Bunt (community)

Bunt (, previously spelled Bant and also known as Nadava) is a community from Tulu Nadu, Karnataka, India. They are traditionally found in the coastal and Kodagu districts of Karnataka and Kasaragod district of Kerala. The Bunts are described as being the landed gentry and military class of the cultural region known as Tulu Nadu. Majority of Bunts traditionally followed the Hindu religion with a minority being Jain. The Bunts are also noted for following a matrilineal system of inheritance called Aliya Santana