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	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	The name ''Mulukanadu'' follows the usual conjoint formulation of [[Brahmin]] communities: the word ''Naadu'' means "country" in all the [[south India]]n languages; this is suffixed to the country whence the community hails, being in this case "Muluka". Thus, ''Muluka''+''Naadu''=''Mulukanadu'', "people of the Muluka land." Muluka or Mulaka is identified and it is also known as Moolaka or Moolaka desha along with Ashmaka in shatavahana regime.<ref name="Mulukanadu Sabha Chennai - Origins">{{cite web\|last=Chennai\|first=Mulukanadu Sabha\|title=Origins of Mulukanadu Community\|url=http://mulakanadusabhachennai.org/origin.html\|work=Website\|publisher=Mulukanadu Sabha Chennai\|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref> [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra\|Aurangabad]], [[Nashik]], [[Jalna (city)\|Jalna]], [[Vashim]] are parts of Mulaka. [[Pratishthanapura]] or present day [[Paithan]] is the capital of Mulaka desh.<ref name="Mulakas">{{cite web\|last=Sastri\|first=S. Srikanta\|title="Mulakas" (Origins of Mulukanadu Sect)\|url=~~http~~://www.srikanta-sastri.org/mulakas-~~mulukanadu~~-~~origins/4581225630~~\|work=Article\|publisher=Quarterly Journal of Mythic Society\|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="Mulukanadu Brahmanaru by T. V. Venkatachala Sastry">{{cite book\|last=Sastry\|first=T. V. Venkatachala\|title=Mulukanadu Brahmanaru\|year=2000\|publisher=Mulukanadu Mahasangha\|location=Bangalore}}</ref>		The name ''Mulukanadu'' follows the usual conjoint formulation of [[Brahmin]] communities: the word ''Naadu'' means "country" in all the [[south India]]n languages; this is suffixed to the country whence the community hails, being in this case "Muluka". Thus, ''Muluka''+''Naadu''=''Mulukanadu'', "people of the Muluka land." Muluka or Mulaka is identified and it is also known as Moolaka or Moolaka desha along with Ashmaka in shatavahana regime.<ref name="Mulukanadu Sabha Chennai - Origins">{{cite web\|last=Chennai\|first=Mulukanadu Sabha\|title=Origins of Mulukanadu Community\|url=http://mulakanadusabhachennai.org/origin.html\|work=Website\|publisher=Mulukanadu Sabha Chennai\|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref> [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra\|Aurangabad]], [[Nashik]], [[Jalna (city)\|Jalna]], [[Vashim]] are parts of Mulaka. [[Pratishthanapura]] or present day [[Paithan]] is the capital of Mulaka desh.<ref name="Mulakas">{{cite web\|last=Sastri\|first=S. Srikanta\|title="Mulakas" (Origins of Mulukanadu Sect)\|url=https://www.srikanta-sastri.org/mulakas-origins-of-the-mulakanadu-sect\|url-status=live\|work=Article\|publisher=Quarterly Journal of Mythic Society\|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="Mulukanadu Brahmanaru by T. V. Venkatachala Sastry">{{cite book\|last=Sastry\|first=T. V. Venkatachala\|title=Mulukanadu Brahmanaru\|year=2000\|publisher=Mulukanadu Mahasangha\|location=Bangalore}}</ref>

	[[T. V. Venkatachala Sastry]]'s study of caste genealogy and sociology titled ''Mulukanadu Brahmanar'' traces the genealogy of the Mulukanadu sect and its origins, customs and prevailing cultures.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Sastri\|first=S. Srikanta\|title=Featured: T. V. Venkatachala Sastry\|url=~~http~~://www.srikanta-sastri.org/t-~~v-venkatachala-sastry/4581820155~~\|work=A Brief Biographical Sketch\|publisher=www.srikanta-sastri.org\|accessdate=13 January 2014}}</ref>		[[T. V. Venkatachala Sastry]]'s study of caste genealogy and sociology titled ''Mulukanadu Brahmanar'' traces the genealogy of the Mulukanadu sect and its origins, customs and prevailing cultures.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Sastri\|first=S. Srikanta\|title=Featured: T. V. Venkatachala Sastry\|url=https://www.srikanta-sastri.org/tvvenkatachalasastry\|url-status=live\|work=A Brief Biographical Sketch\|publisher=www.srikanta-sastri.org\|accessdate=13 January 2014}}</ref>


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			The historical version I heard was Mulk in Urdu is land. All the muslim states specially Nizam state was known as Mulk and we were all given Mulki certificates indicating we belong to telangana. From there i heard that this situation of being driven by land where ever Muslim rulers invaded Hindustan and attacked temples those priests had to save their lives by running away from Central Bharat and Maharastra and fortunately Vijayanagaram Kakateeya and southern kings were kind enough to provide a shive temple with adequate lend for temple archana and for their livelihood. Since they came from Mulk [muslim land] and were incharge of shiva temples and smarthas they formed a group of their own identity. As i know there were several educated people tried to bring them together time to time by marriage ties. we can trace their origin to Nanded, Aurangabad Hyderabad, Agra and other erstwhile muslim ruled states.


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[[File:T. V. Venkatachala Sastry.jpg|thumb|224x224px|T. V. Venkatachala Sastry]]
The '''Mulukanadu Brahmins''' are a sub-group of [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking [[Vaidiki Brahmins|Vaidiki]] [[Smartha]] Brahmins. Variations of the name of the community include: Murikinadu, Muluknadu, Mulukanadu, Mulakanadu, Moolakanadu and Mulikinadu.

==Etymology==
The name ''Mulukanadu'' follows the usual conjoint formulation of [[Brahmin]] communities: the word ''Naadu'' means "country" in all the [[south India]]n languages; this is suffixed to the country whence the community hails, being in this case "Muluka". Thus, ''Muluka''+''Naadu''=''Mulukanadu'', "people of the Muluka land." Muluka or Mulaka is identified and it is also known as Moolaka or Moolaka desha along with Ashmaka in shatavahana regime.<ref name="Mulukanadu Sabha Chennai - Origins">{{cite web|last=Chennai|first=Mulukanadu Sabha|title=Origins of Mulukanadu Community|url=http://mulakanadusabhachennai.org/origin.html|work=Website|publisher=Mulukanadu Sabha Chennai|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref> [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]], [[Nashik]], [[Jalna (city)|Jalna]], [[Vashim]] are parts of Mulaka. [[Pratishthanapura]] or present day [[Paithan]] is the capital of Mulaka desh.<ref name="Mulakas">{{cite web|last=Sastri|first=S. Srikanta|title="Mulakas" (Origins of Mulukanadu Sect)|url=http://www.srikanta-sastri.org/mulakas-mulukanadu-origins/4581225630|work=Article|publisher=Quarterly Journal of Mythic Society|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="Mulukanadu Brahmanaru by T. V. Venkatachala Sastry">{{cite book|last=Sastry|first=T. V. Venkatachala|title=Mulukanadu Brahmanaru|year=2000|publisher=Mulukanadu Mahasangha|location=Bangalore}}</ref>

[[T. V. Venkatachala Sastry]]'s study of caste genealogy and sociology titled ''Mulukanadu Brahmanar'' traces the genealogy of the Mulukanadu sect and its origins, customs and prevailing cultures.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sastri|first=S. Srikanta|title=Featured: T. V. Venkatachala Sastry|url=http://www.srikanta-sastri.org/t-v-venkatachala-sastry/4581820155|work=A Brief Biographical Sketch|publisher=www.srikanta-sastri.org|accessdate=13 January 2014}}</ref>

Origins of the name
[[File:"Mulukanadu Brahmanaru" by T. V. Venkatachala Sastry.jpg|alt="Mulukanadu Brahmanaru" by T. V. Venkatachala Sastry|thumb|254x254px|Mulukanadu Brahmanaru - Coverpage]]
Mulukanadu has been called variously across an assorted array of inscriptions found in the region. The Brahmin community from this sect has an incessant relationship with the Telugu language and it can be deduced that the region corresponding to the origin of this sect is the middle Pennar region which is based entirely in the [[Kadapa district|Cuddapah]] district. The area is itself known under different names during different periods of time. Dommaranandyala plates inscribed by Punyakumara mentions this region as ''Hiranya Rashtra.'' The first inscription that explicitly talks about ''Mulkinadu'' is of the [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakuta]] king Krishna in [[Pushpagiri Temple Complex|Pushpagiri]] as ''Mulkinadu naidu maharajyam.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud_zjw5OLOEC&q=Mulkinadu&pg=PA68|title=Medieval Indian Culture and Political Geography|last=Satyamurthy|first=K.|date=1991|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=9788170244424|language=en}}</ref> Along with Mulkinadu, various other locations in the vicinity are called ''Renadu, Marjavadi, Pottapinadu, Pedanadu'' and so on.

There is another inscription by the king Kayasta Ambadeva (This is the same king who reigned the southern region of the Andhra Pradesh under the [[Kakatiya dynasty|Kakatiya]] ruler [[Rudrama Devi]]) dated ''Saka'' 1214 corresponding to 1292 CE. Along with Mulkinadu, he also refers to other regions ''Penavadi, Pulivendla'' (Present day [[Pulivendula]]), ''Sirivodu'' and ''Pottapi.''<ref name=":0" />

Another king of the Kakatiya dynasty [[Prataparudra|Prataprudra]] who ruled between 1289 CE and 1323 CE had got inscribed in his ''Chanduvayi inscription'' in the [[Siddhavattam|Siddhavatam]] Taluk of Cuddapah district about the region of Mulikinadu in the year 1319 CE.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.531155/2015.531155.early-history_djvu.txt|title=Full text of "Early History Of The Deccan Pts.7 To 11"|website=archive.org|language=en|access-date=2017-09-06}}</ref> The fact that these inscriptions also refer to other regions that are close by attests that the region Mulkinadu or Mulukanadu is indeed a region in [[Kadapa district|Cuddapah]] district.

==See also==
{{Infobox ethnic group
|group=Mulukanadu/Murikinadu Brahmin
|rels=[[Hinduism]] of the [[Smarta]] tradition.
}}
*[[Advaita Vedanta]]
*[[Forward Castes]]

==References==
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[[Category:Telugu Brahmin communities]]
[[Category:Social groups of Andhra Pradesh]]