Somappa Suvarna was a respected political leader, social worker, and a prominent representative of the Billawa community in Tulunad.
N Narnappa Suvarna was born to a Billawa family in 1891 at Nireshwalya of Old Bunder, Mangalore. His father was a teacher. Suvarna completed his primary education at Rosario School and graduation from...

Background Marpadi Veerappa Moily was born in a Tulu-speaking Devadiga family on 12 January 1940 in Marpadi Village, Moodbidri of Tulunad. He did his B.A. from Government College (University College) ...

Karnad Sadashiva Rao was a prominent Indian freedom fighter and social reformer from Karnataka. He was born to Tulu-speaking family to Ramachandra Rao and Radhabai in the year 1881. He studied in Pres...