Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 224. Chapters: Mangalorean Catholics, Indo-Greeks, Goan Catholics, Adivasi, Saint Thomas Christians, Kutch Gurjar Kashtriya, Romani people, Tamil people, Parsi, List of Muslim Other Backward Classes communities, Marathi people, Kannada people, Malayali, Punjabi people, Bihari people, Maldivians, Gurkha, Mughal tribe, Bengali Hindus, Madra, Konkani people, Thondaimandala Mudaliar, Kamboj, Charan, Garhwali people, Anglo-Indian, Biate people, Siddi, Bengali people, Indian people, Meena, Gujarati people, Dogra, Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, List of Scheduled Tribes in India, Namadhari Naik, Hindkowans, Sindhi people, Memon people, East Indians, Yerukala people, Purswani. Excerpt: Mangalorean Catholics (Konkani: Kodialchein Katholik) are an ethno-religious community of Roman Catholics from the Mangalore Diocese (erstwhile South Canara district) on the southwestern coast of Karnataka, India. They are a Konkani people and speak the Konkani language. Contemporary Mangalorean Catholics are descended mainly from Goan Catholics who migrated to South Canara between 1560 and 1763, throughout the course of the Goa Inquisition, Portuguese-Adil Shahi wars, and the Portuguese-Maratha wars. They learned the languages of South Canara, Tulu, and Kannada, but retained Konkani as their mother tongue and preserved their lifestyle. Their 15-year captivity at Seringapatam imposed by Tipu Sultan, the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, from 24 February 1784 to 4 May 1799 led to the near extinction of the community. After Tipu's defeat and subsequent killing by the British in 1799, the community resettled in South Canara, and later prospered under British rule. Although early assertions of a distinct Mangalorean Catholic identity date from the migration period, a developed Mangalorean Catholic cultural identity only emerged following the captivity. The culture of Mangalorean Catholics is a blend of Mangalorean and Goan cultures. After migration, they adopted some aspects of the local Mangalorean culture, but retained many of their Goan customs and traditions. The Mangalorean Catholic diaspora is mostly concentrated in the Persian Gulf Arab states and the Anglosphere. The Roman Catholics from the Mangalore Diocese (erstwhile South Canara district) and their descendents are generally known as Mangalorean Catholics. The diocese is located on the southwestern coast of India. It comprises the civil districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka state, and Kasaragod in Kerala state. This region was collectively referred to as South Canara during the British regime, prior to the States Reorganisation Act (1956). In 1526, Portuguese ships arrived in Mangalore,