The River Saraswati
The Saraswath Brahmins believe themselves to be named after the Saraswati River, of which they were residents on river basin, which was thought to arise in the Himalayas and flow through the present Punjab and Rajasthan region to the Western Arabian Sea near Dwaraka
The Gowd Saraswath Brahmins
They are Saraswath Brahmins and followers of Hindu religion. Their mother tongue is konkani language. Reference to them is found in Shilaharas as well as Kadamba Copper Plate inscriptions from 2nd Century BC to 10th Century
Konkani Language
Spoken widely in Western Coastal region of India popularly known as KONKAN. The region consists of Coastal Maharashtra and State of Goa. Uttara Kannada, Udupi & Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka State, Kasargod, Kannur, Tellicherry, Kochi, Alaphuzha, Kottayam & Trivendrum
Since 1993
VIDYAKALPAKA Scholarship program, initially to concentrate in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts of Karnataka state, as arranging due diligence of applicant students is quite simpler and almost accurate due to small geographical area of operation.
VIDYAKALPAKA Scholarship program functions on a digital platform. The medium of application &communication is through e-mail & Whatsapp group only. The funds are disbursed in electronic NEFT mode from banks.
