The surnames of these North Kanataka based, Kannada speaking Deshastha Brahmins, can be identical to those of Maharashtrian Deshastha Brahmins, for example, they have last names like Kulkarni, Deshpande and Joshi.
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The names Kulkarni, Deshpande, and Joshi are very common amongst Deshastha Brahmins, and denote their professions.
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Other well known Deshastha literary scholars of the 17th century were Mukteshwar and Shridhar.
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