1793, Edn. Mikkili is the surname of the caste MALA. Vaddera Caste have traditionally been stone-cutters but many have had to change to agricultural labouring. Lay out of gotras. According to the vedic theories, the Marriages within the gotra ('sagotra' marriages) are not permitted under the rule of The tatsama words 'sahodara' (brother) and 'sahodari' (sister) derive their roots from the Sanskrit word 'saha udara' (सहोदर) meaning co-uterine or born of the same womb. Many Brahmins have adopted Gotras. Many theories have been propounded to explain this system.

Each Gotra comprises All members of a particular gotra are believed to possess certain common characteristics by way of nature or profession. The offspring (apatya) of these eight are gotras and others than these are called ' gotrâvayava '. Vashista Gotra people claim they are the most superior Brahmins, Let us look at his geneology.

The above table-3 examines the category of the respondents. People of the same gotra can be found across different castes. Upamanyu, Parâshara, Kundina and Vasishtha (other than the first three).

Madigas are historically associated with the work of leather skinning, tanning, leather products, drummers,carpenters,bags, gunsmith,rope-making, basket making etc.Madigas have their own classes, the priestly class is known as Madigas have also played an important role in Indian independence movement and some were involved with the Although most Madigas follow folk traditions of their villages in Rayasaleema and Telangana, the vast majority in the coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh follow Christianity, although officially Hindu.The activists Lelle Suresh and Sabrina Francis made a
Dept., Dt.23.9.1970). They are also called, Maadiga, Maatangi, Makkalu and Mahadiga.They mainly live in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.. Madigas are historically associated with the work of leather skinning, tanning, leather products, drummers,carpenters,bags, gunsmith,rope-making, basket making etc. The effects of mechanisation, usually financed and run by higher caste groups, has caused this change and government recognition of the issues has led to them being designated as an Other Backward Class (BC) -'A' - GROUP] with Serial No. While the gotras are almost universally used for determining excluding marriages that would be traditionally Surnames,Gotras and Kuldevtas; Original Surname Ancestral village Other surnames used by the clan in Karnataka and Konkan division of Maharashtra Gotra Kuldevta; Karekar Karai in Tiswadi,Goa Kalghatgi,Kalghatkar,Padgaokar,Divekar,Chandgadkar,Kanbargi Bharadwaj, Kashyap,Koushik, Shandilya, Suparna Shree Gajantlakshmi Ravalnath, Mashel Goa Chodankar Even if it is known, there is hardly any way to prove its authenticity. War knows no law except. The word gotra means "lineage" in the Sanskrit language. In culture, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is considered to be equivalent to lineage.It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline.Generally the gotra forms an exogamous unit, with the marriage within the same gotra being prohibited by custom, being regarded as incest. One who follows the system defined by three sages defines himself as There exists another theory about gotra: sons and disciples of a sage would have the same gotra; it is believed that they possess similar thought and philosophy. While it is somewhat akin to a family name, the given name of a family is often different from its gotra, as given names may reflect the traditional occupation, place of residence or other important family characteristic rather than gotra. Index of Gotras - The gotras in the index have been arranged in such a way that all variants with Hindi name find entry in the list arranged alphabetically so that a gotra can be searched with ease.
The gotras are arranged in groups, e. g. there are according to the Âsvalâyana-srautasûtra four subdivisions of the Vasishtha gana, viz. Infact some recite their Pravara or lineage , which does not match with their stated gotra. They are also known as Matangs in northern part of India. (37) (as per G.O.Ms.No. Gotra means "go" means cow, land, veda and guru.

Brahmin Sages and Branches (Gotras and Subcastes) 11: The great Raamanuja specifically included among his followers sc's, tribals, immigrant foreign soldiers, arabs and turks, Reddi Chrisitans, Kamma Christians, Mala Christians, Madiga Christians, Kuruma Christians etc. In communities where gotra membership passed from father to children, marriages were allowed between a woman and her maternal uncle,A much more common characteristic of South Indian Hindu society is permission for marriage between A possible workaround for sagotra marriages is to perform a 'Dathu' (adoption) of the bride to a family of different gotra (usually dathu is given to the bride's maternal uncle who belongs to different gotra by the same rule) and let them perform the 'However, there is no harm in Sagotra marriage, if the individuals are not related to six generations both from maternal and paternal side, as brought out in chapter 5 of Manu smriti at mantra 60, which states, सपिण्डता तु पुरुषे सप्तमे विनिवर्तते । समानोदकभावस्तु जन्मनाम्नोरवेदने, which means that With nuclear families and large scale migration, in search of job or business opportunities or otherwise, it is possible that one may not know his/her gotra.

Madiga is a Dalit caste of India.