Gowda (other)
Gowda may refer to: *Gowda (surname), a surname native to Karnataka, India **H. D. Deve Gowda, prime minister of India from 1996 to 1997 * Vokkaliga, also known as Gowda, farming community in Karnataka, India **Tulu Gowda, a subsect of Vokkaliga from Karnataka, India * Arebhase Gowda a sub caste of Vokkkaliga from Karnataka, India See also *Gouda (other) *Gauda (other) *Gaur (other) * Gaura (other) * Gour (other) *Goda (other) Goda may refer to: Names * a Lithuanian female name meaning “to have a sense, to perceive". Lithuanian word “goda” also means "honor, glory, respect" * Devin Goda (born 1989), an American male model and former professional football pla ...

Gowda (surname)
Gowda (also known as Gauda, Gouda or Gonda) is a surname native to the Karnataka state of India. It is mainly found among the Vokkaligas, Namadhari Naiks, Billavas in south Karnataka and the Lingayats in north Karnataka. It is also used by Kurubas. Gowda was originally an honorific used by the administrative head of a village. Typically, such a head owned land and held political and social sway in the village. Among Kurubas, it was used to refer to the head of the community. Etymology According to historian Suryanath U. Kamath, the word ''Gowda'' derives from ''Gavunda''. The German Indologist Gustav Oppert opined that the root of ‘Gowda’ is a Dravidian word meaning "mountain". The term ''Gowda'' and its archaic forms in Old Kannada such as ''Gamunda'', ''Gavunda'', ''Gavuda'', ''Gonda'', appear frequently in the inscriptions of Karnataka. The ''Epigraphia Carnatica'' is replete with references to land grants, donations to temples, hero-stones (''Veeragallu''), stone e ...
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Vokkaliga
Vokkaliga (also transliterated as Vokkaligar, Vakkaliga, Wakkaliga, Okkaligar, Okkiliyan) is a community, or a group of closely-related castes, from the Indian state of Karnataka. They are also present in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu. As a community of warriors and cultivators they have historically had notable demographic, political, and economic dominance in Old Mysore (region). It is believed by some historians that the Rashtrakutas:"The community of the land tillers or agriculturists was known as vokkaligas. The importance given to the cultivation of land is amply demonstrated by the fact that numerous tanks were dug and irrigational facilities were provided at various places. Some of the Rashtrakuta inscriptions found in the Banavasimandala carry the depiction of a plough at the top. There is a view that the Rashtrakutas were originally prosperous cultivators, who later on dominated the political scene. Some of the inscriptions refer to them as Kutumbinah which is inte ...
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Tulu Gowda
Tulu may refer to: People *Derartu Tulu (born 1972), Ethiopian long-distance runner *Walid Yacoubou (born 1997), Togolese footballer nicknamed "Tulu" India *Tulu calendar, traditional solar calendar generally used in the regions of southwest Karnataka and the Kasaragod district *Tulu cinema, part of the film industry in India *Tulu Gowda, a subsect of the Vokkaliga community in Karnataka *Tulu Kingdom, a small kingdom during the period of Puranas, now thought to be the Tulu-speaking areas in southwestern Karnataka *Tulu language, a language spoken in Karnataka and in the Kasaragod district *Tulu Nadu, a Tulu-speaking region spread over parts of present Karnataka state and the Kasaragod district *Tulu people, an ethnolinguistic group native to the coastal Karnataka region *Tulu script Tulu () in Kannada script, ml, ത‍ുള‍ു ഭാഷെ in Malayalam script. ''bhāṣe'', , ''bhāśe'', and ''bāśe'' are alternative spellings for the Tulu word ''bāse'' in the K ...
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Gouda (other)
Gouda may refer to: * Gouda, South Holland, a city in the Netherlands ** Gouda (pottery), style of pottery manufactured in Gouda ** Gouda cheese, type of cheese originally made in and around Gouda ** Gouda railway station * Gouda, Western Cape, a small town in South Africa with a name of Khoisan origin * Gōda, a Japanese surname * Emperor Go-Uda (1265–1324), emperor of Japan * Gouda rabbit, a breed of rabbit See also * * * Gauda (other) Gauda may refer to: * Gauda, a caste of Odisha * Gauḍa (city), Bengal * Gauḍa (region), Bengal * Gauda Kingdom, a kingdom during the 5th to 7th century in Bengal (present-day Gauda city) * Gauda (king), ruler of Numidia during 1st century BC * ... * Goda (other) * Gowda (other) {{Disambiguation, geo ...
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Gauda (other)
Gauda may refer to: * Gauda, a caste of Odisha * Gauḍa (city), Bengal * Gauḍa (region), Bengal * Gauda Kingdom, a kingdom during the 5th to 7th century in Bengal (present-day Gauda city) * Gauda (king), ruler of Numidia during 1st century BC * Gauḍa brahmins, part of Pancha-Gauda, India * Gaudu, Nepal, a village in the Gandaki Zone See also * Gaudiya Nritya, a Bengali school of Indian dance * Gavdos, an island in the Mediterranean Sea * Gouda (other) Gouda may refer to: * Gouda, South Holland, a city in the Netherlands ** Gouda (pottery), style of pottery manufactured in Gouda ** Gouda cheese, type of cheese originally made in and around Gouda ** Gouda railway station * Gouda, Western Cape, a ...

Gaur (other)
The gaur is a bovine animal. Gaur may also refer to: Places *Gaur, Nepal, a town in the Rautahat district of Nepal *Gauḍa (city), also called Gaur, a historic city of Bengal, India * River Gaur in Perthshire, Scotland Other uses * Gaur (artistic group), a Basque artistic group established in 1966 * Gaur, an early transcription for Jushur, a Sumerian king * Gaur Brahmins, a community of Brahmins in India See also * Gour (other) * Gauda (other) * Gowda (other) * Goda (other) * Gora (other) * Gauri (other) * Giaour, a historical slur for non-Muslims * Guar, a green vegetable * Guar gum Guar gum, also called guaran, is a galactomannan polysaccharide extracted from guar beans that has thickening and stabilizing properties useful in food, feed, and industrial applications. The guar seeds are mechanically dehusked, hydrated, mil ...

Gaura (other)
Gaura is a genus of flowering plants. Gaura may also refer to: * Gaura - a Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal * Gaura, Jamo, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Gaura, Kapurthala - village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India * Gaura, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Gaura, Unnao, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Gaura - a chiefdom in Sierra Leone * Gaura Caitanya Mahaprabhu - Gauranga Gaurahari Gauracandra Gaurasundara Gaura-Nitai / GAURA as referenced in the Sri Caitanya Upanishad glorifying Indian Vaishnava saint Sri Krsna Caitanya * Guara, an alternate name for the Bengali Hindu mystic Caitanya Mahaprabhu See also * Gaur (other) * Gour (other) * Gauda (other) * Gowda (other) * Goda (other) * Gora (other) Gora may refer to: *Gora (surname) *''Gora (novel), Gora'', a Bengali novel by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore *Gora (musical instrument) *''G.O.R.A.'', a 2004 Turkish comedy film *Go ...
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Gour (other)
Gour may refer to: * Hari Singh Gour (1870-1949), Indian lawyer, educator, and writer * Joseph-Omer Gour (1893-1959), Canadian politician * Rimstone, a cave formation * Gauḍa (city), a medieval Indian city * Gour, a place in Malda district, West Bengal, India * Gaur Brahmins, an Indian caste of Brahmins or landlords * Garha, an Indian caste of Muslims * Gour Kingdom, an ancient kingdom based in Sylhet, Bangladesh **Gour Govinda (r. 1260-1303), the final ruler of Gour See also * Gauda (other) * Gaur * Ghor Province Ghōr (Dari: ), also spelled Ghowr or Ghur, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in the western Hindu Kush in central Afghanistan, towards the northwest. The province contains eleven districts, encompassing hundreds ...