S. Srinivasa Iyengar ( Log Out / [citation needed], There were also accusations that they were Sanskritists who had a contemptuous attitude towards Tamil language, culture and civilisation. The name derives from a very famous place of pilgrimage called Mannargudi near Kumbakonam, where there is a very ancient temple dedicated to Lord Rajagopalaswamy. a, Arakere Jayaram Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. [25], The sectarian rivalry has at times been bitter and, according to Andre Beteille, "aggressive". ( Log Out / ( Log Out / Add RBI governor, Raghuram Rajan to the list. Navaneetham Krishnamachariar, Musicians: [14] Both sects maintained a reverence for his works[15] but were increasingly divided due to the doctrinal uncertainties evident in them. Please let me know if you would like to collaborate on compiling a history of prominent Iyengars and their contributions to society. October 31, 2014 at 5:05 pm, In films famous srinvasaiyangar bhagavan directed39 films of dr raaj kumar with Doria, known as Doria bhagavan, please note it, Gita Ramaswamy – Textile scientist; Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Purdue University, Dr.K.Aprameyan – Former CMD, Bharat Earth Movers Limited, Prof.S.Ranganathan- Professor Emeritus ( Metallurgical sciences ),IISc and Bhatnagar award recipient, Professor Dr Nallar Chakravarthy Vaijayanthi, Professor Obstetrics & Gynaecology, banaglore University, Dr. Sudarshan – Remote Sensing Expert – Regional Organisation for Protection of Marine Environment – Kuwait, Late Prof. Sampath -Ertswhile Director IIT Kanpur and a distibguished academic. Lord Krishna, in this temple, is in the form of a cowherd with attire, head gear, ear rings and a stick. Lawyers: Narahari Kadambi, Ex-CEO, SBI Cards. Vadakalai Iyengars sport the U naama, rather than the Thenkalai Y naamam. Thousands of Iyengars have successfully found their life partner here. Needs fresh one with additions. September 30, 2015 at 10:10 am, Smt. Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar – Kannada Literature. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency, enacted a law similar to the Temple Entry Proclamation issued in Travancore that permitted the entry of Dalits into Hindu temples. These cultures reference the perceived prominence given by the sects to the terse style of Sanskrit traditions and the lyrical Tamil Prabhandams, respectively. In fact, the Iyengar community states that it originated from the times of Sri Ramanaju in Tamil Nadu. The word Sri (Tiru in Tamil) refers to goddess Lakshmi as well as a prefix that means "sacred, revered", and god Vishnu who are together revered in this tradition. Late Rao Bahadur K.V.rangaswami aIYANGAR A HISTORIAN a political scientist and and an economist.A geat scholar in Sanskrit and one who established the Oriental Sanskrit Institute in Tirupathi and was also one of the cofounders of the BHU along with Madan Mohan Malviya.Last but not the least he was the Chairman of the drafting Cmmitte of the freaming ofd the Constitution and did a lot of ground work and drafting which later became a part of the Constitution of India after his resignation and on Dr.Ambedkar becoming the Chaiman.Unfortunat e that such individuals who contributed immensely and who were highly respected for their intellectual capacities by Britishers are not mentioned in todays context, Vnekatesh Raghavan You may include the former Tamil Nadu high court justices, Mr.P.Rajagopalan, and Mr.K.Sampath. M (or S) Narasimham, Journalists: Kamil Zvelebil, a Dravidologist, argues from a study of the history of Tamil literature that this accusation is inaccurate and factually wrong. He was a minister after Independence and was Chairman of the Mysore Legislative Council. February 21, 2015 at 9:36 am. This has stayed as a royal mutt of the kings since then, and is a mutt for all Iyengars under this category. Vadakalai sect of iyengars accept Swami Desikan as their preceptor and follow certain traditions. General Sundararajan Padmanabhan – Former chief of the Indian Army. January 6, 2016 at 3:06 am. Iyengar began to attract famous Indians as students, including the philosopher J. Krishnamurti and the cardiologist Rustom Jal Vakil. July 14, 2014 at 5:10 pm, No medical scientists/professionals? group (automobile and finance), N. Vaghul – Chairman of ICICI and Director of Mittal Steel. You can choose Iyengar bride and groom profiles from major cities across Chennai & Coimbatore in India and NRIs. Only one ! Lt.Gen.S.S.R.Iyengar , Former commandant of School of Artillery, Air Marshal(Retd.) As with other Brahmin communities, they are also classified based on their gotra, or patrilineal descent, and the Veda they follow. Azhwarkadiyan Nambi and Eesaana Bhattar presumably had descendants. October 10, 2015 at 9:49 pm, Mr. S.S.Raghavan Superintending Engineer, MES, Kashmir House, Army HQ, New Delhi, S.Rangarajan She was a renowned bharathanatyam guru and as also received the prestigious Medal of Pushkin awarded by the Russian federation. He is traditionally believed to have collected the 4,000 works of Nammalvar and other alvars,[4] the poet-saints of Southern India who were intensely devoted to Vishnu on both an emotional and intellectual plane. venkat surya narayan - https://www.rbth.com/articles/2012/01/11/from_bollywood_to_bharatnatyam_14142, Sreeram M Gomatam Tipu has been seething with anger at what he considered humiliating and unfair terms of the treaty that brought an end to the third Anglo-Mysore war. - - Although showing originality in his method of synthesizing the Tamil and Sanskrit sources,[8] Ranjeeta Dutta said that the two sets of sources "continued to be parallel to each other and not incorporative" at this time. Dr Charidattan Raghavan,Emeritus Professor of Botany, University of Florida and his father Dr Raghavan Sanskrit Scholar of University of Madras are to be included. S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan – Abel Prize awardee, Prof K T Bhasyam : Eminent Kannada Professor. July 7, 2020 at 2:45 pm, Dr. M.Thirumalachar, wellknown micribiologist and director of research. - great to know about Iyengars in various fields. The Vadakalai sect wear their namam, or thiruman, in a "U" shaped pattern with manjal or yellow like this:. 1855 illustration of an Iyengar with religious symbols on the body and holding a vessel of water in the hand. Iyengars are classified into Vadakalai, or "Northerners", and Thenkalai, or "Southerners". The Thenkalai Iyengar sect which was led by Manavala Mamuni, follow the Tamil Prabhandams and reject the caste system, even though marriage between the castes is strictly prohibited. August 5, 2020 at 6:07 am, Please include Late Kalaimamani Smt Padma Sampathkumaran w/o Sampathkumaran Mandayam Gomatam. BUT, they will need: a sticky mat. - - Tiger Varadachariar [31], However, with the destruction of Brahmin monopoly over the services and introduction of adequate representation for other communities, anti-Brahmin feelings did not subside. - You have omitted the name of K.T.Bashyam, foremost Congress leader and freedom fighter of erstwhile Mysore. The name Mahamhopadhya Panditaratna Lakshmipuram Srinivasavharya who wrote the classic books in DSanskrit “Darshanodaya”. J. Jayalalithaa – Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Also add Asuri Narayan Prasad, renowned paediatric Neurologist and currently president of the Canadian Neurology society. - M.Sc. - Worth considering all the names suggested, Thuppil Vasantha Kumar A scriptural equivalence was accepted by the community that formed from his works. [37], Chelluru Iyengars are a subgroup of Thenkalai Iyengars, settled in various parts of Tamil Nadu, predominantly in Madurai, Sivagangai and Ramanathapuram districts. 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Srinivasa Ramanujam Paramashivaiah ,Tiptur, T.N.Paramashivaiah [26] Thomas Manninezhath notes an intensification of disputes at the time of Thayumanavar in the eighteenth century[27] and on other occasions legal processes have been used in attempts to settle the control of temples. . Sri. - [6] This community became immersed in the dual-language worship in temples where issues of caste were of no concern. [14] The Thenkalai society has also accepted a significant … They found mostly in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, Iyengars are divided into two sects, the Vadakalai and the Thenkalai. C. Rangarajan – Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India and governor of Andhra Pradesh, India. Yes, Thenkalai Iyengars are really brahmins. The title 'Iyer' was used as a designation for all Tamil Smartha Brahmins during the medieval period, during which they were organised into single community. C. Rajagopalachari [15][c] Harold Schiffman says that the linguistic schism reflects wider underlying doctrinal differences between the populist southern school and the social conservatism of the north, with Tamil historically being a language understood by the masses while Sanskrit was elitist and caste-bound. - Famous botanists /zoologists included Prof.B.Sampath Kumaran, B.N.Seshachar and M.D.Parthasarathy . [18] Although eighteen points of difference between the two Iyengar sects are generally recognised, being referred to as the ashtadasa bhedas,[16] most of these are minor. N K Ranganth ( Ranga) Cartoonist On 25 November 2015 at 19:15, Namaskara to Iyengars. Thaprapana Manthras-Iyengars ... slight differences in the sankalpam among Iyers and Iyengars.The version followed by both groups of Sri Vaishnavas viz Thenkalai and Vadakalai are given here.It is understood that the tharpanam for rik vedis is almost similar but that for Sama Vedis is different. The Vadakalai group follow the Sanskrit Vedas, unlike the Thenkalai who follow the Tamil prabhandams. [34][35] Mandayam Iyengars also speak a different dialect of Tamil called as Mandayam Tamil. Ananthalakshmi Sadagopan and Maduari T. Sundar in Music has been missed, Ramaswami Vasudevan Some Famous personalities who happen to be Iyengar’s- This list is courtesy ->. June 28, 2016 at 11:33 pm, I was noting the alumni of central college Botany department where I came across MA Sampathkumaran , SB Kaushik, MJ Thirumalachar,his father MJ Narasimhan, his son MJ Narasimhan, his nephew MC Srinivasan and T Thathachar Dr Lakshmi Thathachar my professor of Sanskritat Central College My wife’s grand father Kadambi Seshadri of Physics department Central college. The Sanskrit texts are considered to be metaphysical truth and the Tamil oral[3] variants to be based on human experience of the same. Iyengar – Yogi and founder of Iyengar Yoga. [29] Since independence, grievances and alleged instances of discrimination by Brahmins in Tamil Nadu are believed to be the main factors which fueled the Self-Respect Movement and marginalised them. Srinivasan (Died), Dr. Seshadri kannan And perhaps they lived in the New Thanjavur Sector of the Pegasus Beta Settlement, and perhaps they went to the same school, and played on the same zero-gravity slide. He was also a Mahadhikari of the Mysore Royalty under Maharajas Chamaraja and Krishnaraja wadiyars. [2], The Iyengar community traces its philosophical origins to Nathamuni, the first Sri Vaishnava acharya,[3] who lived around 900 CE. He was the maternal grandfather of TV journalist Sreenivasan Jain. Sabrina Setlur – German rapper Of Iyengar heritage (Father Iyengar). [3], A century or so later, Ramanuja became the principal amongst religious leaders who formalized the efforts of Nathamuni as a theology. It is Holavanahalli Varadaraja Iyengar – Former DCP, Bangalore City (retired in 1972). Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. 1 & most successful Iyengar Matrimony Site from CommunityMatrimony.com. He also enabled the lifting of restrictions on the nomination of low-castes and untouchables to the Travancore State Assembly. Ramanuja asked them to settle in different places of the Hoysala Kingdom (now South Karnataka) and thus one can find many Hebbar Srivaishnavas mainly in the southern districts of Karnataka especially, Bangalore, Mysore, Mandya, Tumkur, Hassan, Kolar and Chamarajanagar districts. Chari notes that the sects share a common allegiance to Nammalvar and Ramanuja and that their subsequent significant thinkers "wholly accepted the authority and importance" of both linguistic styles. Sir S. Varadachariar, Politician / Civil Servant: - [13] Subsequently, some time around the fourteenth century, the Iyengar community divided into two sects. Taught Yoga to Famed Violinist It was Vakil's wife who introduced Iyengar to one of his most renowned students, star American classical violinist Yehudi Menuhin. Prahlad Shantigram, former global head of M&A for StanChart. However, during the 11th century, a breakaway sect formed a new community called "Iyengars… January 26, 2015 at 7:27 am. January 6, 2015 at 3:30 am. You too can find a Perfect Match. K. Santhanam- An attorney, Gandhian, 1st Railway Minister in Free India, Governor of Vindhya Pradesh, Chairman of Santhanam Committee on Corruption, authored several books), including a critical edition on the. They give rise to another naming convention for the two sects, being the "monkey school" and the "cat school". The version followed by both groups of Sri Vaishnavas viz., Thenkalai … - Ramanuja affectionately called the group of Hiriya Haruva (elderly Brahmin Kannadigas) as Hebbar and thus originated the sect called Hebbar Sivaishnava (Iyengars). Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan – world renowned Mathematician. Mahavidwan R. Raghava Iyengar – Tamil and Sanskrit Scholar. - Annamacharya – Vaishnava Saint and Carnatic Music Composer. S. M. Srinivasa Chari believes this linguistic differentiation to be overstated. His metaphorical devices suggested that devotion through ritual "earned" salvation but also that salvation was given through the grace of God. Ramanuja later changed his position and became more receptive to a more inclusive theory. ITS OUR (All Iyengar’s) BLOG. This is the reason why a Vadakalai Iyengar is often seen prostrating four times, while Thenkalai Iyengars are seen prostrating only once. The Vadakalai Iyengars(Uttara Kalārya,Sanskrit: उत्तर कलार्य)are believed to be an Indo-Aryan people who once migrated from North India. One is that Iyengar derives from the word ayya-garu, which became ayyangaaru, and later ayengar. It is important to know that this sect follows Divyaprabandham very strictly. Another surprise omission is that one of the giants of Kannada literature Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, who had won the prestigious Jnanapith Award. Vadakalai and Thenkalai. Gradually, the non-Brahmin replaced the Brahmin in every sphere and destroyed the monopoly over education and the administrative services which the Brahmin had previously held. Neeladevi about the life of Ramanuja in Karnataka named "Dhanya", which gives similar answers to the origin of Hebbar Srivaishnavas. S. Dasgupta is quoted by Thomas Manninezhath: "Though the leaders themselves were actuated by a spirit of sympathy with one another, yet their followers made much of these little differences in their views and constantly quarrelled with one another, and it is a well-known fact that these sectarian quarrels exist even now". Are these claims true? five blankets Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. November 25, 2015 at 12:54 pm. Since Kannada was their mother tongue, they still have an affinity with Kannada, but they also speak Tamil. V.V. The name Srivaishnavism (IAST: Śrīvaiṣṇavism) is derived from two words, Sri and Vaishnavism. Vyjayantimala Bali – Tamil/Hindi Actress. T.T. Science and Technology. S. Parthasarathi Ayyangar – Former Commissioner of Police in Madras Presidency. Gopalkrishna Gandhi – Of Iyengar heritage (mother Laxmi was daughter of Rajaji and wife of Devadas Gandhi) and was Governor of West Bengal and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. April 26, 2016 at 9:51 am, Kalyana Kumar was a fine and leading hero. "[21] These variations in interpretation of the nature of prapatti – loosely translated "self-surrender to god"[16] – are called marjara nyaya and markata nyaya, referring to the young of cats and monkeys. Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar Prof.Narayanacharya : Ramayana & Mahabharata Specialist, Echeskey : Prof. H.S.Krishnamacharya Iyengar : Eminent Kannada columnist, Heremagalooru Kannan : Kannada writer,speaker, Varada Desikacharya : Eminent Sanskrit scholar, Sri Rama Bharati : Carnatic musician & composer, Sriranga Mahaguru : Founder of Astanga Yoga Vigyana Mandira, Mysore, Dr. Vijay Govindarajan:Dr. Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business at the Tuck School and founding director of Tuck’s Center for Global Leadership, Prof VV Chari-Professor of Economics , University of Minnesota. April 12, 2016 at 7:35 am, Shobha Vembakkam Professor Ramanuja Vijayaraghavan – Physicist, TIFR. The Thenkalai community ascribes more importance to the Tamil works while the Vadakalai community deems the Vedas, written in … - September 6, 2015 at 5:17 am, I find several names missing: Her write up is att. April 12, 2016 at 8:40 am, S.Rajagopalan, fmr chairman and managing director of MTNL, Arvind So Hebbar Srivaishnavas are originally Kannada Brahmins (Advaitins) who got converted to Srivaishnavas impressed by the teachings of Sri Ramanuja, and not of backward caste.[33]. The majority reside in Tamil Nadu. Srinivasa Iyengar Vijay Iyengar – Founder CEO of Agrocorp, Singapore, V.Jayaraman March 19, 2016 at 7:03 am. [5] The belief is that he set this collection - commonly called the Tamil Prabhandams - to music,[4] and he introduced the devotional hymns of the alvars into worship, thus mixing their Tamil Veda with the traditional Vedas written in Sanskrit. G. Parthasarathy – Former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Cyprus and Australia. So join the network. - More pre-eminent Iyengars: It was time of the last Anglo-Mysore war between Tipu on one hand and the British and Nizam of Hyderabad on the other hand. Venkatesh tuppil is one of the most humble person I have ever met September 8, 2014 at 2:38 pm. - [17], Vedic philosophy holds that the supreme goal in life is to attain the blissful state of Brahman through moksha, being the process of liberation of the suffering soul from the cycle of reincarnation. August 29, 2015 at 1:17 pm. They prostrate four times in the temple and there is a difference in Naama (on forehead that is more like U in shape). consider vEdhaantha dEsikar as the most important guru after sri raamaanuja's time and for thenkalais this status is given to maNavaaLa maamunigaL. October 14, 2019 at 3:50 pm, In other words, all Iyengars are ‘self-made’ and Iyengar society has done nothing to them and they in-turn have not done anything to the society… Unfortunately, that is the truth …, Ram S The Thenkalai sect on the other hand, was originally led by Manavala Mamuni. Iyengars belong to the Pancha Dravida Brahmana sub-classification of Brahmins. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar Sreenivas Lakshminarasimha Malurkar (late), Former Director, Colaba and Alibag Observatories, Mumbai. Charu Hassan – Tamil Actor – FIL of Manirathinam, Anu Hassan – Tamil Actress – D/o Chandra Hassan. The other being Vadakalai follows Vedanta Desikan. June 24, 2014 at 11:53 am. In a genetic study in Andhra Pradesh all individuals examined among Vadakalai Iyengars showed a high similarity of rhesus(d) gene frequency Previously was doing Honarary Service in Shanthi Niketan , Kolkata. Some of them are Apasthabha, Bodhayana and Drahyayana. [38], A typical Iyengar wedding is made up of the following events: Vethalaipakku, Pandalkal, Janwaasam, Nischayathartham, Jadhaga Naamagaranam, Nandi or Vratham, Kashiyathrai, Oonjal, Piddishuttal, Kanyadaanam, Mangalya Dharanam, Akshathai, Sesha Homam, Saptapadi, Nagoli, Vasthra, Gruhapravesham, Sambandhi Virandhu, Reception, and Nalangu.[39][40]. Seshadri Iyengar When was this last updated….. M V S Chalapathy. - IyengarMatrimony - The No. Pendharkar College, Dombivli, Srirangam Srimad Andavan Periashramam Venkatesha Temple in Dombivli, Maharashtra “Sarva darshana sangraha”, “Manameyaslokavartikam” and 18 other books expounding the aspects and virtues of Hindu philosophies. N.R.SRINIVASAN. [3], Nathamuni and Ramanuja were both Brahmins, while Nammalvar was of the Vellala community. Sir V. Bhashyam Iyengar My Profile Vadakalai Iyengar Thenkalai Iyengar Sri Vaishnavas Hebbar Iyengar Mandyam Iyengars Iyengar Grooms in USA Divorced Brahmins Register & Get Matches Vadakalai Iyengar Grooms List All 18-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-50 50+ December 23, 2015 at 9:05 am, Rangaswamy G. Kasturi, Scholars: The Vadakalai favour Vedanta Desika as their acharya and the Thenkalai prefer instead the teachings of Manavala Mamuni. January 8, 2015 at 1:42 am. Poochi srinivasa Iyengar, Mala Sarat Chandra 100% Safe and Secure app. But it was not to be. two blocks. All three men were Tamils,[b] although Ramanuja documented his thoughts in Sanskrit. ( Log Out / Masti Venkatesha Iyengar – Kannada Literature.Jnanapeeta Awardee. - Indira Parthasarathy – Playwright, Author, Saraswathi Samman Awardee. As with other Brahmin communities, they are also classified based on their gotra, or patrilineal descent, and the Veda they follow. - [1] Another is that the word ayyangaar was first used by Kandhaadai Ramanuja Ayyangaar of Tirupathi, around 1450 AD. [30] This, in combination with the depressed economic and social conditions of non-Brahmins, led the non-Brahmins to agitate and form the Justice Party in 1916, which later became the Dravidar Kazhagam. Trusted by millions of Iyengar Brides & Grooms world over. include shri S.A.Char Executive Member,Narmada Control Authority, S.Alasingra Char How many Iyengar yogis does it take to replace a light bulb?A. Guitar Prasanna – Carnatic Guitar pioneer and Jazz fusion composer. August 7, 2014 at 4:54 pm, Please add – [36] Mandyam Iyengars do not celebrate the popular Hindu festival of Diwali in remembrance of the day Tipu Sultan massacred close to 1500 men, women and children of this community on Diwali of 1773 in Srirangapatna. You have left some of the eminent personalities like Padma Vibhushan Pudukottai Professor Late A.Srinivasaraghavan , Pesident Awardee (1992-93) for Literature Translation to Hindi and English from Tamil. IyengarMatrimony is the exclusive and most trusted matrimony service for Iyengars across the world. You forgot to mention V Rama Iyengar, Diwan of Travancore, Wellwishe Iyengars belong to the Pancha Dravida Brahmanasub-classi… - What is given below is the manthras and method of the Apasthabha sutra of Yajur veda. Prof.M.H.Krishna of the University of Mysore was among India’s great archaeologists. Show activity on this post. The word Vaishnavism refers to a tradition that reveres god Vishnu as the supreme god.The followers of Srivaishnavism are known as Srivaishnava (IAST: Śrīvaiṣṇava, श्रीवैष्णव). The first Dewan of Mysore after the “Rendition” of Mysore, by Viceroy Ripon in 1881 , Chettipunyam Rangacharlu set up Asia’s first representative body, the Mysore Representative Assembly in the same year ! - Sriperampudur Raghavan,former AO-in-C(Logistics),HQMC. B.K.S. - Thenkalai or Tenkalai is one of the traditions in Sri Vaishnava tradition which subscribes to teachings of Pillai Lokacharya and Manavala Mahamuni. The traditional biographies of Ramanuja place his life in the period of 1017–1137 CE, Nathamuni is thought to have been born at. n gopalaswamy,former chief election commissioner, krishnamurthy Iyengars are of two types. - - FROM SRINIVASAN NADAMUNI. V.K.Vijayakumar He was my grandfather…, Vinay Tirumale There are the Following The simple About List of Brahmin surnames Gotras and communitiesFull Information With Brahmin, brahmana, brahmin caste list, brahmin surnames list, tribe, list of gotras, rishi, top brahmins and ritual. PVS Iyengar I have been one of the few fortunates to be born in the family of Pratiwadi Bhayankaram Venkatachar Srinivasa Iyengar, or PVS Iyengar of Karolbagh, as he was known. March 6, 2015 at 3:23 am, Tamil and kannada actor kalyan kumar and his grandson great dancer Sri Badari Divya Bhushan needs to be added..both are hebbar iyengar s, promitha