Hegde
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Hegde also spelled Heggade is a surname
or family name
which has its origins in the Indian state of Karnataka
.
The word "Hegde" is derived from the words "hegg" ("head") and "gad" ("fort"); thus, it means "head of the fort". During the period of the Vijayanagara Empire
, the warriors who used to protect a fort were called Hegdes. It was also a title used by Bunt chieftains and other village heads. In modern times, Hegde is used as a surname mainly by the Bunts
(both Hindu
and Jain) and the Havyaka Brahmin
. The surname also occurs among some Vokkaliga
s (in Shimoga) and Goud Saraswat Brahmins.
Hegde is also the name of a village in Kumta
, Karnataka
.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
or family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
which has its origins in the Indian state of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
.
The word "Hegde" is derived from the words "hegg" ("head") and "gad" ("fort"); thus, it means "head of the fort". During the period of the Vijayanagara Empire
Vijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
, the warriors who used to protect a fort were called Hegdes. It was also a title used by Bunt chieftains and other village heads. In modern times, Hegde is used as a surname mainly by the Bunts
Bunt (community)
Bunt , previously spelled Bant, are a community of erstwhile nobility, feudatory and gentry from the region of Tulu Nadu in the south west of India which comprises the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka and Kasaragod taluk of Kerala...
(both Hindu
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
and Jain) and the Havyaka Brahmin
Havyaka Brahmin
Havyaka Brahmins are a Hindu Pancha Dravida Brahmin subsect primarily from the Indian state of Karnataka and Northern Kerala. Havyakas profess the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankaracharya.-Etymology:...
. The surname also occurs among some Vokkaliga
Vokkaliga
The Vokkaligas are an Indian caste or social group found mainly in the Old Mysore Region of southern Karnataka state. In Tamil Nadu they are known as Okkaligar and use Gowder as a title...
s (in Shimoga) and Goud Saraswat Brahmins.
Hegde is also the name of a village in Kumta
Kumta
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, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
.
Notable Bunts who use the surname Hegde
- Ravivarma Narasimha Domba HeggadeRavivarma Narasimha Domba HeggadeRavivarma Narasimha Domba Heggade was the Raja of Vitla principality who led a resistance against British colonisers in the erstwhile South Canara district of British India.-Life and death:...
:RajaRajaRaja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
of VitlaVitlaVitla also Vittal or Vittel is a village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, India, around 18 km from Bantwal in Bantwal Taluk. It is also 14 km from Puttur and 40 km from Mangalore. Vitla was an assembly constituency of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, but discontinued from 2008... - Manjayya HeggadeManjayya HeggadeDharmasthala Manjayya Heggade was an Indian philanthropist, educationist and legislator who is best known for being the hereditary administrator of the Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple from 1918 to 1955.-Early life:...
:Hereditary administrator(1918-1955) of Dharmasthala Manjunatha TempleDharmasthala Manjunatha TempleDharmasthala Manjunatha Temple is an 800-year-old Hindu temple located in the temple town of Dharmasthala situated in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India. The primary deity of the temple is Shiva who is referred to as Manjunatha... - Ratnavarma HeggadeRatnavarma HeggadeDharmasthala Ratnavarma Heggade was an Indian philanthropist,educationist and legislator who is best known for being the hereditary administrator of the Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple from 1955 to 1968.-Early life:...
:Hereditary administrator(1955-1968) of Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple - Veerendra HeggadeVeerendra HeggadeDharma Adhikari Veerendra Heggade is a philanthropist and the hereditary administrator of the Dharmasthala Temple. He succeeded to the post of dharmadhikari at the age of 20, on October 24, 1968 becoming the 21st Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala Temple dedicated to the Hindu God...
:Hereditary administrator(1968- present) of Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple - K.S. HegdeK.S. HegdeKawdoor Sadananda Hegde was an Indian jurist, politician and educationalist.Hegde served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1952 to 1957, holding office as its vice chairman between 1952 and 1953...
: Former Supreme Court judge, M.P., and former Speaker of the Lok SabhaLok SabhaThe Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
(lower house of the Parliament of India). - Belle Monappa HegdeBelle Monappa HegdeBelle Monappa Hegde, better known as B. M. Hegde, is a physician, educational administrator and the recipient of the Padma Bhushan award.- Early life :...
:Veteran Physician - Vonthibettu Prabhakara HegdeVonthibettu Prabhakara HegdeVonthibettu Prabhakara Hegde was a Squadron Leader in the Indian Air Force who was awarded the Vir Chakra. The third highest military decoration in India for the services rendered by him during the Kashmir Operations carried out by India during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947...
: Vir ChakraVir ChakraVir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield. Award of the decoration carried with it the right to use Vr.C. as a postnominal abbreviation Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield. Award of the decoration...
awardee - Ganesh HegdeGanesh HegdeGanesh Hegde , is an Indian singer, performer, video director and Bollywood choreographer.-Choreography:Born in a Bunt family in Mumbai.His parents are Harish Subbaya Hegde and Vidya Hegde, Hegde is best known for his work in the Oscar-nominated film Lagaan and for his musical numbers in Company...
: Indian singer and Bollywood choreographer. - Nitte Santhosh HegdeNitte Santhosh HegdeNitte Santosh Hegde is a former justice of the Supreme Court Of India, former Solicitor General of India and was Lokayukta for Karnataka State of India from 2006-2011.-Early life:...
:retired Justice of the Supreme Court of India (1999-2005).LokayuktaLokAyuktaThe Lokayukta is an anti-corruption ombudsman organization in the Indian states.The Administrative Reforms Commission headed by Morarji Desai submitted a special interim report on "Problems of Redressal of Citizen's Grievances' in 1966...
of Karnataka. - K. Jayaprakash HegdeK. Jayaprakash HegdeKorgi Jayaprakash Hegde is an Indian politician who has been a Minister in the Government of Karnataka-Bio:Born in a Bunt family of Kundapura taluk, Udupi district, India to Mr. and Mrs...
: Former Minister, Government of KarnatakaGovernment of KarnatakaThe Government of Karnataka is a democratically elected body with the Governor as the constitutional head. The Governor who is appointed for a period of five years appoints the Chief Minister and his council of ministers... - Khedinji Kanthappa HegdeKhedinji Kanthappa HegdeKhedinji Kanthappa Hegde better known as K. K. Hegde was an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress who the Minister of Health in the Government of Karnataka...
: Former Minister,Government of Karnataka
Notable Havyaka Brahmins who use the surname Hegde
- Ramakrishna HegdeRamakrishna HegdeRamakrishna Mahabaleshwar Hegde was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Karnataka for three terms and as Minister of Commerce and Industry in the Union government.-Early life:...
, erstwhile chief minister of Karnataka state. - Jagannathrao HegdeJagannathrao HegdeDr. Jagannathrao Hegde was the former Sheriff of Mumbai. His term was of two years and took over on December 23, 2003. Vijaypat Singhania replaced him as the new sheriff on December 18, 2005. Hegde is a a dental surgeon.-References:...
' was the former Sheriff of Mumbai. - Ananthkumar HegdeAnanthkumar HegdeAnanthkumar Hegde is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. He was born in Sirsi, Kanara. He was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996 from Kanara constituency in Karnataka and re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 2004 and 2009 from the same...
, Member of Indian Parliament representing North Kannada district. - Doddamane Mahadevi HegdeDoddamane Mahadevi HegdeThe late Mahadevi Tai was an Indian freedom activist. She was born in 1906, and was the cousin sister of former Chief Minister late Ramakrishna Hegde. A child widow, she was the daughter of Doddamane Krishnaiah Subbaiah Hegde of Siddapura taluk in Uttara Kannada district, whose family is well...
, social worker, Sarvodaya movement leader,and freedom fighter. - Keremane Shivarama HegdeKeremane Shivarama HegdeKeremane Shivarama Hegde is an exponent of Yakshagana, a dance form mostly performed in the state of Karnataka, India. He is the founder of the troupe, Idagunji Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali which has given performances all over India and abroad. He is the first Yakshagana artist to receive the...
, YakshaganaYakshaganaYakshagana is a musical theater popular in the coastal and Malenadu regions of Karnataka, India. Yakshagana is the recent scholastic name for what are known as kēḷike, āṭa, bayalāṭa, bayalāṭa, daśāvatāra . It is believed to have evolved from pre-classical music and theatre during Bhakti movement...
artist - Keremane Mahabala Hegde, YakshaganaYakshaganaYakshagana is a musical theater popular in the coastal and Malenadu regions of Karnataka, India. Yakshagana is the recent scholastic name for what are known as kēḷike, āṭa, bayalāṭa, bayalāṭa, daśāvatāra . It is believed to have evolved from pre-classical music and theatre during Bhakti movement...
artist - Keramane Shambhu Hegde, YakshaganaYakshaganaYakshagana is a musical theater popular in the coastal and Malenadu regions of Karnataka, India. Yakshagana is the recent scholastic name for what are known as kēḷike, āṭa, bayalāṭa, bayalāṭa, daśāvatāra . It is believed to have evolved from pre-classical music and theatre during Bhakti movement...
artist - Vishweshwar Hegde KageriVishweshwar Hegde KageriVishweshwar Hegde Kageri is a four-time Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and minister for primary and secondary education in the Government of Karnataka. He represented the Ankola Vidhan Sabha constituency for 3 terms: 1994-99, 1999-04 and 2004-2007...
, Education minister, Karnataka Govt.