User:Bunts Naik

Parivar Bunts: The parivar Bunts are a minuscule minority with in the Bunt community natively speak the tulu language and they are normally from northern side their culture is similar to other divisions but matrimonial relationships are restricted with other divisions. They follow Brahmin culture. their surnames are like Naik,Shetty,Banta

BUNT CATEGORIES There are different categories like Bantaru,Nadavaru,JainBunts,Masaadika Bunts,Parivaara Bunts,Setru,Halarusetru,Baraga, Ullaye,Dokkaludethi,Kartharu,Palavaru,Okkelakalu.

Maasaadika Bunts :They are the Tulu speaking common Bunts of Tulunaadu,who have mostly settled in the Southern part of South Kanara from Udupi to Kasaragod.

Naadavas or Nadabunts :They are Kannada Speaking people from northern parts of South Kanara from Brahmavar to Baindoor.

Parivaara Bunts :They are normally from northern side their culture is similar to other divisions but matrimonial relationships are restricted with other divisions. They follow Brahmin culture.

Jain Bunts :They are bunts who converted to Jainism. They were influenced by Jain Kings their surnames are like Alva, Hegde,Banga,Konde,Ajila etc.

Culture : Tuluva cultures is an amazing blend of Vedic and Dravidian practices. Even today the big families in some villages have the respect of "GUTHU" or "BEEDU".

MARRIAGES In olden days, in the absence of motorized transport the marriage alliance took place between families close to each other, Uncles and Maternal uncle’s children married each other. The engagement ceremony was very simple,only a few elders from both the families used to be present and the engagement was conducted at the Brides’ house.No women from the boy’s family participated.

Simple Muhurtham is performed at the bride’s or groom’s place on the day of the marriage or the previous day. Marriage was also simple without pomp and show.

During those days, being a joint ’Aliya Santhana family’ the mass marriage expenses were borne by ‘Yajamana’ of the family. Only relatives and friends who attended the marriage used to give cash gifts and a list of cash gifts was made so as to return the gifts,when a marriage is celebrated by the person who gave the gifts earlier. This helps the persons conducting the marriage defray the expenses. The marriage is celebrated at Bride’s or Groom’s houses depending on their convenience. DOWRY: In modern days because of motorised transport the contact between families became easier & marriage alliances occured between the families living in different taluks & even in different states. As the result of the ‘Land Reformes Act’,most of the families lost their land holdings. So, majority of our youngsters left the villages in search of jobs & for higher education. The maximum numbers settled in Bombay city & also quite a few settled in other cities.

The dowry evil commenced in early forties as a result of our youth opting for higher education. The parents of such youths since they had paid for their son’s education, wanted this amount to be paid by the parents of the bride in the form of dowry which is easier to be insisted upon as pre-requisite.

Another factor of dowry evil is due to a newly rich class who had amassed wealth in their business and were willing to pay high dowry especially to youth hailing from well known aristocrat families. Thus began the custom of dowry, which has now become the bane of our society. It has now turned out to be a business & whoever pays the highest dowry gets the groom.

The engagement ceremony has become a mini-marriage itself.The Bride's parents through a lavish party,the would be bride & bridegroom are seated together & rings are exchanged. The muhurtham has also become a money spending affair & whole expenses are incurred by parents of the Bride.

Modern marriages of most of the families are arranged in community halls or Kalyan Mandapa at the city.Most of the parents invite majority of community members, even if they happen to be un-related or strangers.

This expenditure is again mostly met by the parents of the Bride. In addtion to this a lavish dinner is thrown at 5 Star Hotels or Clubs, where expensive non-vegetarian food & foreign imported liquor is served & consumed by guests freely.

LANGUAGES: The Bunts community normally adopted Tulu and Kannada as their main languages.The Tulu language is considered to be one of the languages from the Dravidan family of languages.Dravidan languages consists of Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Tulu. Tulu occupies the fifth position in Dravidan languages.

Bunts Surnames

Adappa,	Kajava,	Manava,	Servegara, Adasu,	Kakwa,	Manaae,	Sheba, Adhyantaya,	Kambali,	Naadava,	Sheka, Arasa,	Kanthiva,	Nond,	Shetty, Ariga	Kanjava	Nayara	Shettyvala Athikari,	Karyal,	Nanaya,	Sooda, Ajila	Kayya	Nayaga	Sorapa Ajri,	Kille,	Naik,	Sulae, Alva,	Konde,	Pala,	Tanjiva, Athre,	Kothari,	Paradi,	Tholara, Attara,	Kudre,	Padyar,	Vala, Banga,	Kundahegde,	Pakkala,	Varma, Ballala,	Kundade,	Palae, Bangara,	Mada,	Pandyi, Bhandary,	Mana,	Patlashetty Banta,	Mardi,	Payyade, Bari,	Marla,	Payyahegde, Bhoja,	Marala,	Payyani, Binnage,	Maddala,	Pegde, Brana,	Menda,	Pergade, Budale,	Mallala,	Punja, Bunnala,	Malli	Puvani, Bythani,	Marthe,	Rai, Chauta,	Melanta,	Raja, Dore,	Menava,	Samani, Gambhira,	Menda,	Santa, Hegde,	Mugayya,	Samanta, Horuva,	Mudya,	Sankaya, Kava,	Mukkala,	Semita, Kadamba	Munda,(Mundera),	Senava