Guest guest Posted January 9, 1997 Report Share Posted January 9, 1997 Greetings, members of the "Prapathi" group: I am most grateful to Srimans Mohan Sagar and Nagu Satyan for having taken the trouble of explaining to us the origins of the word "Candadai". I admit, with all humbleness, my own ignorance about the origin of the word. Nonetheless, I am proud to hear that the name dates back to Sri Ramanujacharya's era ! Nagu Satyan <Nagu.Satyan writes .... > I believe these families belong to Vaadhulasa Gothram. I don't mean to speak for all "Candadai's", but I certainly am one ! > Over a period of time name Kandaadai has taken different spellings, > influenced by regional languages and scripts. Regarding the ancestral > place, I believe the old Madras state was much bigger than the current > Tamil Naadu and many towns part of AP and Karnataka were under the old > domain. In fact many Sri Vaishnava families have roots to Chittoor, > Kuppam (Lakshmipuram), Guntur etc. That perhaps explains why the town that once carried the name "Candadai" was in AP. This raises another question in my mind: Why was a place, in the present AP, called "Candadai" ? Does this have any significance ? Once again, I thank all those who have shown interest on this issue. Adiyen, ananth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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