Karnataka heritage
Bengaluru · Kannada
Karnataka was the seat of the Chalukya, Hoysala, and Vijayanagara empires. The Kannada-speaking regions were united in 1956 as Mysore State, renamed Karnataka in 1973.
Historical families & communities
Wodeyars of Mysore
24-generation royal family; patrons of Mysore Dasara.
Vijayanagara Rayas
Emperors who ruled Hampi in the 14th–16th centuries.
Havyaka Brahmins
Coastal Uttara Kannada agrarian priestly households.
Nadaprabhus of Bangalore
The Kempegowda family — founders of Bengaluru.
Coorgi (Kodava) Ain-Mane
Ancestral homes of the martial Kodava clans.
Vokkaliga · Lingayat · Kodava · Havyaka · Bunts · Konkani · Beary · Kuruba
Migration stories
Bombay / Pune
Textile and film industry; Konkani diaspora.
United States
Bengaluru's IT boom → Silicon Valley since the 1990s.
London / Manchester
Doctors and engineers, 1960s–80s.
Middle East
Coastal Karnataka — Beary and Konkani professionals.
Historical overview preserved from the original Indian Family Tree archive. These summaries do not establish anyone’s ancestry or family relationships.