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Chitrapur Saraswats are a small Konkani-speaking community of Hindu Brahmins in India. They are traditionally found along the Kanara coast and call themselves Bhanaps in the Konkani language.

This is a small community from India spread the world over. They have taken names of villages in Karnataka as surnames. So, their recent history is associated with the State of Karnataka. But some researchers like Bertrand Renaud and Frank Conlon believe they migrated from the banks of River Saraswati in north India. The estimated population of this community is roughly 25,000. The community members refer to themselves as "Bhanaps". The community also has a magazine published every month called Kanara Saraswat from Mumbai which carries articles by members and other news concerning the community.

Notable people

• Benegal Narsing Rau, Indian civil servant, jurist, diplomat and statesman known for his key role in drafting the Constitution of India
• Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, Indian National Congress politician and Hindu reformer.
• Guru Dutt, Indian film director, producer and actor.
• Karnad Sadashiva Rao, Indian freedom fighter

See also

• Canara Konkani
• Saraswat cuisine

References

1. ^ Ramanan, Sumana (31 March 2016). "The big footprint of a small community". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
2. "BN Rau: An idealist and a staunch constitutionalist". Hindustan Times. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
3. Newbigin, Eleanor (19 September 2013). The Hindu Family and the Emergence of Modern India: Law, Citizenship and Community. Cambridge University Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-107-43475-2.
4. Sins and Sinners: Perspectives from Asian Religions. BRILL. 17 August 2012. p. 361. ISBN 978-90-04-23200-6.
5. "What Guru Dutt & Deepika Padukone have in common?". Rediff.com. 31 December 2004. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
6. The Illustrated Weekly of India. Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. July 1970.

External links

• Kanara Saraswat Association official Website
• Chitrapur Math, Shirali
• Chitrapurebooks.com

• Konkani
• Mangalorean society
• Brahmin communities of Karnataka
• Brahmin communities of Goa