I am just wondering aloud. To the very knowledgeable, a few of my thoughts / questions:
1. A 'Brahmin' measuring land? i.e. working for a living? Strange! I thought only sub-Harijans like me had to slog. 2. If the 'land accountant' was counting the land, was he involved in 'conversion'? I mean 'land conversion'? 3. I am trying to figure out something about these Saraswats who came from where-ever (Iran, Pakistan, Eastern Europe etc). They certainly could not be native to Goa or Kanara. The Banhalli arrow and stuff having been noted. 4. It remains puzzling how they managed to take control of all the 'Goan' land which belonged to my sub-Harijan forebears. Any ideas? 5. Is it possible that this land-Kulkarni did some Nad (hera-pheri) and hence was called nad-karni? 6. Or else - why would someone start a 'malicious' rumour like that? 7. Was it the Portuguese who maliciously studied Kannada and then started this 'malicious' rumour against these poor, selfless, hardworking and persecuted 'by the Portuguese because of their religion' Saraswats? jusht only asking. sincerely sub-Harijan (or whatever is below that in that horrible "caste" system) zuze aka jc BTW Selma, I understand that at least one set of "Brahmins" were sea farers. The Chitpawans. -- Rumour or Fact?: GODFREY GONSALVES: Bigots spreading distortions about the Inquisition http://www.colaco.net/1/GGinquisitionLies.htm Fact or Not? Does DNA lie?: jose colaco: The Caste System of India http://www.colaco.net/1/caste.htm Another thought provoking article: http://www.colaco.net/1/TRSfolkloreRaneRajput.htm == 2008/9/10 U P Kamath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Nadkarni means Nad - land(kannada) karni -accountant. A person (government official) who measures land. Not a village accountant. That is why the sername is less common than Kulkarni.