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From: Cande V Ananth (ananthcv_at_epi.UMDNJ.EDU)
Date: Thu Jan 09 1997 - 08:43:09 PST
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@lmco.com> 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