The Mogaveeras are the traditional fishing community of coastal Karnataka’s Tulu Nadu region, spread across the Mangalore–Udupi–Kundapura coastline. For centuries, the community organised itself through village councils (Grama Sabhas) led by hereditary Gurikaras, grouped into three great Hobalis — Mangalore, Barkur and Bagwadi. The Bagwadi Hobli, covering the Mogaveera villages of Kundapura Taluk, is the soil from which our Sangha grew.

From the early 1800s, Mogaveeras began migrating in large numbers to Bombay in search of livelihood, working in the docks, mills and offices of the growing city. Far from home, they held on to their identity through community gatherings, bhajans and the worship of their Kuladevi. Out of this need — to stay united, to support one another, and to serve the villages back home — the Mogaveera Mahajana Seva Sangha (Bagwadi Hobli) was born.

The Sangha took shape in the 1920s as Mogaveeras of the Bagwadi Hobli in Mumbai came together under one banner, and was formally established in 1941 — the year our Sangha proudly carries in its name. From its office in Fort, Mumbai, and through its branch office at Kundapura, the Sangha has since served as the bridge between the Mogaveeras of Mumbai and their ancestral villages in the Bagwadi Hobli.