The Bunts(Tulu :ಬಂಟರ,Kannada:ಬಂತವರು, Malayalam:ബന്ടര്) are a largely Tulu speaking Matrilineal Hindu Community inhabiting and hailing from Udupi,Mangalore Districts as well as Kasaragod Taluka in the Indian States of Karnataka and Kerala respectively.This region is also known as Tulu Nadu .Bunts are Kshatriyas belonging to the Nagavanshi order of lineage.They were traditionally feudal lords who attained their greatest glory during the rule of the...
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The Bunts(Tulu :ಬಂಟರ,Kannada:ಬಂತವರು, Malayalam:ബന്ടര്) are a largely Tulu speaking Matrilineal Hindu Community inhabiting and hailing from Udupi,Mangalore Districts as well as Kasaragod Taluka in the Indian States of Karnataka and Kerala respectively.This region is also known as Tulu Nadu .Bunts are Kshatriyas belonging to the Nagavanshi order of lineage.They were traditionally feudal lords who attained their greatest glory during the rule of the Tuluva Dynasty Emperors of Vijayanagara.The Tuluva Dynasty was founded by a chieftain Bunt called Tuluva Narasa Nayaka.After the fall of the empire the bunts took to large scale agriculture in Tulu Nadu region where they still controlled vast area of land and also served as warriors in the minor Hindu kingdoms that controlled the region from time to time.Since the beginning of the 20 th century bunts slowly gave up on agriculture and today are rarely into it.Most of them taking to Hospitality industry,Banking and other entreprenual...
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