22 TARAWADS

It is interesting to note that there are 22 Tarawads in this tiny community. These Tarawads refer to group of families associated and closely related having common head family with deities to be worshipped. Marriage within the members of Tarawad is prohibited as Sapindas. [ same family line]. A member of one Tarawad can marry member of another Tarawad only. The largest tarawad is PALLIPURA followed by DODDAMANE.

The list will be updated soon.

CONTACT

Please reach us at:
vivekanandapaniyala@gmail.com

COMMUNITY ORGANISATION

KERALA RAJYA VAKKALIGA SAMAJA SANGHA [R]

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Members of this community are organised under the banner of Kerala Rajya Vakkaliga Samaja Sangha based out of Paniyala Village in Kasargod district of Kerala.

Present address is as follows:

Doddamane Tarawad

Paniyala Post and Village

671 318

Hosadurga Taluk, Kasargod District

Kerala State

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Present office bearers:

President - Mr.B.Vasudeva [ Retd. Sub-Inspector of Police]

Vice Presidents - Mr.Ananda Nelyadka [ Social worker and agriculturist]

Mr.Shankara [ Retd. Post Master / Agriculturist]

Secretary - Mr.Kamalaksha [ Agriculturist and entrepreneur ]

Joint Secretaries - Mr.Naveen [ Chartered Accountant]

Mr.Venkatappa [ Retd. Head Master]

Treasurer - Mr.Ramakrishna Yerollu [ Agriculturist]

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All the 22 Tarawads are represented in this organisation. This has been working for the welfare of the community.

OBC STATUS

SOCIAL STATUS

The Kerala Public Service Commission [ KPSC] has classified Vokkaligas [ Vakkaliga as per Gazette] as OBC at sl.no.66 under the head OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES IN KERALA STATE. [ as applicable to entire state].

Ref is as follows:

( As amended by the Scheduled Castes and Sceduled Tribes Order (Amendment Act) 1976 and as amended by the Constitution (Sceduled castes) Orders (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 (Act 61 of 2002) vide Part VIII- Kerala- Schedule I notified in the Gazette of India, dated 18 December, 2002) and (As amended by the Scheduled Castes and Sceduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act 2002 (Act 10 of 2003) vide Part VII- Kerala- Second Schedule notified in the Gazette of India dated 8 January, 2003)

Karnataka Vokkaligas

Vokkaligas are one of the most dominating and biggest castes in Karnataka. However, the Vokkaligas of Paniyala in Kerala State have no social relationship of whatsoever nature with the Vokkaligas/Gowdas of Karnataka. These Vokkaligas are tiny community and their total population in India is less than 4,000. Latest census report conducted by the community welfare society will be posted soon.

The total number of families have been identified as less than 700.

Until modern education, 99% of Paniyala Vokkaligas were engaged in small time agricultural activities.

Kannada and Vokkaliga

These Vokkaligas speak in Kannada as they have got strong roots in Karnataka. They deserve appreciation for maintaining Kannada as their mother tongue for centuries in the heart of Kasargod district of Kerala. However, they have lived in perfect harmony with Malayalees and some of Malayalam words are blended with language and used commonly.

This is the fine example of cultural integration. We will hear more about how Tarawad system has entered the life of Vokkaligas as integral part of family and community arrangement. This further shows the impact of Malayalam/Malabar culture on Vokkaligas.