Goud Saraswat Brahmins of Cochin

Cochin GSB
Regions with significant populations
South Kerala
Languages
Konkani
Religion
Hinduism

Cochin Gowd Saraswat Brahmins, also known as Cochin GSB's are a sub-group of the Goud Saraswat Brahmins, who are native to Cochin and Travancore in the Kerala state of India. They are descended from those GSB's who settled in former princely states of Cochin and Travancore.

History

The Islamic incursions into Goa in late 13th century triggered a migration of Goud Saraswat Brahmins, a small number of them settled in Cochin. In the 14th century, following a great flood, Cochin (only a village before the Portuguese turned it into their first city in India) started to emerge as an important trade post, and commercial prospects attracted many Goud Saraswat Brahmins to Cochin.[1]

In 1654, the Tirumala Devasom recorded the arrival of 360 families in Cochin. Among them was Devaraya Kamathi, one of the most prosperous merchants in Goa, who brought so many bags of gold coins that it required 200 persons to carry them.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians, Alan Machado Prabhu, I.J.A. Publications, 1999, p. 125
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