the kings with extant inscriptions connected with Vitthal of Pandharpur, Krsna, Mahadeva, and Ramcandra of Devgiri were all from the Yadava dynasty, while the Hoysala king Vir Somesvar was from a family that claimed to be Yadava. The history of South India shows clearly that all the southern royal dynasties who arose from pastoralist, cowherd groups gained Kshatriya status by claiming to be Moon lineage Kshatriyas, by taking Yadu as their ancestor, and by continually keeping alive their pride in being "Yadavas". Many dynasties in South India, from the Pallavas to the Yadavarayas, were originally members of pastoralist, cowherd groups and belonged to Kuruba lineages..
13. Book: Saki . Making History Karnataka's People and Their Past . 1998 . Vimukthi Prakashana . 143 . B00069WZK8.
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15. Murthy . M.L.K. . 1993-02-01 . Ethnohistory of pastoralism: A study of Kuruvas and Gollas . Studies in History . 9 . 1 . 33–41 . 10.1177/025764309300900102 . section: Kingship and Kshatriyization of the Pastoral Communities . 161569571.
16. News: . Sangolli Rayanna and the rise of caste heroes . https://archive.today/20201112222713/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2016/dec/06/sangolli-rayanna-and-the-rise-of-caste-heroes-1546119.html. dead. 2020-11-12. 2016-12-06.
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18. News: . 'Kakana Kote' as a tribute to Lokesh . https://archive.today/20201112222519/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/%60Kakana-Kote-as-a-tribute-to-Lokesh/article14764556.ece. dead. 2020-11-12. 2007-05-17.
19. News: While waiting for council entry, Vishwanath aims at Kuruba push . dead . https://archive.today/20201114171021/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/feb/21/while-waiting-for-council-entry-vishwanath-aims-at-kuruba-push-2106413.html . 2020-11-14 . 2020-02-21.
20. News: While waiting for council entry, Vishwanath aims at Kuruba push . dead . https://archive.today/20201114171021/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/feb/21/while-waiting-for-council-entry-vishwanath-aims-at-kuruba-push-2106413.html . 2020-11-14 . 2020-02-21.
21. News: Rapprochement possible in JD(S) if rebels are sincere to Kumaranna: Bandeppa . https://web.archive.org/web/20201114172631/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/200616/rapprochement-possible-in-jds-if-rebels-are-sincere-to-kumaranna-bandeppa.html . 14 November 2020.
22. News: Ruckus at K Siddaramaiah's meeting . dead . https://archive.today/20201114233633/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/140119/ruckus-at-k-siddaramaiahs-meeting.html . 2020-11-14 . 2019-01-14.
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24. News: . 2018-12-23 . Congress tries to balance regional, caste equations with eight new faces . dead . https://archive.today/20201113015547/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/dec/23/cong-tries-to-balance-regional-caste-equations-with-8-new-faces-1915376.html . 2020-11-13.
25. News: While waiting for council entry, Vishwanath aims at Kuruba push . dead . https://archive.today/20201114171021/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/feb/21/while-waiting-for-council-entry-vishwanath-aims-at-kuruba-push-2106413.html . 2020-11-14 . 2020-02-21.
26. News: . 2004-10-25 . Kollur Mallappa passes awa . dead . https://archive.today/20201113015342/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/kollur-mallappa-passes-away/article27687438.ece . 2020-11-13.
27. News: KS Eshwarappa, Siddaramaiah join hands, want caste census report published . https://web.archive.org/web/20201114172205/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/ks-eshwarappa-siddaramaiah-join-hands-want-caste-census-report-published/articleshow/78743105.cms . 14 November 2020.
28. News: Gorantla Madhav has the last laugh! . https://web.archive.org/web/20201114173050/https://www.greatandhra.com/politics/andhra-news/gorantla-madhav-has-the-last-laugh-95851 . 14 November 2020.
29. News: 2022-02-04 . Minister Sankar Narayana Slams TDP MLA Balakrishna . Oneindia.
30. News: . 2017-12-07 . How an ex-K'taka CM's son-in-law formed a KGB-like brigade to protect Indira Gandhi . dead . https://archive.today/20201113015720/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/women-many-shades-salma-speaks-her-new-book-curse-stories-137468 . 2020-11-13.
31. News: . 2018-03-22 . Siddaramaiah in fix after 37 Hindu castes including his own Kuruba community demand 'minority' status . dead . https://archive.today/20201113014842/https://www.firstpost.com/politics/siddaramaiah-in-fix-after-37-hindu-castes-including-his-own-kuruba-community-demand-minority-status-4400753.html . 2020-11-13.
32. News: Bijapur . Naushad . Vivekrao Patil the dark horse in Belagavi . dead . https://archive.today/20201114165629/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151226/nation-current-affairs/article/vivekrao-patil-dark-horse-belagavi . 2020-11-14 . 2015-12-26.
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34. Book: Illiah, Kancha . Post-Hindu India A Discourse in Dalit-Bahujan, Socio-Spiritual and Scientific Revolution . 2009-11-17 . SAGE Publications . 9788132104339.