313. Mooltāna Alades in Tulunadu

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 4/30/2013 8:04:00 AM

';;;The recent Kannada book  on Tulu culture by Dr. Indira Hegde, entitled Tuluvara mooltāna Adi Alade Paramrapare mattu Parivartane (Tuluvas Original Abode ‘Adi Alade’: Tradition and Transformation) [Navakaranataka,Bangalore,2012,p.408] is a welcome addition to the basic resources for understanding Tulu culture and traditions in better perspective. It focuses on the nature and status of ancient settlements known as Mooltana(or moolastāna) and Alade and the pattern of ancient re(...)'

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312. Thiyya -Belchada community : A conspectus

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 4/7/2013 11:41:00 AM

'Modes of living created traditional occupations that suited to a man’s environment and circumstances.  The occupations gradually acquired the shade of a caste or class.  These castes were considered as specialists in a specific profession. Each traditional profession devised tools suited to the profession.  It is generally assumed that there was no competition to such class-based skills. But the analysis of available data shows that different tribes adapted to similar(...)'

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311. Reflections on a Tulu proverb: ‘On falling of a tree..!’

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 1/30/2013 3:40:00 AM

'A Proverb (ಗಾದೆ:  Gāde in Tulu) is a simple, straight and concrete wise saying, popularly known and repeated in conversations.  “ಗಾದೆಟು ಗಂಟು ಇಜ್ಜಿ, ನೀರುಡು ಅಂಟು ಇಜ್ಜಿ” (Gaadetu gantu ijji, neerudu antu ijji) means that there is no knot in proverbs as is water without stickiness. That is to say, flow of meaning is easy to understand as is the flow of water, which is pure. It is a plain expression of truth, based on commonsense or experience of humanity.    Wol(...)'

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310. A treatise on Kanaka dasa’s ’Hari bhakti sāra’

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 1/24/2013 3:24:00 AM

' It was a pleasant surprise when Narayana A. Bangera (NAB) called me up when he landed at Chinchwad Railway Station on the evening of 4th January from Mumbai and gave me a complimentary copy of his Kannada Book: ‘Kanakadasara Haribhaktisara Vyakhyana Male’.  He was on his way to Brahmasthana at Nigdi, Pune, where Mata Amritanandamayi, popularly known as ‘Amma’ (Mother) was scheduled to give audience to her devotees on 4th and 5th.NAB’s exposition of ‘Haribhaktisara’ is bei(...)'

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309. In search of Satiyaputo: the Siri Times

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 1/20/2013 2:23:00 AM

'The Siri paDdana, possibly the only major remains of the Tulu Sangam literary Era, is one of the important historical accounts useful in tracing antiquity and environs of early Tulunadu. No doubt, the oral genre could naturally have been modified through passage of time as and when transpired from multitudes of ear to mouth deliveries since its first composition. Still the essence of the oral poetry is indispensably useful in establishing several early historical aspects of Tulunadu(...)'

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308. Singadana – A Sacred Seat

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 1/19/2013 2:32:00 AM

'‘Singadana’ is word in Bhutaradhana, a traditional ritual of Tulu Nadu.  Its significance is not known to all. As said in Post-250: From Olasari to Varasari, there is a subtle difference between ritual and religion.  Religion is a system specific belief.  Rites rituals are a set of symbolic actions.  Religious rites are religion-centric.  Traditional rituals are landed down from pre-societies, centred around hero-worship.  So Bhutaradhana is a classless(...)'

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308. SINGADANA – A SACRED SEAT

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 1/16/2013 11:08:00 AM

'‘Singadana’ is a word used in Spirit worship, the Bhutaradhana, a traditional ritual of Tulu Nadu.  Its significance is not known to all. As said in Post-250: From Olasari to Varasari, there is a subtle difference between ritual and religion.  Religion is a syst(...)'

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308. Singadana – A Sacred Seat

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 1/9/2013 11:23:00 AM

'‘Singadana’ is a word used in Spirit worship, the Bhutaradhana, a traditional ritual of Tulu Nadu.  Its significance is not known to all. As said in Post-250: From Olasari to Varasari, there is a subtle difference between ritual and religion.  Religion is a syst(...)'

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307.‘POOKARE’: A Ritualistic Worship of Paddy Field

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 1/9/2013 11:02:00 AM

'There are several customs and rituals practised in agrarian society in India, some resembling to practices in Tulunadu.  There are rituals, which are very specific to Tulunadu, such as Kambala, Pookare, Karangolu, Kangil or Kangilo-Mayilo, etc.  Now-a-days, these ritualistic dances(...)'

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306. Mayandaal Spirit

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 12/13/2012 11:22:00 AM

'“All wonder is the effect of novelty on ignorance”, says Samuel Johnson, a well-known British Author and Lexicographer (17th C). When we consider Faith, could we say, “Ignorance is bliss”? Another British Author and Statesman, Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773), exclaims, “History is but a confused heap of facts”. Could we afford to dismiss all PaDdanas, revolving around Divine Spirits of Tulu Nadu- manifest or living beings who attained Godhood on Death - as mere legends and not histori(...)'

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305. Mulki: An Emerged Land

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 10/18/2012 5:05:00 PM

'Mulki is an unassuming small coastal town located midway on the National Highway 66 (formerly NH17) that connects the port city of Mangalore with the temple town of Udupi along the West Coast. It is located on the southern bank of the West flowing River Shāmbavi. The name for the town of Mulki was said to have been given by the Kanakadasa (ca.1508-1606 CE), a renowned proponent of Bhakti cult in Karnataka. Kanakadasa introduced the place name Mulki in the 16th Century CE for a place(...)'

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304. Tulu-Dravida Relations

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 8/30/2012 1:52:00 AM

';;; Tulu has been classified as a Southern Dravidian language, like Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam, all of which are considered to have been originated from a Proto-South Dravidian base. Linguists consider that from a branch of Proto-South Dravidian Tulu and Koraga languages evolved or developed.Pre-Dravidian LanguagesHowever, available data and studies suggest that Koraga (and other similar tribal) languages and cultures prevailed in the Karavali and in parts of southern India well b(...)'

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303. Manipal , Manipura , Manila etc.

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 7/1/2012 10:53:00 AM

'Manipal which was a sleeping   suburb in the outskirts of the temple town of Udupi, some five to six decades ago has grown into an internationally famous township,  known for educational and medical facilities, thanks to entrepreneurial skills of the Pai family. The Manipal is an elevated plateau with thick laterite capping and ample ground water resources relative to Udupi.However, our interest in this note pertains especially to the origin of the place name Manipal (...)'

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Tulu-English Dictionary

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 6/26/2012 2:10:00 AM

'Have you checked the online edition of Tulu- English Dictionary compiled by Manners.?Here is the link: http://archive.org/stream/tuluenglishdicti00mnrich#page/18/mode/2upFollow, Friends'

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302. Padukone and Koni

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 6/9/2012 8:26:00 AM

'Have you ever wondered about the meaning or origin of the place name Padukone? It is likely you thought about it sometime, since the place name has been made popular by the Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone or earlier by her illustrious father ace Badminton champion Prakash Padukone.Anyway, the village known as ‘Padukone’ is located in Kundapur Taluk, Udupi District, Karnataka. Northern news readers prefer to pronounce it as ‘PaDukON’ whereas the locals of Kundapur call it simply a(...)'

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Birds of Bengre

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 5/29/2012 2:23:00 AM

'Birds in search of fish remains on the bank of Bengre spit, Mangalore. (View from the estuary)Follow, Friends'

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301. Naravi & Sun worship – an overview

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 5/19/2012 10:34:00 AM

'Life of settlers of an area is a history - whether recorded or not. What is not recorded buries into quick-sand of time. Toponym assumes the role of an identity marker, thereby enriching occupational vocabulary of language of that area. This can be analysed by studying the socio-political situation, conditioned by geography.  Changes are the handiwork of events and geography. Languages, political forces, borders, and social order resulting from faith and assimilation, are agent(...)'

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300. Hangarakatta

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 4/30/2012 11:24:00 AM

'Hangarkatta is a coastal place on the bank of Seetha River in Kundapur Taluk, Udupi District. The place name may evoke several emotions regarding its obscure remote origin without any definitive answers. Because it is one of the familiar but odd sounding place names that have African descent.Hanga tribesHanga tribes, speaking adialect known as Hanga are presently natives of Ghana in Africa. Some of the Hanga variants known as Angbaw are natives of Congo in Africa. The place names in(...)'

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299. Ata tribes in Tulunadu

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 4/27/2012 2:47:00 AM

'We have realized in the older posts herein that many of the ancient place names in Karavali-Tulunadu are paleo-ethnonyms signifying the presence of presently forgotten tribes that made a living in the remote past in this land. To this list of forgotten tribes of Karavali and other parts of India we may add the Ata or Atha tribes. Presently, Ata are one of the Austro-Asiatic tribes living in parts of Phillipines like Mindanao. However, the details of origin and global migration paths(...)'

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298. Talambu and Mogaveeras

Author : Ravi Mundkur      Blog : TuLu Studies      Date : 4/20/2012 1:59:00 AM

';;;The Nature isa great teacher to mankind from primitive stage. Barks of certain trees andfibres of certain non-wood plants were used for spinning and weaving, and also forwriting, since hoary past.  Mogaveeras beingone of the early inhabitants of Tulunadu were self-reliant in respect of making threads used in variety of fish-catchingnets.  They grew Sunn hemp (Talambu = ತಲಂಬು in Tulu, Sanabu - ಸಣಬು in Kannada) for fibres to spin yarn long before the advent of modern(...)'

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