Are Tamil Brahmins Aryan?

Brahmins as 'Aryans'
Given the association of Aryans with Sanskrit, Brahmins conceived themselves as Aryans. Language created an active divide between Aryans and Dravidians; Aryans' associated with Sanskrit while Dravidians' associated themselves primarily with Tamil, and also other south Indian languages.
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Are Havyakas Aryans?

Therefore, the Havyaka 'race', a pure Aryan one according to M G Sathyanarayana, is on the verge of extinction.
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Are Tamil Brahmins native to Tamil Nadu?

Tamil Brahmins are an ethnoreligious community of Tamil-speaking Hindu Brahmins, predominantly living in Tamil Nadu, though they number significantly in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, in addition to other regions of India as well as Sri Lanka.
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Are iyengars Dravidians?

No They are neither Aryans nor Dravidians. They are Australoids.
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Are Dravidians and Tamils same?

The largest Dravidian ethnic groups are the Telugus from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the Tamils from Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore, the Kannadigas from Karnataka, the Malayalis from Kerala, and the Tulu people from Karnataka.
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Where did Aryans came from?

Aryan, name originally given to a people who were said to speak an archaic Indo-European language and who were thought to have settled in prehistoric times in ancient Iran and the northern Indian subcontinent.
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Who lived In India before Aryans?

If it was believed at one time that Dravidians were the original inhabitants of India, that view has since been considerably modified. Now the generally accepted belief is that the pre-Dravidian aborigines, that is, the ancestors of the present tribals or Adivasis (Scheduled Tribes), were the original inhabitants.
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What is the origin of Tamil Brahmins?

Tamil brahmins migrated from godavari basin in AP . Originally from north , brahmins drifted to AP and then on to tamilnadu. They moved at various times to cauvery basin in south tamilnadu. They belong to both vaishnavite sect [iyengars] and saivite sect[Iyers].
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Who is better Iyer or Iyengar?

They are classified according their gotras and the Veda they follow. This is true of the Iyengars as well. Another important difference between Iyers and Iyengars is that while the Iyers believe in the supremacy of Lord Shiva, the Iyengars believed in the supremacy of Lord Vishnu.
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Are Tamil Brahmins fair?

To the individual ,who posed a question like a curioustic moron, there aren't any facts to say Tamil Brahmins are all fair skinned . Infact ,being among them , I would say that they are a bunch of people in various skin tones and varied appearances, but skin tones and appearances don't matter us.
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Why Tamil Brahmins are so intelligent?

Tamil Brahmins aren't the most intelligent, but they are raised in an environment that considers education, knowledge, and mental development superior to all other things. In fact, people of lesser intelligence in Tamil Brahmin families are outright shamed.
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Why are Tamil Brahmins successful?

High level of cognitive development. Academic success requires well developed cognitive ability. As a community, Brahmins have much higher level of cognitive development. They excel in what is called as collective intelligence or distributed cognition.
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Is Iyengar a Brahmin?

Iyengars (also Ayyangars or Aiyengars) ([əjːəŋɡɑːr]) are an ethnoreligious group of Tamil-speaking Hindu Brahmins, whose members follow Sri Vaishnavism and the Visishtadvaita philosophy propounded by Ramanuja.
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Are Kota Brahmins Smartha?

Kota Brahmins are mainly concentrated in the villages of Kota of Udupi district. Kotas follow Smarta tradition. The Guru Narasimha Temple, Saligrama is important to them.
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Are hiremath Brahmins?

Hiremath is a Veerashaiva, a Shaiva jangama they precede Vedic Hinduism hence they don't come under chaturvarna or the traditional 4 castes.
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Are Havyaka Brahmins from Kashmir?

Havyaka Brahmins are the Hindu Pancha Dravida Vedic Brahmins from the Indian state of Karnataka.
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Are all iyers Brahmins?

Iyers (also spelt as Ayyar, Aiyar, Ayer, or Aiyer) are an ethnoreligious community of Tamil-speaking Hindu Brahmins. Most Iyers are followers of the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankara and adhere to the Smarta tradition. This is in contrast to the Iyengar community, who are adherents of Sri Vaishnavism.
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Can Iyer and Iyengar marry?

It may be largely acceptable for Iyer-Iyengar weddings to take place, but let me tell you something. I'm a living example of an urban-bred daughter of educated, once-employed Iyengar parents who has been struggling for more than seven years to get married to her Iyer boyfriend.
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Which caste is higher in Brahmin?

A Brahmin is a member of the highest caste or varna in Hinduism. The Brahmins are the caste from which Hindu priests are drawn, and are responsible for teaching and maintaining sacred knowledge.
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Where did Brahmins migrate from?

These Brahmins had travelled from Kashmir and the banks of the Saraswat river, via Bengal, to the Konkan coast. Another migration happened when Brahmins were called to Madurai and Tanjore, from Maharashtra. This is how the Sanskrit cosmopolis spread across India during this period.
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Which is the oldest caste in India?

Vedic varnas

The varnas originated in Vedic society (c. 1500–500 BCE). The first three groups, Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishya, have parallels with other Indo-European societies, while the addition of the Shudras is probably a Brahmanical invention from northern India.
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Which Brahmin surname is the highest?

List Of Most Common Brahmin Surnames By Region
  1. Bhagavatula. It is a Brahmin surname commonly found in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. ...
  2. Battula. The surname means “soldiers” or “warriors.” It likely has a Sanskrit origin.
  3. Deekshitulu. ...
  4. Josyula. ...
  5. Navuluri. ...
  6. Sharma. ...
  7. Sastry. ...
  8. Saurashtra.
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Who are Arya by caste?

Arya Vysya (or Arya Vyshya) is a subset of the Komati caste. As of 2017, there are approximately 22,952,000 Vaishyas in India. Arya Vysyas are traditionally vegetarian; ahimsa is important to Arya Vysyas.
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Are maharashtrians Dravidians?

Dravidian is an ethnic and linguistic term. Marathi is not ethnically and linquistically a Dravidian language, hence Maharashtrians are non-Dravidian.
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Who is Dravidian God?

The most popular deity is Murugan, he is known as the patron god of the Tamils and is also called Tamil Kadavul (Tamil God). In Tamil tradition, Murugan is the youngest son and Pillaiyar the eldest son of Sivaperumān, this differs from the North Indian tradition, which represents Murugan as the oldest son.
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