Padval is a subgroup of the

Christian Cxatria Roman Catholic Kshatriyas or Christian Kshatriyas (simply Cxatrias in Romi Konkani, Indo-Portuguese & Indian English) are a modern Christianised caste among Goan, Bombay East Indian, Mangalorean, Kudali & Karwari Catholics. They are patr ...

caste, bearing the same '' paik'' surname among

Mangalorean Catholics Mangalorean Catholics () are an ethno-religious community of Latin Church in India, Latin Christians from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore, Diocese of Mangalore and the erstwhile South Canara area; by the southern coast of present-day Kar ...

, they converted from the

Jain Bunt The Jain Bunt are the Jains of Bunt caste from Tulunaad area of India. They have a feudal and martial race heritages, because of ties to the erstwhile royalty of the area. They are classified as Other Backward Class (OBC) by the Governm ...

varna that is native to Canara in Karnataka.

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A large number of

Goan Catholics Goan Catholics () are an Ethnoreligious group, ethno-religious community adhering to the Latin Church, Latin Rite of the Catholic Church from the Goa state, in the southern part of the Konkan region along the west coast of India. They are Konka ...

immigrated to Canara in the 16th and 17th centuries due to various causes. ''Padvals'' were the local Catholic converts of

South Canara South Canara (South Kannada) was a district of the Madras Presidency of British Raj, located at . It comprised the towns of Kassergode and Udipi and adjacent villages, with the administration at Mangalore city. South Canara was one of the mos ...

and did not mix with these Christian immigrants from Goa. In ''The Marriage Customs of the Christians in South Canara, India'' (1965), Severine Silva speculated that the ''Padvals'' in the Christian community were converts from

Jainism Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religions, Indian religion whose three main pillars are nonviolence (), asceticism (), and a rejection of all simplistic and one-sided views of truth and reality (). Jainism traces its s ...

. According to Mangalorean genealogist Michael Lobo, the major ''Padval'' clans are the Rodrigues family of Ambepol,

Bantwal Bantwal () is a city and taluk centre in Dakshina Kannada Districts of Karnataka, district, Karnataka, India, and the headquarters of Bantwal taluk. It is located East of Mangalore, Mangalore city center. BC Road-Kaikamba of Bantwal is one of ...

Bejai Bejai is one of the major localities in Mangalore city, Karnataka, India. The series of Bharath malls, Bharath mall & Bharath mall 2 (under construction), are located here. It is one of the upscale & the busiest residential cum commercial locali ...

, Nod and Kadri; Tauro family of Bantwal, Kodialbail and

Kankanadi Kankanadi or Kankanady is one of the major upscale commercial and residential localities of the city of Mangalore in Karnataka, India. Educational institutions The Father Muller's hospital campus houses the following educational institutions. ...

; Lobo family of Bellore,

Derebail Derebail is a locality, situated about 6 kilometres from the heart of Mangalore Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located ...

and Mermajal; and D'Souza family of Bejai, Kadri and Vamanjoor.

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