Vokkaliga Community

Vokkalathana in Kannada means tilling land and Vokkaliga is one who tills land. Members of our community have surnames such as Gowda, Gowder, Gounder, Reddy, Rao, Naidu and Naicker. Former prime minister Deve Gowda, cabinet minister SM Krishna and actors Ambarish and Saroja Devi belong to our community.