Niyogi
| Niyogi | |
|---|---|
| Varna | Brahmin[1] |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Telugu |
| Country | Primarily South India, a significant population in the United States, and Canada[2] |
| Populated States | Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Telangana Karnataka |
| Subdivisions | Aruvela Niyogi Prathama Sakha Golconda Vyapari |
| Status | Forward caste |
Niyogi Brahmins are those Telugu Brahmins who took up various secular vocations including military activities and gave up religious vocation, especially the priesthood. Niyogi Brahmins were associated with administration, economics, literature, music composing, politics, scholarly, scientific, defense and warfare careers.[3][4]
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Etymology
The word Niyogi is derived from Yoga, which in this context means "religious contemplation", as opposed to Yaga, which means "religious sacrifice". Niyogin in Sanskrit also means "employed", "appointed" or "assigned" and it is probable that Niyogis were given this name because they accept secular employment.[5]
In the past, Niyogis were ministers in the courts of kings and feudal lords, zamindars and talukdars. Sometimes Niyogis were well-off farmers with ownership of land acreage holdings.They owned thousands of acres until the land ceiling act was introduced.[6]
List of Notable Niyogi Brahmins
Many notable people are from Telugu Niyogi families. This is just a beginning list to start with.
Ministers, Presidents, Prime Ministers
1. Mahamantri Timmarusu, who was the Minister of Sri Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagara Empire.
2. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who served as the first Vice President of the Republic of India and later as the second President of the Republic of India.
3. Taguturi Prakasam Tanguturi_Prakasam who was a Freedom Fighter, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra, and the 12th Chief Minister of the Madras Presidency. He is referred as Andhra Kesari. 4. Varahagiri Venkata Giri (aka V._V._Giri), served as the fourth President of the Republic of India.
5. Pamulaparti Venakata Narasimha Rao P._V._Narasimha_Rao, who served as the 9th Prime Minister of the Republic of India.
Poets and Writers
1. Tallapaka Annamacharya who is also referred as Andhra Pada kavitā Pitāmaha (Godfather of Telugu song-writing). His compositions of keerthanas(~32000) are the biggest influence on carnatic songs.
2. Garlapati Tenali Ramakrishna (aka Tenali_Rama), who is famously known as vikata kavi, and is one of the Ashtadiggajas (eight telugu court poets) of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagara Empire.
3. Gurazada_Apparao, who wrote the famous Telugu play Kanyasulkam. He is referred as Kavishekara and Abyudaya kavitha pithamahudu(Father of Modern Poetry in Telugu).
Science
1. K. S. Chandrasekharan K._S._Chandrasekharan, who is a professor emeritus at ETH Zurich. He is known for his work in Number Theory.
1. Padma Bhushan Dr.KL Rao Kanuri_Lakshmana_Rao, who was a Notable Engineer.
See also
References
- ↑ Brahmin, brahmana, caste, tribe, gotra, rishi, ritual, india, hindu, religion, Mana Sanskriti (Our Culture), Issue 69
- ↑ Anand A. Yang, Bazaar India: Markets, Society, and the Colonial State in Bihar, University of California Press, 1999
- ↑ Sanatha Dharma, Religion, Gothra, Sages, Saints & Rishis of Vedic Era
- ↑ Ancient India: a history of its culture and civilization, Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, p. 166-170
- ↑ Hopkins, Religions of India, p. 192 states: "As to the fees, the rules are precise, and the propounders of them are unblushing.
- ↑ P. 201, Professor A.L. Basham, My Guruji and Problems and Perspectives of Ancient, by Sachindra Kumar Maity
Further reading
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