All share same name in this village

HUBLI: Visitors to Gunalli village in Koppal district had better know who they are going to meet. They are bound to face a hard time tracking down their acquaintance, and will be asked: Gyanappa who? Chikka Gyanappa or Dodda Gyanappa? The tea stall man, the cobbler, the petty shop man, or the landowner? For, at every corner and in every street, is a Gyanappa, or a Gyanavva.

In Gunnalli village, all men are Gyanappa, and all women are Gyanavva. When a male child is born, he is named Gyanappa, and a little girl is called Gyanavva, what else! Unique identity — no aliases, no surnames, not even pet names. Read more.............In Gunnalli village, all men are Gyanappa, all women are Gyanavva

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