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Udupi Kochikar Pai Family

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This family is one of the well-known families of Goud Saraswat Brahmins community, which has its origins in Kochi, Kerala, India.

Notable family members

  • Panduranga Pai Kochikar, Freedom Fighter, Udupi
  • Padmanabha Pai Kochikar, Freedom Fighter, Udupi
  • Dr. V.P. Kochikar (Vivek), Infosys, Bangalore
  • Late Kochikar Vithaldas Pai, (Cinema Vittu), New Chitra Talkies, Mangalore
  • Ramanath Pai Kochikar, Lawyer, Udupi
  • Varadaraya Pai Kochikar, Lawyer, Udupi
  • Purnima Kochikar Pai, VP at Google, San Francisco

    • Some of the family members were related to Manipal Pai (Tonse) family too.

    They worship Shri Laxmi Venkatesh along with Kuladevata Shri Ramnath Shanteri Kamakshi at the family temple in Brahmavar, Udupi District. The family had a site and houses built in it, and it is known as "Kochikar's Compound" near the Brahmagiri circle, Udupi.

    References

    Udupi Kochikar Pai Family Wikipedia
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