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Indian caste
numerically strong Arunattu Vellalar, Chozhia Vellalar, Karkarthar Vellalar, Kongu Vellalar, Thuluva Vellalar and Sri Lankan Vellalar. The earliest occurrence
Vellalar
Tamil community
Kongu Vellalar is a community found in the Kongu region of Tamil Nadu, India. The Vellalar of the Kongu country came to be known as Kongu Vellalar. They
Kongu_Vellalar
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Vellalar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vellala or Vellalar may refer to: Vellala, a village in Andhra Pradesh, India Vellalar, a caste originating
Vellalar_(disambiguation)
Kodikaal Vellalar is a subcaste of Vellalar from Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The earliest occurrence of the term Velaalar (வேளாளர்) in Sangam literature
Kodikaal_Vellalar
Tamil caste found in south India
Velaalar or Thondaimandala Mudaliar is a Tamil high-ranking subcaste of the Vellalar caste in south India. Historically, they were a caste of non-cultivating
Kondaikatti_Vellalar
Tamil community traditionally involved in the arts of music and dance
Isai Vellalar is a community found in India in Tamil Nadu. They are traditionally involved as performers of classical dance and music in Hindu temples
Isai_Vellalar
Title and surname used in Tamil Nadu, India
as Thondaimandalam, such as Thondaimandala Vellalars and Thuluva Vellalars, who also known as Arcot Vellalar or Arcot Mudaliar, a forward caste community
Mudaliar
Agrarian Sri Lankan Tamil caste
Sri Lankan Vellalar (Tamil: இலங்கை வெள்ளாளர், lit. 'Ilaṅkai veḷḷāḷar') is a caste in Sri Lanka, predominantly found in the Jaffna peninsula and adjacent
Sri_Lankan_Vellalar
Subcates of Vellalar in Tamil Nadu
Nankudi Vellalar, also known as Nangudi Vellalar or Sivakalai Pillaimar, is a sub-caste of Vellalar caste in Tamil Nadu, India. This group of people are
Nankudi_Vellalar
Tamil agrarian caste
Thuluva Vellalar, also known as Agamudi Mudaliar or Arcot Mudaliars, is a caste found in northern Tamil Nadu, southern Andhra Pradesh and southern Karnataka
Thuluva_Vellala
Subcates of Vellalar in Tamil Nadu, South India
Arunattu Vellalar are a Tamil-speaking agrarian community predominantly found in Tamil Nadu, India. They are a sub-caste of the broader Vellalar caste and
Arunattu_Vellalar
Vellalars are a landowning caste in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and parts of Sri Lanka. The Vellalar community adopts various titles
List_of_Vellalars
of the Vellalar based on region: Arunattu Vellalar Chozhia Vellalar Karkathar Vellalar Kodikaal Vellalar Kondaikatti Vellalar Kongu Vellalar, commonly
List_of_Vellalar_sub_castes
Indian politician and former First Minister of Madras Presidency (1892-1974)
Justice Party. P. T. Rajan was born in an aristocratic Thondaimandala Vellalar family in Uthamapalayam. He attended The Leys School, Cambridge and later
P._T._Rajan
Tamil surname used in Tamil Nadu and parts of Sri Lanka
(Tamil: [piɭːai]) is a Tamil surname traditionally associated with the Vellalar community, found in Tamil Nadu and northern Sri Lanka. The Tamil surname
Pillai_(Tamil_title)
Subcate of Vellalar caste in Tamil Nadu, South India
Thondaimandala Vellalar is a high-ranking subcaste of the Vellalar caste in the state of Tamil Nadu, India who tend, to adopt the title of Mudaliar and
Thondaimandala_Vellalar
Caste from Southern India
Chozhia Vellalar (also spelt as Sozhia, Choliya or Sholiya Vellalar) is a caste or a subcaste of Southern India, related to the Vellalar community. They
Chozhia_Vellalar
Indian academic
Scheduled Caste communities under a single name which in his opinion the title Vellalar is a reserved title of the sub-castes of that community. The protests highlighted
Ishari_K._Ganesh
Surname list
various high-ranking Vellalar subcastes. It is less commonly found among some other Tamil-speaking castes, including Isai Vellalar, Agamudayar, etc. A
Pillai_(surname)
Indian ethnic group
Malai Vellalar is a Tamil-speaking community from South India, especially the state of Tamil Nadu. They are Hindus and follow Phratry system. They mostly
Malai_Vellalar
Private co-education school in Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Central Board of Secondary Education. The School is owned and managed by Vellalar Educational Trust, Erode.According to rating given by justdial, This school
Velalar Vidyalayaa Senior Higher Secondary School
Velalar_Vidyalayaa_Senior_Higher_Secondary_School
Title used by certain communities in Tamil Nadu, South India
Tamil Nadu. It may refer to various communities such as Vettuva, Kongu Vellalar, Vanniyar, and Kurumba, Uralis[w:ta]. There are a number of derivations
Gounder
Indian businesswoman and former actress (born 1983)
Sridevi, who are also actresses. From his first marriage to Muthukannu Vellalar, Vijayakumar had three children: actor Arun Vijay, Anitha and Kavitha.
Pritha_Hari
Indian actress (born 1986)
elder sisters, Vanitha and Preetha. From his first marriage to Muthukannu Vellalar, Vijayakumar had three children: actor Arun Vijay, Anitha and Kavitha.
Sridevi_Vijaykumar
Agrarian Sri Lankan Tamil caste
as the "cousin" caste of the more numerical dominant caste, Sri Lankan Vellalar. The name "Koviyar" can be used exchangeably with the names Kovilar and
Koviyar
Agricultural Caste in Tamil Nadu, India
preferred to refer to themselves as Devendrakula Velalar (DKV), literally "Vellalars of the clan of Devendra." This has primarily been to rid themselves of
Pallar
Neighborhood in Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
of Arts and Science Vellalar Matriculation Higher Secondary School for Girls Since 1980 Vellalar High School for Girls Vellalar Vidyalaya Senior Secondary
Thindal,_Erode
Indian actress
brought up in Erode, Tamil Nadu. She did her higher secondary education at Vellalar Matriculation School, Erode. She completed her Instrumentation engineering
Iswarya_Menon
Indian writer, poet, and Independence activist
situated between Salem and Madurai. Ramalingam was born into the Chozhia Vellalar community. His father, a senior officer in the British police service,
Venkatarama_Ramalingam_Pillai
a surname used by people belonging to Sengunthar, Thuluva Vellalar and Kondaikatti Vellalar. It is derived from the honorary title Mudali meaning a person
List_of_Mudaliars
Indian actor (born 1944)
Taluk, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. He belongs to Veerakodi Vellalar Community .His birth name Panchaksharam was changed to Vijayakumar for
Vijayakumar_(Tamil_actor)
Indian politician (1932-2006)
politician. Born into an aristocratic landlord Kondaikatti Thondaimandala Vellalar family in Uthamapalayam. He did his schooling from Trinity College, Kandy
P._T._R._Palanivel_Rajan
Indian politician
the Puthiya Needhi Katchi, a caste-based political party for the Thuluva Vellalar caste in Tamil Nadu, India. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Vellore
A._C._Shanmugam
Social classification practised in India
sharply demarcated." In Tamil Nadu, during ancient and medieval period, the Vellalar were the elite caste and major patrons of literature. For the Northern
Caste_system_in_India
Neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Street, also known as Vellalar Street, is a residential street in Purasawalkam in Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Vellalar is supposedly a caste
Vellala_Street
South Indian title
(see the help page). The title is also used by certain subgroups of the Vellalar caste, highlighting its adaptability across regions and professions. During
Chettiar
Ethnic group
the Chetties have been assimilated either into Sinhala or Tamil resp. Vellalar society. Most Chetties grow in Sinhala backgrounds. Hetti is another term
Sri_Lankan_Chetties
Medieval Indian empire (848–1279)
system played a role in Chola governance. According to Kathleen Gough, the Vellalars, the dominant aristocratic caste, provided taxes and tribute to the monarchy
Chola_Empire
Topics referred to by the same term
Thomas Velar (1858–1928), African American elected official, postmaster Vellalar (disambiguation) Valar (disambiguation), a race of godlike beings in Tolkien's
Velar
Indian freedom fighter
17 April 1756 near present-day Kangeyam, Tiruppur district in a Kongu Vellalar clan to Rathnasamy Manradiar and Periyatha. Chinnamalai fights against
Dheeran_Chinnamalai
Traditional social stratification
largely dominated by the Govigama caste under the Sinhalese and by the Vellalar under the Sri Lankan Tamils, who are traditionally involved as husbandmen
Caste_system_in_Sri_Lanka
This article consists of a non exhaustive list of educational institutions in Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India. Government Erode Medical College Nandha
List of educational institutions in Erode district
List_of_educational_institutions_in_Erode_district
Caste in South India and Sri Lanka
population, including from groups such as the Nadar climbers, the minority Vellalars and the Brahmins. Nadan men rode horses and their women rode in covered
Nadar_(caste)
Hindu caste found in Indian state Tamil Nadu
Kaarkaathaar is a subcaste of the Vellalar Hindu caste in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Kaarkaathaar, (kar 'rain', and kathar, 'protector' in Tamil)
Kaarkaathaar
Indian politician (1960–2012)
2012) was an Indian politician who was the leader of the Devendra Kula Vellalar Kootamaipu, a caste-based outlet in Tamil Nadu. His political career and
Pasupathy_Pandian
Indian actress (born 1980)
Sridevi, who were former actresses. From his first marriage to Muthukannu Vellalar, Vijayakumar had three children: actor Arun Vijay, Anitha and Kavitha.
Vanitha_Vijayakumar
Subcaste of the Sri Lankan Vellalar
northern part of Sri Lanka. Found today as a subcaste of the Sri Lankan Vellalar, the Madapallis were considered an independent caste until recently. Originally
Madapalli
Indian composer and musician (born 1967)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, on 6 January 1967. His father, R. K. Shekhar from a Vellalar family, was a film score composer and conductor for Malayalam films. Rahman
A._R._Rahman
organization in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It exists for the Kongu Vellalar Gounder or Vellala Gounder community. The organization was founded in 1988
Kongu Vellala Goundergal Peravai
Kongu_Vellala_Goundergal_Peravai
Indian political party
the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The party formed to gain votes in Kongu Vellalar, which holds nearly 15%[citation needed] of the Tamil Nadu electorate.
Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaingar Peravai
Tamil_Nadu_Kongu_Ilaingar_Peravai
Gounder
Kurumba Gounder community was previously listed as a sub-sect of Kongu Vellalars, but was later moved to the list of Most Backward Classes. A Hindu ceremony
Kurumba_Gounder
Indian engineering college
வேளாளர் பொறியியல் கல்லூரிக்கு A+ தரச்சான்று; குவியும் பாராட்டு!" [Erode Vellalar Engineering College receives A+ grade; heaps of praise!]. The Times of
Velalar College of Engineering and Technology
Velalar_College_of_Engineering_and_Technology
Ex Vice Chancellor of University of Madras, India
1912– 12 April 1993), known as N. D. Sundaravadivelu, from a Kondaikatti Vellalar family, was an Indian academic who served as the Vice Chancellor of the
N._D._Sundaravadivelu
Neighbourhood in Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, India
Musiri Taluk. Most of the people in this village belongs to the Arunattu Vellalar caste. Iluppaiyur village is located 4 km from Karattampatti (From Trichy
Iluppaiyur, Tiruchirappalli district
Iluppaiyur,_Tiruchirappalli_district
Shaiva Hindu sect
India and Sri Lanka, especially by members of the Adi Shaivas, Kongu Vellalar, Vellalar and Nagarathar communities of South India. It has over 5 million followers
Shaiva_Siddhanta
Political movement in British India
Telugu Niyogi Brahmins to control Tamil regions. Native Tamil Brahmins and Vellalars were also used . The Madurai Balija Nayak administrators of Tanjore broke
Dravidian_movement
Nasarath pettai near Poonamallee in Thiruvallur District.He was born into a Vellalar family. He participated in the Quit India Movement in 1942 along with Prakasam
Muthuranga_Mudaliar
Indian actor
unique and always carried a message for the people. He was born into a Vellalar family in Ozhuginasery, Nagercoil, in the princely state of Travancore
N._S._Krishnan
Indian freedom fighter (1872–1919)
ports, is named after him. V. O. Chidambaram Pillai was born into a Tamil Vellalar family in Ottapidaram, Tirunelveli District to Olaganathan Pillai and Paramayee
V._O._Chidambaram_Pillai
Sinhala honorific title
borne by communities like the Senguntha Kaikolar, Kondaikatti Vellalar, and Thuluva Vellalar, who served as ministers, soldiers, and commanders.The transition
Mudiyanse
Sub-caste of Nadar caste in Tamil Nadu, India
them with great respect. In the regions dominated by the Nadans, even the Vellalar accountant or the Brahmin priest would show deference to the position of
Nadan_(subcaste)
Indian actor, film producer and media personality (born 1954)
G. Ramachandran and Hindi actor Rajesh Khanna. He belongs to the Kongu Vellalar Gounder community. Sathyaraj completed his primary school education in
Sathyaraj
Hill station in Tamil Nadu, India
the Madras Presidency the early 19th century. In the 19th century, Malai Vellalar (Malayali) hill tribes, populated the region. Later, the British Empire
Yelagiri
Indian politician
Assembly of Tamil Nadu.He was born in Mannangadu and belongs to Veerakodi Vellalar community. He was elected from Pattukkottai as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
K._Annadurai
State in southern India
300 CE, the region was ruled by the Kalabhras, warriors belonging to the Vellalar community, who were once feudatories of the three ancient Tamil kingdoms
Tamil_Nadu
Neighbourhood in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
wings. Major residential areas of Edamalaipatti Pudur includes Sozhiya Vellalar Street (Selva Vinayakar Kovil Street), RMS colony (North, south Extn.)
Edamalaipatti_Pudur
Social group within the minority Sri Lankan Tamil ethnic group
Vedar sometimes refer to themselves as "Veda Vellalar", thus claiming a high caste ranking (the Vellalar are given the highest ritual position within
Coast_Veddas
Indian military leader
of the British East India Company's Madras Army. He was born in a Tamil Vellalar family in a village called Keelapanaiyur in British India, which is now
Maruthanayagam_Pillai
1895–1947 military force
Rajputs, Ahir, Kumaonis, Gurkhas, Garhwalis, Janjuas, Maravars, Kallars, Vellalar, Dogras, Jats, Gurjar, Mahars and Sainis. Gurkhas had gone into the British
British_Indian_Army
Tamil artisan caste from south Indian state Tamil Nadu
Nadu from old Andhra region. Tamils portal India portal Hinduism portal Vellalar Devanga Sengunthar Kulala Pottery production and trades in Tamil Nadu Region:
Velar_(caste)
Tamil writer
ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5. Nanjil Nadan, '`Nanjil Nattu Vellalar Vazhkai'`(Tamil) – Ethnography of Vellalars of Nanjilnadu, Kalachuvadu Publication, Nagercoil
Nanjil_Nadan
Town in Tamil Nadu, India
and many of the rest are involved in the lorry transport industry. Kongu Vellalar Gounder, Vanniar and Vettuva Gounder castes are the majority population
Sangagiri
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
India. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. Kongu Vellalar Gounder Community is majorly presented in this Assembly constituency and
Perundurai Assembly constituency
Perundurai_Assembly_constituency
Thirukkai Vazakkam is a literature sung in praise of the Vellalar / Kaaralar / agriculturist communities of Tamil Nadu by the great Tamil cannon Kambar
Thirukkai_Vazakkam
Indian politician and activist (1875–1937)
Mudaliar was born in Triplicane, Madras in 1875. He belongs to Thuluva Vellalar community. He had his early schooling in Madras and graduated in arts from
C._Natesa_Mudaliar
Indian election
Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam V. K. Sasikala 71 82 Pasumpon Makkal Desam 2 Vellalar Munnetra Kazhagam 1 Others 8 Anaithindhiya Jananayaka Padhugappu Kazhagam
2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
2026_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election
Group of Shaiva saints
The Nayanars were from various backgrounds, including Nadar, Vanniyar, Vellalars, Idayars, Kurumbars, Thevars, oilmongers, Brahmins, Vannar, and Paraiyars
Nayanars
Group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent
Mukkulathor, Nai, Nair, Patidar, Paraiyar, Rajput, Sengunthar, Tarkhan, Vellalar, Yadav Middle East Arab, Israelite, Parthian, Kurdish, Syriac Eurasiaa
Clan
Sub-caste in South India
dependent on the owners of the trees (the owners were mostly the Maravars and Vellalars of this region), the Nadar climbers did the vocation of toddy-tapping
Nadar_climber
Tamil speaking ethnic group found in India and Sri Lanka
Genetic studies Karaiyar Koviar Mukkuvar Nalavar Paraiyar Thesavalamai Vellalar Vedar Culture Cinema Representations in Indian cinema Literature News Saturday
Sri_Lankan_Mukkuvar
Tamil poetic work
respectively.) Naladiyar is often referred to as Vellalar Vēdham (the sacred scripture of the Vellalar). Tamil Jain Tirukkural Selvakumar, S. (2024). "Philosophical
Nālaṭiyār
Sri Lankan Tamil political alliance
Genetic studies Karaiyar Koviar Mukkuvar Nalavar Paraiyar Thesavalamai Vellalar Vedar Culture Cinema Representations in Indian cinema Literature News Saturday
Democratic Tamil National Alliance
Democratic_Tamil_National_Alliance
Nadu, India. It was owned by a Mudaliar family of the Thondaimanadala Vellalar caste. The estate originated as a grant of land to the family who operated
Vadapadimangalam_estate
Indian actress
in the Tamil cinema industry. Sakunthala was born in 1932 into an Isai Vellalar family in Chidambaram Thanjavur District.[citation needed] Sakunthala's
G._Sakunthala
Ecumenical church in Kerala, India
periods of regional persecution, Christian converts of Tamil Brahmin, Vellalar, and Chettiar backgrounds from the Coromandel Coast (including Mylapore
St. Thomas Ecumenical Church, Nilackal
St._Thomas_Ecumenical_Church,_Nilackal
Historical street in Chennai, India
for a concert by Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan at the Thondaimandalam Thruva Vellalar School, which is now in a dilapidated condition. The concept, however,
Mint_Street,_Chennai
Village in Tamil Nadu, India
Kalingarayar Street Keelakottai Sirusaluvar Street West Street South Street Vellalar Street Temple Street Vadakunatham Sengulam Street Ad colony -1 "District
Pinnayur_West
Philanthropist
to Visvanatha Mudaliar of the Thuluva Vellala agricultural subsect of vellalar community in Periyapalaiyam in Thiruvallur district. Invited to Madras
Pachaiyappa_Mudaliar
Indian Gottuvadhyam player
August 1973) was an Indian Gottuvadhyam player. She belonged to the Isai Vellalar community. She began learning carnatic vocal from Srirangam Iyengar later
K._Savitri_Ammal
Hindu agrarian caste in Tamil Nadu, India
practices relating to worship of Draupaudi Amman, together with the Konars and Vellalar Mudaliars, and quite possibly were the instigators of it, with the other
Vanniyar
One of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India
State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Kongu Vellalar Gounder, Senguntha Mudaliar and Adi Dravida communities are populous in
Tiruppur North Assembly constituency
Tiruppur_North_Assembly_constituency
Medical Practitioner
Retrieved 2 October 2013. "Founders - Thuluva Vellalar | thuluva vellalar mudaliar matrimony | thuluva vellalar thirumana mandapam vellore". www.tuluvavellala
M._R._Gurusamy_Mudaliar
Tamil kingdom in present-day Sri Lanka (1215–1619)
was bestowed on the Karaiyar generals who commanded the navy and also on Vellalar chiefs. Administrators of revenues called kankanis or superintendents and
Jaffna_kingdom
Village in Tamil Nadu, India
people out of the population was 71.48%. Most people belong to the Pillai (Vellalar) and Kallar Community: Athiyaman, Kandiyar, Vijayathevar and Nattar, Poyuntar
Vellur
Village in Tamil Nadu, India
15522 with 7784 males and 7738 females. Most of the people belong to Kongu Vellalar and Sengunthar Mudaliar community. The pincode for Kumaramangalam, Namakkal
Kumaramangalam
Movement to end British rule in India
of the British East India Company's Madras Army. He was born in a Tamil Vellalar caste family in a village called Panaiyur in British India, what is now
Indian_independence_movement
Agrarian Sri Lankan Tamil caste
of Jaffna expressly conceive themselves to be descended from one of two Vellalar brothers. The property of the younger brother Pallan was destroyed by a
Sri_Lankan_Pallar
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
east and Modakkurichi Assembly constituency limit on the south. The Kongu Vellalar Gounder and Sengundha Mudhaliyar communities constituted about 60% of the
Erode East Assembly constituency
Erode_East_Assembly_constituency
in a book called Vellalar Nagareegam or The Civilization of the Vellalars published in 1923, said that the classification of Vellalars as Sudras were a
Portrayal of Tamil Brahmins in popular media
Portrayal_of_Tamil_Brahmins_in_popular_media
South Asian ethnic group
system. The Eastern Tamil caste hierarchy is dominated by the Mukkuvar, Vellalar and Karaiyar. The main feature of their society is the kudi system. Although
Sri_Lankan_Tamils
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