I
have got a great family. Simply the greatest in the world !!! I
am proud of my family. I am very fortunate to be born in such a
wonderful family. My family is very big with 15 members in it as
follows.
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Myself |
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My
mom Mrs. Sharada Keshavamurthy (Chickmagu) |
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My
dad Mr. H.V. Keshavamurthy |
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My
grandfather H. Venkata Krishnappa |
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My
dodappa Mr. H.S Subbarao |
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My
dodamma Mrs. Padma Rao |
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My
brother Mr. Shrikant Rao |
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My
brother Mr. Shashi Rao |
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My
brother Mr. Kishore Rao |
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My
bhabhi Mrs. Purnima Shrikant Rao |
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My
bhabhi Mrs. Padma Shashi Rao |
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My
bhabhi Mrs. Kishore Rao |
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My
nephew Shrivatsa Shashi Rao |
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My
nephew Shriharsha Shrikant Rao |
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My
niece Vishaka Shashi Rao |
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Our
family has a royal background. We are from the Hoysala dynasty
of Mysore. King Hoysala was the ruler of Mysore in the 16th
century. We are SMARTHA Brahmins by caste, i.e the topmost
uppercast orthodox Brahmins in the world. Though we don't rule
our kingdom anymore and we don't get Privilege purse from the
Govt. of India, still the royalness remains in the blood.
Our family history is as follows. Long ago in the 16th century
there was a Brahmin boy called Sal. In those days schools were
situated in the forest and there was a single teacher called
GURU. The GURU is to teach the students under a tree in the
natural surroundings of the forest. It was much like
Shanti-Niketan but was not as safe as it. There were wild
animals in the forest and there was always fear of attack. One
day, when the teacher was teaching the students, a tiger
suddenly attacked the teacher. All the students ran away fearing
death. In those days, it was believed that a teacher was
equivalent to God. Yet all the students were cowards, worried
about their own life and least bothered about the teacher's
life. The only brave boy in the class was Sal. He did not run
away like all other students. He was the only person who came to
the rescue of the teacher. He fearlessly attacked the tiger and
diverted its attention from the teacher. There were no weapons
with him and he was only 12 years old. He fought the tiger with
bare hands, least bothered about his life. In the meantime the
teacher found a piece of charcoal stick kept near the fireplace
called HAVANA. He passed the charcoal stick to Sal and
started shouting " HOY SAL ..... HOY SAL
.... HOY SAL " which means BEAT IT
SAL, JUST BEAT IT. With the charcoal
stick in his hand and the teachers encouragement, Sal managed to
killed the tiger. Sal was honored by the teacher for
saving his life. As this incident spread in the nearby villages
and schools, Sal got an overnight celebrity status and HOY SAL
became the buzzword of the era. Everybody started addressing Sal
as HOY SAL. After many years Sal became the King of Mysore and
though a high class Brahmin by birth he became a Kshtriya by
profession. King Hoysala was very generous and during his
regime, he donated some land to poor Brahmins of the same caste.
These Brahmins started to known as HOYSALA KARNATAKRU. Even
today, they called by the same name. Almost half of Karnataka
state is filled with HOYSALA KARNATAKARU. Many of them have even
kept their surnames as HOYSAL. These people are misinformed that
they are also descendents of King Hoysala. But they aren't. They
are infact the descendants of the poor Brahmins who were donated
the land by King Hoysala. Our family is the only genuine royal
family and the surname in due course of time has changed to
HOIZAL. I have complete evidence to prove my claim and I can
testify them in court.
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