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Ethnicity
  
Indo Aryan

Connected families
  
Vepa

Place of origin
  
Velanadu

Sonti

Current region
  
Andhra Pradesh, United States, Odisha, Telangana, Tamil Nadu

Sonti (Kannada: ಸೊಂಟಿ Telugu: శొంఠి) is a Hindu brahmin family surname of the Vaidiki brahmin sub-caste, hailing from the ancient region of Velanadu, with roots originating from the vedic clan (gotra) Gautamasa. The Sonti family is historically influential and well known in the south-central Indian region of Andhra Pradesh for contributions to the sciences, arts, agriculture and civil service.

Notable bearers of the Sonti name include:

  • Geetha Madhuri, Artist, Singer
  • Ramesh Venkata Sonti, Chief Scientist of CCMB (government biotechnology research establishment)
  • Sonti Dakshinamurthy, Director of Health of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, World Health Organization malaria advisor, health deputy director of Singapore, professor of Social and Preventive Medicine
  • Sonti Kamesam, inventor, entrepreneur
  • Sir S. V. Ramamurthy KCIE Governor of Bombay Presidency
  • Sonti Venkataramaniah (1760- ?), guru of Saint Tyagaraja, major contributor to the early Carnatic musical movement

    • References

    Sonti Wikipedia
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