Niyogis are a sect of Brahmins and are predominantly Teluguspeakers.

Theories of origin

The origin of Niyogi community is descending from their Bramhin ancestors originally from Northern as well as North Western geographical region of present day . About six thousand (6000) exceptionally intelligent, extremely capable of administration, management with high degree of skills of warfare were chosen to help Kshatryias in desperate need in defending the country, in piloting the vimanas. Hence the origin of the word Aaruvela ( = six thousand; Niyogi = a derivative of word 'Niyogimpabadda' in Telugu which means appointed). Niyogin in Sanskrit means "employed" or "appointed" and it is quite probable that "Niyogi"s were given this name because they accept secular employment. In the later centuries they migrated to various parts of the country in pursuit of better and Green pastures. They belong to the brahma-kshatriya group who took secular duties like the military and administration. The Niyogi Brahmins are the only Brahmin Community which is alive in Modern day politics.Famous 6000 Niyogi Modern Day Politicians are Tangutoori Prakasham Pantulu (ANDHRA KESARI) First Chief Minister of . P.V.Narasimha Rao (First Prime Minister of INDIA from SOUTH)- is a aruvela niyogi brahmin. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (First from SOUTH). It is said in Shastras, that one should live near a river, away from relatives but close to place where medical help is available. Thus, they crossed Vindhyas . As they crossed over Vindhyas they came across perennial River Godavari few of them followed flow of River Godavari. A few crossed the river and went farther south and came across another perinial River - , they followed flow of River Krishna. Some went further down tracing origin of Krishna River and came across the main tributory "Tungabadra" and some other minor tributoriesof river krishna and settled down around hundreds of its tributories. Some who went tracing the tributeries of Tunga and Bhadra went further west and south west, to almost to west coast in Malenadu source of river Kavery. Some groups followed flow of River Kaveri and went to Tanjavur, Madurai etc in present day Tamil Nadu. Brahmins are known by their paths of belief, like Smartas, Vaishnavas or Madhvas. Most of Bramhins in , Karnataka and Tamil Nadu belong to the Smarta Brahmin group. (Though in later years population of Madhvas saw increase in Karnataka where saint 'Madvacharya' spread the message of dwaitha philosophy). Smarthas follow Smritis and they are all followers of Adi Guru, Adi Sankara Acharya. The Smarta Brahmins follow Apastamba Smriti or Apastamba Sutra (not Manu Smriti). Apasthamba sutra dates back to pre (~600 BC) and these Bramhins were the ones who mastered the art of Administration, Medicine and teaching. They are the earliest Law makers of South India who lived on the banks of the Godavari river. Soon, their works and regulations like Boudhayana, Parasara, Yajnvalkya Sutras etc., came into practice and were passed as laws, especially in the courts of Sri Krishna Deva Raya. The Smarta Brahmins in Andhra Pradesh can be grouped into two major divisions formed about a thousand to 700 years ago (most probably during Kakatiya rule), Niyogi and Vaidiki, besides the smaller group of Bhatt (Bhattu, Bhatteria, Bhatia, Bhattarika are other variants.) This classification is based on their inherent ability and Masterity in Administration, Spiritual Practices and Cooking respectively. Traditionally believed to have descended from Lord Parasurama, Niyogi Brahmins are those Brahmins who are into various secular vocations including military activities and gave up religious vocation, especially the priesthood just like Brahmins in north India who largely gave up priesthood. There is a lot of brotherhood between Niyogi Brahmins and Bhumihar Brahmins. The Bhumihar Brahmins, of whom many, though not all, belong to the Saryupareen Brahmin division of Kanyakubja Brahmins. The Bhumihar Brahmins were established when Parashurama destroyed the Kshatriya race, and he set up in their place the descendants of Brahmins, who, after a time, having mostly abandoned their priestly functions (although some still perform), took to land-owning. The Satavahana Vamsam (dynasty) that is said to have given the name "Andhra" to the presnt state was from Niyogi clan. Traditionally and even today Niyogi Brahmins depend on as well as emphasise and orient themselves towards modern education. As minor-kings, zamindaars (landlords), ministers in the courts of kings and as feudal Lords (Palegallu) earned a good name for their administrative abilities and progressive attitude (sarva dharma samanatha). Many of them were village heads like munsabs, talukdaars, and accountants, Karanams (Andhra) or Patwaris () until recently..

Etymology: According to Jogendranath Bhattacharya, the word Niyogi is derived from Yoga, which means "religious contemplation" or "meditation", as opposed to Yaga, which means "religious sacrifice". Niyogin in Sanskrit also means "employed" or "appointed" and it is probable that Niyogis were given this name because they accept secular employment.

Subdivisions: Over the past millennium the Niyogis have been further divided further into various groups: Pradhamasakha/Kanveyulu/Yagnavalkyulu (The First Branch) - Aruvela(6000) Niyogi – Nandavarikulu - Golkonda Vyaparulu - Karanakamma Vyaparulu - Sristikaranalu/Sistukaranalu/Sistakaranalu/Karanalu or Karanam – Pakanati - Pranganati

The Pradhamasakha group which belongs to the Shukla Yajurveda School. In too, there is a group of Brahmins called Pradhamasakha. There are Marathas (warrior / land owner community) also known as Pradhamasakhi. Pradhamasakha Brahmins are also called a Yagnavalkyulu and Kanveyulu. The Aruvela Niyogis are the largest Niyogi group. Different explanations exist for the coining of the phrase "Aruvela Niyogilu" or 6000 Niyogis. They, as well as the majority of Brahmins in Andhra Pradesh, belong to the Krishna Yajurveda School. Some part of Krishna Dist, Dist and the surrounding areas was called as "AAru vela naadu".As these people belong to that area, they were called so. Another belief is that 6000 brahmins once left out some area in and around "vishakhapattanam and the surrounding Samsthanams".So they were called as Aaruvela niyogulu. Another theory asserts that 6000 Brahmins left drought- and famine-stricken regions of present-day Maharashtra and traveled to coastal and riverine regions of Andhra. These Brahmin settlers and their descendants, who adopted secular vocations, were termed the 6000 (or Aruvela) Niyogi. Many surnames among Maharashtra Brahmins and Aruvela Niyogis are common (or similar): this fact is considered by many to support for this theory of migration. According to Narasimha Shastry Nori, 6000 Brahmins were appointed as village heads and accountants and training imparted to them, way back in 13th or 14th century AD

Pravaras Every Brahmin family will have Pravara . This means every family linked up with one or two or three origins or ancestors or Vamsa Parampara. Every brahmin family will have minimum three Rishis . For example ., Angirasa , Aayasha, Gargeysa. This is one parampara . These three people are origin for today's generation . Like that there are very prominent Rishis ( sages) like Kashyapa, Vasista, Koundinyasa, Bhardwaja, Parasara, Gothamasa, Srivastava, and so on..,. Every family while celebrating either function or sraddha , they should utter three times this Pravara and start the function or ceremony.

About The Nandavariks The Nandavariks, were known as such as they were ‘Nandavara Agrahara Graheetas’. They are Rig-vedins and come under ‘ASVALAYANA SUTRA’ or principle and follow ‘Smartha Sampradaya’ as distinguished from ‘Madhava’ or ‘Vaishnava samparadayas’. ‘ASVALAYANA SUTRA’ is one of the six Sutras followed by Rig Vedins, the others being APASTABMHA (KRISHNA YAHJUR VEDINS), KATHYAYANA (SUKLA YAJUR VEDINS) DRAKSHAYANA (SAMA VEDINS), VATSYAYANA (SUKLA YAJUR VEDINS). A liik at the galaxy of the names of the thirteen recipients (MOOLA PARASHAS) of the grant of Nandavaram will reveal their caliber and mettle. The list of their names and ‘Gothrams’ is as follows:  ‘Avadhanam’ Peddi Bhattlu – Srivatsava Gothram.  ‘Tarkasastram’ Mahadeva Bhattlu – Vasishta Gothram.

 ‘Vaseshikam’ Vardhana Bhattlu – Kaushika Viswamitrasa Gothram.

 ‘Mahabhashyam’ Mahadeva Bhattlu – Athreyasa Gothram.

 ‘Mantra Sastram’ Kamalanbha Pandithulu – Harithasa Gothram.

 ‘Puranam’ Sridhara Dikshitlu – Bharadhwajasa Gothram.

 ‘Shadangala’ Narayana Dikshitulu – Agastyasa Gothram.

 ‘Prabhakara’ Naga Vadhyulu – Kashyapasa Gothram.

 ‘Kramadhati’ Janardana Somayajulu – Kutsasa Gothram.

 ‘Dasagrandhala’ Viswanadhacharyulu – Gautamasa Gothram.

 ‘Surya Siddhantham’ Narayana Somayajulu – Mounabhargava Gothram.

 ‘Pradyotha’ Narasimha Somayajulu – Modgalyasa Gothram.

 ‘Kanadam’ Vishnu Vardhana Bhattlu – Veetha Havyasa Gothram

A close study of the names of the recipients will reveal that they were men of high caliber and attainments. They appear to have been authorities in their own fields and faculties with which their very names are associated, Folloing the same order of names of the recipients, ‘Tarkasastram’ Mahadeva Bhattlu appears to have been an authority on Logic. ‘Vaiseshikam’, the later branch of Logic which is said to haven the field of Vishnuvaardhana Bhattlu. ‘Mahabhashyam’ Maahadeva Bhattlu was an authority in Vedic Grammar. Mantrasastram’ Kamalanabha Pandithulu, as the name implies, appears to have been an authority on the Science of Mantras (Hymns). Likewise, ‘puranam’ Sridhara Dikshitulu was an authority on Epics, like the ‘Ramayana’ and the ‘’, Shadangala’ Narayana Dikshitulu was an authority on the six systems of Indian Philosophy. ‘Prabhakara’ Naga Vadhyulu was an authority on Poorva Mimamsa-Philosophy of rituals and Sacrifices. ‘Kramadhati’ Janardhana Somayajulu was a disciplinarian in the reaction of the . As an example, the Character role of ‘Shankara Sastry’ in that exquisite Telugu movie of recent times ‘Shankarabharanamu’ superbly enacted by Sri Somayajulu (!) may perhaps be considered to be that of a ‘Kramadhati’ in the rendering of Carnatic music. ‘Dasagrandhala’ Viswanathadwarya was an authority on the ten main Upanishads. ‘Pradyotha’ Nursimha Somayajulu was similarly an authority on the observance and performance of rituals. ‘Kanadam’ Vishnuvardhana Bhattlu was an authority of the earlier branch of Logic known as ‘Vaiseshikam’. As one of the receipents was known as ‘Vaiseshikam’ Vishnu Vardhana Bhattlu (items 3 in the list above) and as ‘Vaiseshikam’ (known to be the Atomic system of the philosophy) is believed to have emerged around the 16th Century, there is perhaps scope for further careful study and deliberation to deliberation to determine the period of reign of Nandana and the year of grant of ‘Anandavarapuram’ to the Nandavariks. The team of thirteen recipients as seen above is galaxy of scholars, Logicians, Grammarians, writers and Scientists-a glorious teem indeed! No wonder the Deity ‘Sri Chodeshwari’ had conscended from Banares to Nandavaram in response to their prayer as a witness as believed by the devotees, in consideration of their extraordinary prowess.

The suffixes to the names of the ‘Moola Purushas’ are given as ‘Bhattlu’, ‘Pandithulu’, Dikshitulu’, Vadhyulu’, ‘Somayajulu’, and Adhvaryul’, and these have to be considered carefully. These suffixes con note that the ‘Moola Purushas’ were all essently ‘Vadikis’. A ‘Vaidiki’ is commonly known to be one who has studied the Vedas and the Nandavarik Brahmins must have also, as other Brahmins, taken to the study of the Vedas and the Sastras in olden times. The five hundred families of Nandavariks are said to be the descendants of the thirteen “Moola Purushas” of the thirteen Gothrams. By the efflux of time and their eventual migration to the different parts of the country, the occupations they held, their employment in the positions other than those pertaining to the study or propagation of the Vedas and the Sastras, they came to be gradually denominated as ‘Neogis’ as distinguished from ‘Vaidikis’. A ‘Neogi’ is one who is engaged for a post or a situation or entrusted with a job on wages. The Nandavarik Brahmins, before their migration, supposedly from ‘Kashi’ according to the legend are believed to have been known as ‘Badaganadu’ Kannadia Brahmins’ according to ‘Kamalapuri’, Venkata Subba Sarma, as seen from the book ‘Sri Chowdeswari valisamu, he published as long as 1891 A.D. One might agree with this view to the extent that ‘Badagandu’ is said to mean ‘Northern Region’ as the Nandavarik Brahmins are stated to have migrated from ‘Kashi’ or Benares, which is located in the North, ‘Kamalapuri’ Venkata Subba Sarma’s, view that the Nandavariks were Badaganadu Kannadigas’, however, is not obviously quite acceptable and must be considered to have been his personal view as he happened to live in Bellary amidst Kannadigas and their influence and environment. It is not in ended to raise any controversy in this matter, but it is mentioned only to serve as a study of academic interest and enlightenment to the community. bellamkonda (pamidipadu agraharam)

Surnames (Family Names) of Niyogi Brahmins

Niyogi Brahmins: Adaalatu – Adukuri – Adury – Ainaparti – Ainamprolu – Akhandam – Akkiraju – Alapattu – Aleti – Alladi – Ambadasu – Ambarukhana – Ammiraju - Amruthavakkula – Amruthavaakkula – Anantavarapu – Andukuru – Annapragada – Anipeddi – Anisingaraju – Annavarpu – Anumarlapudi – Attota – Ayinambrolu – Ayinpura – Ayyagari – Bairavarasu - Batthulapalli (It's the name of a village in Ananthapur district. Other derivatives are Battula or Batthula) – Balijepalli – Basavaraju – Bendapudi – Bendepudi - Bethapudi (Prathamasakha - Kashyapasa Gotram) – Beecharaju – Bhavaraju - Bhatlapenamarthi (It's the name of a village in Krishna Dt) – Birudavolu – Bodapati – Boddapati – Bommaraju – Bolla – Bollapragada – Bodicherla – Bharatam – Bhimavarapu – Budamagunta - Budharaju (Other derivatives are Buddharaju) – Brahmandam - Chaganty (Other derivatives are Chaganti) – Challa – Chakilam – Chandraraju – Chennuri – Cheruku – Cherukumudi – Chelpati - Chetlapalli (Bhardwajasa gotram-originally belongs to West Godavari Districts-in Pradhama sakha, three groups (i) Penugonda chetlapalli, (ii) errampeta chetlapalli (iii)kakileru chetlapalli)  Chillara  Chitrapu

 Chevendra

 Chittem

 Chodavarapu

 Chunduru

 Daliparthi

 Damaraju

 Devambotla

 Dubagunta  Durga

 Dulla

 Durgaraju

 Damerla

 Davuluri

 Desaraju

 Devalraju

 Devarabotla

 Devarabotla

 Dongra

 Dontaraju

 Dosapati

 Damaraju

 Dhurjati

 Edury (SANDILYASA GOTHRAM)

 Edlapalli

 Eedupalli

 Errapatruni

 Errapragada (other derivatives are Errapa or Erraprolu)

 Errum

 Gandavarapu

 Gangaravula

 Gampa

 Gatraju

 Gaddapalli

 Gadidasu

 Ganapatiraju

 Ganugapati

 Gajulapalli

 Gadicharla

 Ghali  Ghantasala

 Godavari

 Gogulapati

 Gorijavolu

 Gudipaty

 Guduru

 Gundlapalli

 Gundumalla

 Guntupalli

 Ikkurthy

 Ikkurty

 Ikkurthi

 Illandula

 Illendula

 Illindala

 Indurthi

 Inapurapu (or Ayenapurapu)

 Inumella

 Jeedigunta

 Josyula

 Kagupati

 Kagollu

KALIPATNAPU  Kanchikacharala  Kanchugantala

 Kathari

 Kanakabhattula

 Kandhibanda

 Kankipati

 Kavulu

 Kavuru (BHARDWAJASA GOTRHAM)

 Kavuluri  Kakarlapudi

 Kakarlamudi

 Kamaraju

 Kambhammettu (BHARDWAJASA GOTRHAM)

 Kanukollu

 KAPAVARAPU (HARITHASA GOTHRAM)

 KAPILA

 Kara (Srivatsasa Gothram)

 Karinapati

 Karlapudi

 Karumanchi

 Kasarabada

 Kesharaju

 Kasiraju

 Kolavennu (Prathamasakha - Kashyapasa Gotram)

 Kolipaka (Kasyapasa gothram)

 Kolipaka (BHARADWAJASA GOTRHAM)

 Kona

 Konda

 Koochi

 Kotamraju

 Koduri

 Komaravolu

 Kondapalli

 Korlimarla

 Kothapalli

 Kovuru

 Kuppila

 Kunchanapalli ( Guntur Distt)

 Khandaladinne

 Lakinepalli  Lakkaraju

 LIngala

 Lingamgunta

 Maddali

 Malyala

 Mandapaka

 Madiraju

 Mallapragada

 Mallavarapu

 Manchiraju

 Mannava

 Manugarra

 Marella

 Matukumalli

 Mattigunta

 Mocherla

 Modukuru

 Moganti

 Morparthi

 Mukkamala

 Muktevi

 Munimanikyam

 Mukkapati

* Mullapudi  Mylavarapu  Naraparaju

 Nagulapalli

 Nadimpalli

 NandiRaju

 Nedunuri

 Neelamraju

 Nibhanupudi  Nidadavolu

 Nissankala

 Oddiraju

 Pamidimukkala

 Pamidighamtam

 Pandrapragada

 Pindiproli/Pindiprolu

 Palepu

 Paluri

 Pamarthy (ATREYASA GOTHRAM)

 Parimi

 Parupudi

 Patibanda

 Penamakuri/Penamakuru

 Poosapati (Ministers of Vijayanagara Asthanam)

 Potula

 Poruri

 Pulapaka

 Pusuluri

 Rajavolu

 Rayaprolu

 Regadamilli

 Revuri (BHARDWAJASA GOTHRAM)

 Rayabharam (Srivatsava Gothram)

 Rayavarapu

 Rupanagunta

 Rudravarapu

 Ryali (BHARDWAJASA GOTRHAM)

 Salapaka

 Srikaram

 Sandepudi  Sampatam

 Sambaraju

 Sambatur

 Sattenapalli

 Satram

 Sankuratripati (Srivatsasa Gothram)

 Sannikandlapadu

 Samudram

 Saripalli

 Savidi

 Seetamraju

 Singaraju

 Somaasi

 Somaraju

 Sthaanam

 Tadepalli

 Tammera

 Thondapi

 Toleti

 Torthi

 Tumu (Bhadrachalam)

 Tuttagunta

 Turlapati

 Twarakavi

 Udayagiri

 Ullaganti

 Undavalli

 Unnava

 Uppala

 Urakaranam

 Uta  Uttaralingamakuntla

 Vaddadi

 Vaddiraju

 Vadduri

 Vadlamudi

 Vaduri

 Vahi

 Vallambhatla

 Valluri

 Vanam

 Vangipurapu

 Vankamamidi

 Vankeswarapu

 Velavarthipati

 Venneti

 Varagani

 Varahagiri

 Vareswaram

 Varkhola

 Vasa

 Vasiraju

 Vegaraju

 Veladi

 Velagapudi

 Vepachedu

 Vinnakota

 Vissa

 Vissamraju,

 Yedida

 Yellapragada

 Yendluri  Yerravally

 Yamarthy

Most of these families belong to "Kanva" or "Kanveeya" branch of Pradhamasakha. Many of these family names are unique to Pradhamasakha, and you may not find the same names in any other Brahmin caste, but some family names are found in various other Brahmin groups as well. Also, some of these family names may be found in non- Brahmin castes due to the fact that many of the family names are derived from the village names .

Aruvela Niyogi and Other Niyogi Brahmins

 Abburi  Abbaraju

 Achanta

 Achiraju

 Adidamu

 Adimulam

 Adipudi

 Adiraju

 Aditham

 Adivi

 Aduri

 Adurthi

 Ajjarapu

 Akkanapragada / Akkinapragada / Akkenapragada (all are same - as they are proper nouns)

 AkkaRaju

 Akkinepalli

 Akkiraju

 Akunuri

 Aluru

 Amancherla/Amancharla

 Amanaganti

 Amperayani

 Ammanabrolu

 Anantharaju  Andukuri

 Annapragada

 Annamraju

 Annavaram

 Apparaju (Parasara Gotram (tryo-rishi pravara Vasishta-Sakti-Parasara) in Aruvela Niyogi)

 Apparaju (also exists in Nandavareeka Niyogi & Pradhama Sakha Niyogi)

 Aradhyula

 Arjarapu

 Atluri

 Atreyapurapu

 Avasarala

 Avatapalli

 Avva

 Ayyadevara [Bharadwajasa Gothram]

 Ayyagari

 Ayyalaraju

 Bakaraju

 Balabhadrapatruni

 Balanthrapu

 Balemarthy

 Balivada

 Ballijepalli

 Bandhakavi

 Banda -----

 Basavaraju

 Bhadriraju

 Bhamidipati

 Bharatham

 Bhattiprolu

 Bhavaraju  Bheemavarapu

 Bheemaraju/Bhimaraju

 Bhogaraju

 Bhograj

 Bhupatiraju

 Bitragunta

 Bodapati

 Bollapragada

 Bommaraju

 Bommakanti

 Bommireddipalli

 Banthalpad

 Boyinepalli

 Botlaguduru

 Brahmandam

 Buddhavarapu

 Budhiraju

 Budaraju

 Buyyanapragada

 Chadalawada

 Chaganti

 Chakilam

 Challa

 Challapally

 Chamarthy

 Chandramouli

 Chandraraju

 Chandarlapati

 Chatrathi

 Chamaraju

 Cheemalamarri  Chengalvela

 Chennapragada

 Cherukupalli (It's the name of a village in Guntur district.. They actually belong to Yallapragada)

 Cherukuvada

 Chilakalapudi

 Chilakapati

 Chimakurthy

 Chinta

 Chinnamuttevi

 chintagunta

 Chintapalli

 Chintalapudi

 Chittamuri

 Chittapragada

 choragudi

 Chitrapu

 Chitturi

 Chodavarapu

 Chunduru

 Commuri

 Daliparthy

 Damaraju

 Dammalapati

 Danam

 Dantanaraju

 Davuluri

 Desabhatla

 Desabhatla

 Desaraju

 Desiraju

 Devarabhotla  Devalraju

 Devambotla

 Devarabotla

 Devulapalli

 Dhanyamraju

 Dharani

 Dharmavarapu

 Dinavahi

 Dittakavi

 Doddavarapu

 Dontaraju

 Dronamraju

 Duggaraju

 Duggirala

 Dhurjati

 Duttaluru

 Eadara

 Elchuri

 Enjeti

 Eeswarapragada

 Gade

 Gadiraju

 Gaddamanugu

 Gadi

 Gandavarapu

 Gandepalli

 Gangavarapu

 Gangaraju

 Ganjam

 Gentela

 Ghattamaraju (Gowtamasya Gothram)  Gollamudi

 Goparaju

 Goteti

 Govindaraju

 Gudipati

 Gudladona

 Gudlavalleti

 Gullapalli

 Gummaraju

 Gundimeda

 Gundlapalli

 Gundamaraju

 Gunnikuntla

 Gurazada

 Idury

 Ilapavuluri

 Illandula

 Illendula

 Illindala

 Indupalli

 Inamanamelluri

 Inugurthi

 Inumella

 Ippagunta

 Iragavarapu

 Itikala

 Ivaturi

 Jakkaraju

 Jeedigunta

 Jillellamudi

 Jonnalagadda  Jayagiri

 Jayanthi

 Kaasiraju

 Kadambari

 Kalapatapu

 Kaligotla

KALIPATNAPU  Kallakuri  Kalley

 Kalvakurthi

 Kalugotla

 kalavacharla

 Kamakolanu

 Kamaraju gadda

 Kambhammettu

 Kanakagiri

 Kanala

 Kanchnepalli

 Kandukuri

 Kanukollu

 Kanukolanu

 Kanuparthi

 Kanuparthy

 kapavarapu

 Karavadi

 Karanam

 Karlapudi

 Karumanchi

 Kasarabada

 Kasavaraju

 kesapragada

 Kasthala  Kasturi

 Kasukurthi

 Katranikona

 Katuri

 Kattekola (Haritasa Gothram)

 Kavi

 Kavipurapu

 kesaanapalli

 Kesinapalli

 Khambhammettu

 Kocherlakota

 Koduri

 Kodi

 Koka

 Kona

 Kolanu

 Kalluri

 Koduru

 Kommaraju (Haritasa Gotram)

 Komara

 Komaragiri (Vasishta Gothram)

 Komarraju

 Kona

 Konda

 Kondepudi

 Kondapally

 Konduri

 Konduru

 Konidena

 Konuru

 Kopparapu  Korimilli

 Korrapati

 Korupolu

 Kotamraju

 Kotamarthi

 Kotaru

 Kotharu

 Kotichintala

 Kovuru

 Krovvidi

 Kummamuru

 Kuchimanchi

 Kuntamukkala

 Kunderu

 Kundurthi

 Kurapati

 Lakkapragada

 Lakkaraju

 Lakkavajjula

 Lingamgunta

 Lingaraju

 Machavaram

 Machiraju

 Maddali

 Madiraju

 Maddikonda

 Malkapuram

 Mallampalli

 Mallapragada

 Mallavarapu

 Malyala  Manapragada

 Manchikalapati

 Manchikanti

 Manchiraju

 Mandapaka

 Mandapati

 Mangu

 Mannava

 Mannepalli

 Mantri

 Mantripragada

 Maramraju

 Marella

 Marripati

 Mattigunta

 Matukumalli

 Medikonduru

 Medukonduru

 Mittagunta

 Mocherla

 Modukuru

 Mooparti

 Moorthiraju

 Mopidevi

 mudunuru

 Mukkamala

 Muktevi

 Mulakaluri

 Mullapudi

 Mulugu

 Mulpur  Mulpuri

 Mutharaju

 Munagamuri

 Munimanikyam

 Munipalle

 Muppalla

 Muvva (Movva)

 Mynampati

 Mylavarapu

 Nadela

 Namavarapu

 Namburi

 Nandanavanam

 Nandigama

 Nandiraju

 Nandiwada

 Nanduri

 Nandury

 Naraparaju

 Nadimpalli

 Navuluri

 Neelamraju

 Nerella

 Nemalikanti

 Nellutla

 Nemalikanti

 Nidamarthi

 Nemali

 Nidumolu

 Nadupalli

 Nimushakavi/Nimishakavi  Nissankala

 Pabbaraju

 Pachava (Koundinyasa Gotram) --formerly Ramachandruni

 Pagolu

 Paidipati

 Palakodety

 Palivela

 Palukuru

 Palutla

 Pamidipati

 Pamulaparthi

 Pamulapati

 Panamgipalli

 Panchalavarapu

 Pandrangi

 Pandravada

 Panguluri

 Panthangi

 Paramatmuni/Paramathmuni

 Parvatam (BHARDWAJASA GOTRHAM- 6000 NIYOGIS)

 Paramkusham

 Parimi

 Parupalli

 Paaturi

 Pathapati

 Patibanda

 Pattamatta

 Pegatraju

 Pathikonda

 Peddada

 Pelluri  Pemmaraju

 Penamakuru

 Penumudi

 Perali

 Petluri

 Piduru

 Pindiprolu

 Pochiraju

 Poduri

 Pogalore

 Poolla

 Polamraju

 Polapragada

 Polavaram

 Poluri

 Ponduri

 Ponnada

 Ponnekanti

 Poruri

 Pothapragada

 Potharaju

 Potturi

 Pragada

 Pragadaraju

 Praturi

 Puligadda

 Pulijala

 Pulikanti

 Pulipaka

 Pullamaraju  Pulugurtha (Koundinyasa Gothram)

 Punyamurthula

 Poosapati (Ministers of Vijayanagara Kingdom)

 Putrevu

 Puttabakula

 Puttamraju

 Puvvada

 Rachapudi

 Racherla

 Ramapragada

 Rajasekharuni

 Ramachandruni (Koundinyasa Gotram)

 Ramaraju (There are two 1. Ramaraju (Eka) 2. Ramaraju (Palnadu))

 Rangaraju

 Ravela

 Ravinutala

 Ravipati

 Ravula

 Ravulaparti

 Ravuri

 Returi

 Rupanagunta

 Sambharaju

 Sandepudi

 Sangaraju

 Sanka

 Sankhamraju

 Santapur

 Sambatur

 Sarraju

 Sarikonda  Sarvepalli

 Sathuluri

 Sattiraju

 Saathamraju

 Satyavolu

 Seethamraju

 Seethanraju

 Seethimraju

 Siddiraju

 Singam

 Singampalli

 Singaraju

 Siripurapu

 Sivaraju

 Srigiriraju

 Srikantham

 Sriramagiri

 Sunkaranam

 Sunkesula

 Suraparaju

 Surampudi

 Tadanki

 Tadakamalla

 Tadikonda

 Tallapragada

 Tallamraju

 Talluri

 Tamiri (Kousikasa)

 Tamvada

 Tanguturi

 Tanuku  Tatavarthy

 Tadakamalla

 Tadinada

 Tadimalla

 Tadimeti

 Tamirisa

 Tatavarthy

 Tatiraju

 Telidevara

 Tenneti

 Tetali

 Thungathurthi

 Thalupooru

 Thatikonda

 Thondapi

 Tummurugoti

 Timmaraju

 Tipparaju

 Tummalacheruv

 Tummurugoti

 Turimella

 Turaga / Tvarakavi

 Turlapati / Turlapaty

 Unnava

 Uppaluri

 Uppugunduri/Wuppukondur/Wuppugundur

 Vaddadi

 "Vaddiparthi" (6000 Niyogis - Srivastava Gotram)

 Vadlamannati

 Vadrevu

 Valluri  Vajja

 Vakkalanka

 Vamaraju

 Vangipurapu

 Vankamamidi

 Vanukuru

 Varahagiri

 Vedagiri

 Vedururu

 Vedaraju

 Veladi

 Velagapudi

 Velaparti

 Veldurthy

 Velichety

 Veluvali

 Vemavarapu

 Vempati

 Vemuganti

 Vemula

 Vemulakonda

 Vemuri

 Ventrapragada

 Vennelaganti

 Vennelakanti

 Venuturupalle

 Vepakomma

 Vinnakota

 Viriyala

 Vissapragada  Volety

 Voore

 Vutukuru (6000 Niyogis - Koundinyasa Gotram)

 Vurakaranam

 Vulpalli

 Wuriti

 Yabaluri

 Yallapragada

 Yamaarthy

 Yandapalli / Yandapally

 Yerramillu

 Yarrapragada

 Yedida

 Yendluri

 Yerramilli

 Yerragudipati

 Yeddanapudi

 Wuppalapati / Uppalapati

 Varigonda

 Vajja

 Vajjala

 Valluru

 vallury

 Tallapragada

 Tipparaju

 Yellamraju

 Yelamati

 Ramaraju

 yerukalapudi Surnames of Karanams(sista karanam) in Andhra Pradesh]]

In Andhra Pradesh the surname of the people Telugu speaking Karanas may be Belagam,Markonda, Patnaikuni, Murahari, Murahari Rao, Amiti, Arikathota, Ayyannamahanty, Kuppannagari, Gandavarapu, Bahadursha, Bandaru, Behara, Dontaraju, Makkuva, Bantupalli, Bhasuru, Kottakki, Tattikota, Palteru, Daggubati, , Lakshmi Dhara Mahanthi, Raghupatruni, Avasarala, Balivada, Bogela, Kolla, Kottu, Jayati, Kantimahanthi, Kuppili, Muddana, Mantri, Munganda, Garbham, Pakki, Baggam, Narasipuram, Regulavalasa, Rajamahanthy, Kallepalli, Karanam, Basara, Kalimahanthi, Kantimahanti, Vadada, Vandrangi, Gorantla, Gadagamma, Wuriti, Donepudi, Sundarigari, Sadasivuni, Manipatruni, Vishnumahanti, Chandramahanti, Yellumahanti, Durgumahanti, Prataparao, Polumahanthi, Pothumahanti, Dabbiru, Udandrao, Vandrangi, Vantharam, Polaki, Salihundam, Eathakota, Sunakra, Sadasivuni, Saluru, Sunakara, Ippili, Gara, Vadada, Rajapatruni, Kemmi, Potnuri, Karakavalasa, Bantupalli, Baggam, Batlanki, Deepthimahanthi, Khandavalli, etc.

Later on some of the families started adding their village names to their surnames and over of a period of time these village names become their surnames. Like Naguru, Ravipalli, Kondavalasa, Kattamanchi, Polaki, Vadada, Gara, Balaga, Salihundam, Chikkalavalasa, Velkur, etc.

A--- Ampavalli, Akkumahanthi, Alumahanthi, Adivishnu, Arikathota, Arasada, Amiti, Aaguru, Allena, Adivishnu, Aakula, Ayyanmahanthi

B--- Belagam,Behara,Balivada, Bhoghela, Baggam, Bhasuru, Bandaluppi, Baratm, Bogilla, Balarammahanti,Batlanki, Bahadursha, Baldare, Bantupalli, Buragayala, Balaga, Budumuru, Buravilli,

C--- Chowdhary, Chandrashekar, Chilakalapilli, Chitivalasa, Chinagodava,

D--- Dabbiru, Durgumahanti, Donkada, Deepthimahanthi, Dadhirao, Donepudi, Dashumahanthi

E--- Ellumahanti, Enkumahanti, Eluri, Eluru

F---

G--- Godaba, Gurugaru,Gadiyakare, Garbham, Goberu, Gajaghantarao,

H---

I--- Itika, Ippili, Ipalavalasa

J--- Jogmahanti, Jakkuva, Jannumahanthi, Jodumahanthi, jaggumahanthi

K--- Kuppili, Kondavalasa, Karakavalasa, Kagam, Kuppannagari, Kantimahanti, Kottavalasa, Kaspa, Koppara, Kottakki, kesavarapu, Komarthi, Kondadadi, Krishnapatra, Kottisa, Kottugummada, Kondalamahanthi, Kagam, Krovvidi, Kaja, Kallepalli, Kimmi, kurupam, Khandavalli, Kattamanchi

L--- Laddika, Lavudi, Locherla, Lumburu, Laavudu, Lottabadra

M--- Munagavalasa, Mantri, Mandakuriti, Molavalasa, Manapuram, Mandukuti, Mosalikanti, Marupalli, Merangiri, Manipatrruni, Murthy, Makualu, Moturu, Mandavakuriti, Mulaga, Manthena, Madwaraapu, Makkuva,

N--- Naupada, Nagamahanti, Narsipuram, Nandigam, Nandivada, Nadukuru, Nidaganti, Nagumanthiri, Narsipuram, Nadukooru,

O---

P--- Pothumahanty, Purushottamahanti, Patanaikuni, Polumahanty, Poram, Potnuru, Parasurampuram, Pakki, Peddapanki, Perumahanti, Padala, Panchadim, Paalavalasa, Palteru, Paaraselli, Polaki

Q---

R--- Raghupatruni, Rajmahanti, Rompilli, Regulavalasa, Ravupalli, Rajapatruni, Ragidi, Rajapolu, Raypilli, Rajam,

S--- Sekharmahanthi, Sadasivuni, Siripuram , sahini, sekarmantri, sabravisukurapam, Singumahanti, saluru, Sivvam,Santhapur

T--- Thoningi, Tattikota, Tumula, teda

U--- Uriti, Udhani, Urllam, Udhandarao, Uddavolu

V--- Vandrangi, Vuriti, Venkumahanthi, Vadara, Vippalavalasa, Vanapalli, Vantharam, Venam, Vennakota, vadada Y--- Yellumahanthi, Yellumahanti

Niyogis Today

Jai Niyogi, Tyagi, Chitpawan, Mohyal, Anawil...

Niyogis unlike the rest of the Brahmins, were warriors, administrators, ministers, reformers in pre-independent colonial India i.e. more like the Samurais of Japan.Niyogis are those brahmins, who took up various secular vocations including military ones like their counterparts in other states such as Chitpavans in Maharashtra, Mohyals in the Punjab , Tyagis and Bhumihar Brahmins in most parts of Northern India and the Pushpaka Brahmins of . For this many of them gave up religious occupations such as priesthood. Today you can see only hand- full of niyogi priests working in some temples. But still as brahmins, they are committed to follow individual/family level rituals required to be followed at their homes, even though they don't choose that as career outside. Hence, the Niyogis never either accept a religious gift or partake of Shraadha food (food given to Brahmins during death related rituals). In spite of living in modern age, most of them never give up their consciousness regarding their vedic heritage, but rather try to follow or understand them radically.

Niyogis depend and emphasize on modern education, administration (Niyogis have traditionally been well represented in the lower cadres of local administration in Andhra Pradesh), management etc. In the past, they were , Talukdars, Munsabs, Minor kings, Ministers in the courts of kings and feudatories. Many of them were village accountants/clerk, Karanams (in Andhra ) or Patwaris (in Telangana), until recently. A famous saying goes Yendu Niyogimpavalenanna Niyogimpadagina vaadu Niyogi - He who can be trusted for successful completion of task is a Niyogi.

Many of them were village accountants/clerks, karanams (Andhra) or patwaris (Telangana), until recently, as a heritage. However, these positions were abolished by the Government during 1980s. As a result of this and other populist programs such as reservations and quotas for selected castes and tribes, Niyogi Brahmins had become economically weak till a generation back because of the sudden end to their vocation. Things have now changed for much better with the community members doing well and occupying senior positions in private sector and even have their own business establishments.

- poet  'kavi sarvabhouma'srinadhudu - poet,

 Khadga tikkana - great warrior

 Induluri annaya mantri - Saved andhra from muslim rule after fall of kakateeyas

 Narayana Rao Mylavarapu - First Advantage San Diego, USA

Ramakrishnudu

 Kancharla Gopanna

 Mahamantri Timmarusu

 Madanna and Akkanna, the ministers with Golconda

 Akkaraju Lakshminarayana Rao (Retired Principal and Ex-Registrar Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalamu, Tirupati)

 Akkaraju Venkata Subba Rao, Asst General Manager (Exploration), Hindustan Copper Ltd

 Vijayadurga Peethadipathi, Vedurupaka,

 Dr Tatavarthy Bharatham Shashidhar the famous ENT surgeon who selflessly helped the poor patients of northern India.

 Konduru Sathyanarayanan - General Secretary for Industrial Development Bank of India for the past 25 years and who has selflessly dedicated himself for the welfare and growth of employees  Shri Late:P.V.NARASIMHA RAO, scholar, Prime Minister of India

- Sattiraju Lakshminarayana

 Illindala Saraswathi- Famous Telugu Writer

 Amruthavakkula Sesha Kumar

 Nanduri Subbarao- a famous poet who authored Yenki paatalu

 Nanduri Prasada Rao- a famous freedom fighter

 Gandavarapu Laxman Narayana- a famous freedom fighter from Poondla

 Swami Sahajanand Saraswati

 Swami Sundaracharya Saraswathi, Founder of Sarva Siddhi Peeta and Sarva Siddhi Meditation

 Adivi Bapiraju

 Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan

 Kasturi Siva Rao Famous Comedian

 Kopparapu Ananta Surya Prakasa Rao -KASP Rao(Guinness World Record holder in 'Memory') Author of 'Whirling the Windmill - Unwinding the Mind" a Harvard University Prize winner

 Adavikolanu Chakrapani Rao Chest Physician walking encyclopedia, supdt KGH Hospital, Waltair

 Marella Suryanarayana rao Karanam of Aibhimavaram, Freedom Fighter, President of WGdt Co-operative Bank, president of 50 villages

 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

 V V Giri

 Muppalla lakshmana rao alias ganapati - maoist cheif

 charu majumdar - founder,maoist moment

 Polapragada Venkata Murali Krishna Rao. (CMD SL Diagnostics Pvt Ltd and former Director Bharat Dymanics Limited and Managing Trustee of Sri Lakshmi Venkateshwara Polapragada Charitable Trust)

 Damaraju Nageswararao

 Desiraju Suneeta Rao, a famous contemporary singer

 Duttaluru Radhakrishna Murthy, a famous Civil Engineer

 Kandukuri Sivananda Murthy Garu - Satguru, Yogi - Bhimunipatnam, Andhra Pradesh

 Siva Rama Prasad Korlimarla - Executive Director, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.

 Sri Krishna Singh First and Most successful Chief Minister of the province of and Famous Scholar Politician in India.

 P V Narasimha Rao - Former Prime Minister of India

 Kona Prabhakara Rao - Finance minister, Speaker of AP Assembly, PCC President, Governor of Pondichery, Sikkim and Maharashtra.

 Sheel Bhadra Yajee  Raya Mantri

 Bendapudi Annamantri [General and Administrative Minister in Kakatiya Kingdom]

 Turaga venkata kavi

 Kandukuri Veeresalingam

 Ramdhari Singh Dinkar National Poet-Hindi-Bhumihar Brahmin of Bihar.

 K L Rao distinguished Civil engineer and Cabinet Minister

 Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu- First Chief Minister for the state of Andhra Pradesh

 General A.S. Rao (O.B.E.

 General K. V. Krishna Rao

 Panchalavarapu Venkata Subbarao

 Elchuri Subrahmanyam one of the Niagara poets

 Elchuri Muralidhara Rao a scholar, classical poet and ashtavadhani

 Elchuri Vijaya Raghava Rao a Grate poet, Flute Expert.

 Krishna(cartoonist)krishna kishore valluri

 K.S.R. Prasad

 K.C.Prakash

 Late Rama Singh(Bhalua, Siwan,Bihar)employed in Vishnu Sugar Mill and famous social worker.

 Late Krishna Kant Singh(Goreyakothi, Siwan)famous Bhumihar Brahmin politician of Bihar.

 Late Shri Vutukuru Ranga Rao - a famous High School Headmaster in District, Andhra Pradesh

 K.Uma Maheswara Rao

 Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao

 Korlimarla Ramamurthy (1920-1997)

 Korlimarla Siva Rama Prasad

 Prashanth Korlimarla

 Kasturi Siva sankara Rao learned poet awarded sastry by English people B.savaram near Rajole

 Ponnaganti Telaganarya (First Desi Telugu Poet)

 Amancherla Gangadhar Rao, Retd. High Court Judge

 Kommaraju Lakshmikanthananda yogiji(Guntur).

 Prof. N.V. Subrahmanyam (Eminent Mathematician)

 Prof. N.V.Subba Rao (Professor in Organic Chemistry and Dean of Science, Osmania University)

 Mangu Sarathi Krishna  Canchupaty Venkatarao Venkasami Rao - MASTER C.V.V, the founder of new Yoga called Bhrukta Rahita Taraka Raja Yoga.

 Pandit Prakash Vir Shastri eminent Parliamentarian and scholar of Sanskrit.

 Vangipurapu venkata sai Laxman @ VVS Laxman- Indian cricketer (Pradhama Sakha Niyogi)

 Dr. Palakodety Satyanarayana Rao, eminent writer, film critic and author of many books

 Pawan Kaasiraju [152480]- Chairman & Managing Director, Dhatri Advertising Private Limited

 "Tantrabhaskara" Dr. Purnapragnabharathy - Eminent scholar is Languages, Reputed Translator

 Prajapathy Rao Gundavarapu ( Secretary Satavahana college, )

 "Vainika Sarvabhouma" Dr. Challapally Chitti Babu (Veena Maestro)

 Anil Gandavarapu

 Chittamuru Ramaiah, famous follower of theosophy who contributed very much to the in 1930's.

 Late Dr. D. Sivaramaiah (Erstwhile Principal of college of Technology, OU, Hyd)

 Dr. Yellapragada Subbarao

 Dr. Subrahmanya Siripurapu, Physician from Vizag

 Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya Freedom Fighter & Andhra Bank Founder

 V. Rama Rao Governor of Sikkim

 SP BalasubramanyamSaivulu, a great play back singer

 Smt s. Janaki, a play back singer

 Smt. P.Susheela, Famous playback singer

 Dr. Achanta lakshmipathi

 Sridhar Sunkaranam

 Chakilam Muralidhar Rao, a promising IFS officer

 Dr. B.V.Pattabhiram

 U.Subbaraya Sarma

 Valluru Sitaramiah

 Late Vadrevu Jaggaraju, Freedom Fighter

 Late Vadrevu Patanjali, aka Vadrevu Jogi Pantulu, Author, Journalist, Music & Dance critic, Chief news Editor, Door Darchan, India

 Gurazada Appa Rao (Kanyasulkam Writer)

 Dr. Itikala Sanjeeva Rao - Eminent Ayurvedic physician

 Yeddanapudi Sulochanadevi(Writer)

 Dammalapati Seshagiri Rao, Peetadhipathi, Bhuvaneswari Peetham, Gannvaram, Andhra Pradesh.  Rajasekharuni Dikshitulu

 Mooparthi Sita Rama Rao, Sundarakanda Author (Pradhama Sakha Niyogi)

 Muttanapalli Venkata Subba Rao (Renowned Advocate in Andhra Pradesh)

 Munimanikyam Narasimha Rao (kantham kathalu) (Pradhama Sakha Niyogi)

 Raj Gollamudi (Aaruvelu Niyogi) ( BlueStream Ventures)

 Shama Rao

 Kandukuri Ramabhadra Rao - Eminent Telugu Poet & Littérateur

 Dr. Turlapati A.V. Murthy ( Registrar, EFL )

 Shri Aluru Lakshmi Narasimha Rao, Chairman & chief Executive, Heavy Water Board.

 Pindiprolu Laxmana Kavi

 Pingali Suranna

 Pingali Venkayya

 Pingali Nagendrarao

 Late Sri Chakilam Srinivasa Rao, Ex M.P.Nalgonda

 Kodati Narayan Rao, Freedom fighter and Father of AP Library movement.

 Pingali Lakshmikantam* Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao - Eminent Agriculture Scientist

 Komaravolu Chandrasekharan - Emiritus scientist in Mathematics and natural science ( Ref-11)

 Late Sri Nanduri Bapiraju -Freedom fighter and A.P High Court Advocate

 Sudeep Desaraju - Eminent Lawyer, NSB and Australian Army Reserve Officer cadet

 Neelamraju Krishna Kishore Well known Banker and Film Critic

 varanasi venkata subba rao-majistrate, director in apcobank,

 Budaraju Radhakrishna, Journalist and great telugu writer.

 Kasturi Narasimha Rao P.S to all ministers of AP

 Varanasi Bhanu Murthy Rao (a poet and lyricist)

 Mohan Goteti- Senior film journalist, Editor and Publisher of HYDERABAD JOSH

 Muppala lakshmana rao alias ganapathi,chief of indian maoists

 SAI KIRAN - The famous Hero is also a brahmin niyogi, belonging to golconda vyaaparulu

 singer sunitha rao

 sridhar—eenadu cartoonist

 Kameswara Rao Pindiproli- Business Man and Philanthropist.

 Dr Kameshwar Rao Neurobiologist  Dr Pegatraju Rajasekhar, Famous Physician in

 Rangaraju Radhika Rao

 Budhiraju Guru Prasad & Budhiraju Suryakanta Ratna

 Tadakamalla Indu

 Talluri Gnanananda Pundarikaksha Rao. Freedom Fighter. Rejected for Freedom Fighter Benefits from Government.

 Talluri Chandra Sekhara Prasad. DGM- Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai, Durg district, State - Chattisgarh.

 Talluri Sri Malleswara Prasad, Warangal.. Famous Social and Political reforms writer, poet. Having 4 Limca Book of records in different fields and Global Head for http://www.fontsglobal.com

 Turlapati Syama Mohan Rao, Nandigama

 Turlapati Venkata Markendeswar Rao, Nandigama

 Tatavarthy RajaSekhar- Humorist

 Dr. Madhav Rangaraju

 Rangaraju Venkateshwar Rao

 Rangaraju Padmaja

 Rangaraju Venkata Ramana

 Somaraju Purushottamdas (Wrote Bhagavatam with pen name 'Uttamam')

 Somaraju Ramanuja Rao (Freedom Fighter who wrote 'Rangoon Rowdy')

 Somaraju Chenchu Krishna Ramdas

 Pindiprolu Bhasker Kumar renowned Physician.

 Pulugurtha Kameswara Rao (Ex. Principal)

 Pulugurtha Sravan Kumar Jr. Manager Dr. Reddy's Labs

 Pulugurtha Chaithanya Sr. Process Designer Tech mahindra

 Indurthi Prahlada Varada Rao

 Kagollu Harsha Nanda Kumar (Hitech Sppiritual Guru)

 Yedida Kameswara Rao (Radio Annayya)

 Ayinapurapu Janakiramam ( Ex-director Finance NTC, Ex-President Heartland)

 Ayinapurapu Uday Kumar

 Ayenapurapu Chandra Mouli

 Telidevara Bhanumurthy ( Eminent writer in telangana dialect )

 Adiraju VR Krishna Murthy - Officer on special duty in PMO office during PV Narashima Rao and personal seceratary to PV during his tenure as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

 Patibanda Raghu Ram - Secretary of Swami Ramanandha Tirtha Society.  BITRAGUNTA RAGHUPATHI RAO Garu, .He was a great man, known very well among the villagers for his helping nature. He worked as a Police Head Constable and was the founder of Sri Ramu Memorial School (estd : 1972)

 Desiraju Narasimha Rao, Professor and Dean at Dept Of Biochemistry, Indian Institute Of Science, Bangalore (6 vela Niyogi)

 Late Deshmukh Kotamarthi Kishan Ranga Rao freedom fighter from Dupahad, Nalgonda

 P.Susheela and S.Janaki, Duggaraju Murali Mohan, Bandaru Venkata Pavan Kumar, Bandaru Anannya, Anitha Venkatraman Names to be added to the list of eminent Niyogis...\

 Dr. T.S.S.Lakshmi - Principal & Superintendent of Osmania Medical college & General hospital, Andhra pradesh's first lady Dermatologist

 Tadinada Krisha Murty - Eminent Chartered Accountant & Director Of National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Financial advisor to the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

 "Elchuri Vijaya Raghava Rao" a Grate poet, Flute Expert .

 "Bhimavarapu" initial is comes in to 6000 niyogulu not in pradhamashaka niyogulu

 Kanta Rao Telugu Film Actor

 Chillara krishnamurty - noted scholar and telugu poet-

 Dr. Somaraju Suseela, Entrepreneur and Writer, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

 Mr. Prem Uppaluru, Silicon Valley Entrepreneur

 Late Dr KASTURI VENKATACHALAM, well known doctor and freedom fighter from Kakinada

 Late Sri Siripragada Bhargava Rao Other noted personalities

 Dr Tatavarthy Bharatham Shashidhar, the famous ENT surgeon in North of India. (6000 niyogi)

 Dr. Bitragunta is an Arvela Niyogi Brahmin with Kousikasa Gotram(Viswamitra- Aghamarshana-Kousika) a renowned Geophysicist (Scientist-G,in National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, A.P), is widely travelled and has 30 SCI (international) publications.

 Yabaluri sreedhar murthi, eminent scholar in geophysics in osmania university.

 Yabaluri Vasudeva Rao, well known lawyer in high court of Andhra Pradesh and Rotary International ex president.'

 Amperayani Kuntamukkala venkata subramanya Rangarao retd excise officer Andhra pradesh

 Late. Edury Rama Chandra Rao, Gowripatnam, W.G.Dist - Land Lord

 Ryali Rama Chandra Vara Prasad, M.B.A. (E.G. Dist) - Business, Native Place is Ravulapalem

 Sri Balanthrapu Rajani Kanta Rao

 Nidamarthi Suraiah, first Telugu Talkies Producer,"Durga Cinetone",, Andhra Pradesh, India

 Nidamarthi Narasimham, Businessman and Municipal Chairman, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India

 Dr. Ponnekanti HanumathaRao,eminent scholar and worked as a principal of Hindu college Guntur

 Undavalli Arun Kumar (Famous Lawyer & Congress M.P from Rajahmundry)

 MADHU BABU (Famous Detective Serial Writer Valluru Madhusudana Rao)  Dharmavarapu Subramanyam (Famous Telugu Comedian)

 Dr. Gadiraju.Sudhakar (I.F.S Officer)

 Dr. Ponamgi Suri Babu, Plastic Surgeon, Hoboken, New Jersey

 Dr. Gadiraju.Nageswara Rao (Former principal ANGRAU)

 ACHTUNI.SRINIVASA MURTY (C.E.O SATYAM Popularly known as ASM)

 VIJAY ADIRAJU ( Famous T.V Artist in TAMIL SERIALS)

 Piduru Subbaiah, Piduru Gurunadha Swamy, Piduru Venkata Subba Rao

 Piduru Guruprasad, Piduru Hemanth KUmar, Piduru Yashwanth Kumar

 Piduru Devendra Kumar, Piduru Venkata Guru Saikiran, Piduru Venkata Guru Sai Karthik

 Piduru Madhusudhana Rao, Piduru Chakri, Piduru Poojith

 Piduru Venkata Krishna Kumar, Piduru Madan Kumar

 Piduru Subba Rama Rao, Piduru Subrahmanyam, Piduru Gurunadham, Piduru Vamsi, Piduru Pavan

 Chillara Radha Satyanarayana Rao Producer of FAMOUS SATYANARAYANA SWAMY TELUGU FILM

 V.N.ADITYA (Famous TELUGU MOVIE DIRECTOR,Vaadrevu Naga Aditya)

 Dr. B.A.Rama Rao, A famous general surgeon from Hyderabad, retired as HOD Surgery, Osmania Medical college&General Hospital (pradhamashaka Arvel Niyogi-Brahmandam)

 Dr. M.Tripura Sundari, A city wide famous Gynaecologist, HOD Gynaecology&obstetrics.,Gandhi Medical College&hospital, Hyderabad. (Pradhamashaka Arvel Niyogi-Mallavarapu)

 Veluvali Achyuthalingam, Famous Madras High Court barrister during the

 Shri Late WUNNAVA VARAHA BUCCHI RAMALINGAMLink-greatfreedom fighter (guru of VVGiri) -Berhampur

 Dr. Ponnekanti HanumathaRao,eminent scholar and worked as a principal of Hindu college Guntur

 Sri Devulapalli Venkata Krishna Sastry - the famous Telugu poet.

 Sri AS Hemalatha Krishna Rao - Devotional Songs Writer & Singer.

 Late Dr Bommireddipalli Venkata Rao-Eminent orthopedic surgeon-AP

 Late Bommireddipalli Sobha Devi-freedom fighter

 Desiraju Lakshmi Narsimha Rao, Project Coordinator(BNF), IndianInstitute of Soil Science, Bhopal

 Wunnava Gandhi Rama Rao-retd Director All India Rehabilitation center-Mumbai

 Adurthi Subba Rao - prominent old-time director of Telugu Films

 Maddikonda satyavenkata subba rao, Sanapallilanka, EG dt

 Late Tempo Rau aka Kurapati ramachander rao - first detective novelist in telugu, edited Tempo magazine in English

 Kavuru Ramakrishna, Retd Deputy Transport Commissioner, Hyderabad  Kavuru Hanumayamma, Oldest Surviving Kavuru to my knowledge

 Chamarty Ramanarao, Temple University

 Boyanapalli Ramakrishna Bharadwaj, Research Scientist, Boulder, Colorado

 Late. Dr. Yellapragada Subba Roa, eminent scientist

 Kanukollu Ravi Kumar

 Yabaluri Pavan Kumar, well known banker,cricket player and movie critic

 Desiraju Shashivara Lalitavara (D.S.L) Prasad One of the key stalwarts in Doordarshan Mumbai .. won numerous awards for his excellent stewardship on the technical operations for the agency .. honorable, ever helpful, kind and just a wonderful human being.

 Ganugapati Chakradhara Rao Business Man Ongole

Notes

 Narayan Rao Mylavarapu - First Advantage San Diego, USA  Dr. Aditya Tadinada- Maxillofacial Surgeon London, U.K

 Potturi Venketswara Rao- Famous Journalist and Critic

 Rangaraju Raghav Ranga Rao

 Poluri Sreerama Murthy Garu Retired South Central Railway Jonal Officer

 Vunnava Nageswara Rao---Eminent Law Professor

 Late Siripurapu Venkatappaiah, - eminent teacher in Tenali area - Guru and inspiration to Smt *Koteswaramma, principal, Montessori education institutions in Vijayawada

 Late Rama Singh (Siwan, Bihar)eminent social worker.

 Aditya Tadinada Oral surgeon

Sri. Nadupalli Ramakrishna Rao (Aruvela Niyogi) Sankhya InfoTech Limited.

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References

 Swami Sahajanand Saraswati Rachnawali (Selected works of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati), Prakashan Sansthan, Delhi , 2003.

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