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They are concentrated mainly along the Cauvery Delta districts of Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Tiruchirapalli where they form almost 10% of the total population. However the largest population reside in Nagercoil, making up to 13% of the city’s population.[3][4][5] They are also found in significant numbers in Chennai,[6]Coimbatore, Madurai, Thiruchirappalli, Thanjavur, Palakkad, Alappuzha, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Kannur, and Thiruvananthapuram.[7]Iyengar[edit]The Iyengars subscribe to the Visishtadvaita philosophy propounded by Ramanuja. They are divided into two denominations: Vadakalai (Northern art) and Tenkalai (Southern art), each with minor differences in religious rites and traditions. They adhere to the tradition of Sri Vaishnavism.[8]Adi Saivas\/Gurukkal[edit]Brahmins who serve as priests in temples following the Vaishnavite and Shaivite tradition and perform pujas are sometimes offered a distinct category within the community. These priests are called “Bhattar” in the Vaishnavite tradition and in the Pandya regions of Tamil Nadu, and “Gurukkal” in the shaivite tradition and in northern ones. In Kongu Nadu, they are called Adi Saivas or the Sivacharyas. They follow the Agamas and the Vedas.[9]Notable people[edit]Sage Agastya, revered Indian sage of Hinduism, Tamil Siddhar in the Shaivism tradition, and author of Agattiyam, an early grammar of the Tamil language[10]Viswanathan Anand, Indian Chess GrandmasterRukmini Devi Arundale, Indian classical Bharatanatyam dancer, theosophist, choreographer and an activist for animal welfare[11]Ravichandran Ashwin, Indian cricketerK. Balachander, Indian filmmaker and playwrightMaadhu Balaji, Indian actorS. Jaishankar, Indian diplomat and politician serving as the Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India since 30 May 2019Subramania Bharati, Indian independence activist and poet[12]Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Nobel Prize-winning Indian astrophysicist[13]Seetha Doraiswamy, Indian carnatic multi-instrumentalistGemini Ganesan, Indian actorShyamala Gopalan, American-Indian biomedical scientist, Mother of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris[14]Kamal Haasan, Indian actorAlladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, Indian lawyer and member of the Constituent Assembly of India responsible for framing the Constitution of India[15]Janani Iyer, Indian actressSemmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Indian Carnatic vocalistShreyas Iyer, Indian cricketerTirukkodikaval Krishna Iyer, Indian carnatic violinist[16]U. V. Swaminatha Iyer, Indian researcher and Tamil scholar[17]Venkatesh Iyer, Indian cricketerJ. Jayalalithaa, Indian politician (Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu), actressK. S. Krishnan, Indian physicist, co-discoverer of the Raman scattering[18]Ramya Krishnan, Indian actressTrisha Krishnan, Indian actressPadma Lakshmi, Indian American author, activist, model, and television hostIravatham Mahadevan, Indian epigraphist and civil servant[19]Shankar Mahadevan, Indian Singer and ComposerR. Madhavan, Indian actorRamana Maharshi, Indian sage[20]Hema Malini, Indian actressCrazy Mohan, Indian actorVennira Aadai Moorthy, Indian actorT. S. B. K. Moulee, Indian actorNachinarkiniyar, medieval Tamil scholar and commentator of the Tolk\u0101ppiyam, Pattupp\u0101\u1e6d\u1e6du, Kaliththokai, Ku\u1e5funtokai and Civaka Cintamani[21]Indra Nooyi, Former CEO of PepsiCoParidhiyaar, medieval Tamil scholar and Kural commentatorParimelalhagar, medieval Tamil scholar and Kural commentator[23]Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc.[24]C. Rajagopalachari, Indian statesman, politician, Indian independence activist, last Governor-General of India, Former Chief Minister of Madras StateVenki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Prize-winning Indian structural biologist[25]C. V. Raman, Nobel Prize-winning Indian physicist[26]Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician[27]Cho Ramaswamy, Indian actorAlladi Ramakrishnan, Indian physicist and founder of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (Matscience) in Chennai[28]Ramaiyan, commander in the Madurai Nayak dynastyKrishnan Raman, commander-in-chief of the Chola forces under Rajaraja Chola I, holding the title Mummadi Brahmarayar NiyomanamSivananda Saraswati, Indian yoga guru, Hindu spiritual teacher, and proponent of Vedanta[29]C. S. Seshadri, mathematician.[30]Nirmala Sitharaman – Current Finance Minister of India, Bharatiya Janata party.[31]Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Indian cricketerS. Srinivasan, Indian aeronautical engineerPadma Subrahmanyam, Indian classical Bharatanatyam dancerSubramanian Swamy, Indian politician, economist and statisticianTolkappiyar, earliest known author and grammarian in Tamil language[32]Vaali, Indian poet and lyricistS. R. Srinivasa Varadhan, Indian mathematician and Abel Prize laureate[33]Vyjayanthimala, Indian actressSee also[edit]References[edit]^ Llc, Books (September 2010). Social Groups of Tamil Nadu: Badagas, Kongu Vellalar, Iyer, Boyar, Iyengar, Paravar, Nagarathar, Rajus, Nadar, Balija, Pallar, Kamma, Thondaimandala Mudaliar, Arya Vysyas, Paraiyar, Saurashtra Language, Maravar, Sengunthar, Vadama, Kapu, Kotas, Toda People (Revised\u00a0ed.). India: General Books LLC. p.\u00a0174. ISBN\u00a0978-1-157-56781-3.{{cite book}}:  CS1 maint: date and year (link)^ “Team – Noolaham Foundation”.^ “Brahmins seek reservation in education and employment”. The Hindu. 19 September 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2019.^ G. S. 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Retrieved 16 January 2022.^ Indian Literature: An Introduction. University of Delhi. Pearson Education India. 2005. pp.\u00a0125\u2013126. ISBN\u00a09788131705209.^ “Who was S Chandrasekhar?”. The Indian Express. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.^ Dhume, Sadanand (20 August 2020). “What Kamala Harris Isn’t Saying About Her Mother’s Background – WSJ”. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 21 January 2021. Ms. Harris’s mother also figures in another tale told less often: of India’s small and successful Tamil Brahmin diaspora^ Gopal, Madan (1990).  K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p.\u00a0191.^ “Thirukodikaval Krishna Iyer – Google Groups”. groups.google.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.^ Viswanathan, S. (26 February \u2013 11 March 2005). “The patriarch of Tamil”. Frontline, Vol. 22, Issue 5. Retrieved 7 July 2021.^ Srinivasan, Mahadeva (5 June 2012). “Not for him the second fiddle”. The Hindu. ISSN\u00a00971-751X. Retrieved 11 January 2022.^ “Straight from the Heart\u00a0\u2013 Iravatham Mahadevan: Interview with Iravatham Mahadevan”. Varalaaru.com.^ Osborne, Arthur (2002) [1954], Ramana Maharshi and the Path of Self-Knowledge (PDF), Sri Ramanasramam^ Chitty, Simon Casie (1859). The Tamil Plutarch, containing a summary account of the lives of poets and poetesses of Southern India and Ceylon. Jaffna: Ripley & Strong. p.\u00a057.^ Ki. Vaa. Jagannathan (1963). \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bb3\u0bcd, \u0b86\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 [Tirukkural, Aaraicchi Pathippu] (3\u00a0ed.). Coimbatore: Ramakrishna Mission Vidhyalayam.^ “Opinion: Tamil Brahmin emigration was driven by opportunity, not socialism or identity politics”. The News Minute. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.^ “Common root: Tamil Nadu gets its third laureate”. Times of India. TNN. 8 October 2009.^ “CV Raman Birth Anniversary 2020: Interesting Facts About The Nobel Laureate”. NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 June 2021.^ Kanigel, Robert (1991). The Man Who Knew Infinity: a Life of the Genius Ramanujan. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. pp.\u00a011\u201312. ISBN\u00a0978-0-684-19259-8.^ Staff Reporter (13 July 2008). “Alladi Ramakrishnan, 85, Scientist, Passes Away”. India Journal. Retrieved 18 August 2010.[permanent dead link]^ “His Holiness Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati Maharaj”. Divine Life Society. Retrieved 16 January 2022.^ “From Proofs to Transcendence, via Theorems and R\u0101gas \u2013 Bh\u0101van\u0101”. Retrieved 30 July 2020. We are a Shree Vaishnavite Brahmin family^ “A power couple whom AP looks up to | Hyderabad News – Times of India”. The Times of India.^ Kamil Zvelebil (1973), The Smile of Murugan: On Tamil Literature of South India, BRILL, p.\u00a0136, ISBN\u00a090-04-03591-5^ “Srinivasa Varadhan”. Abel Prisen. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.  I came from a Brahmin community, viewed by the government as privileged, and there was reverse discrimination"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/tamil-brahmin-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Tamil Brahmin – Wikipedia"}}]}]