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Brahman are said to have originated from the Dravida Brahman of Southern India. They belong to the Pancha Dravida Brahmans. They were brought from Thanjavur by Raja Narendra in the tenth century A.D. Tamil is their mother tongue, but all are conversant
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Mamidipudi Venkata Rangayya has a cultured pedigree and he is the descendant of Puduru Dravidian Brahmin family reputed and recognized for Vedic lore.
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