Who are Gounders in Tamil Nadu?

Gounder is a title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It may refer to communities such as the Kongu Vellalar, Kurumba, Vokkaliga, Vanniyars, Vettuvars and Uralis. The title is used to represent Kongu Vellalar community people in Kongu Nadu region in Tamil Nadu.

How many Gounders are there in Tamil Nadu?

By the late 1990s and early 2000s, a mushrooming of Gounder-affiliated parties took place. Today, there are close to 14 such parties in existence, each fighting with the other for political space and in alliance with various larger parties.

Is Kongu Vellala Gounder OBC?

Kongu Vellalar is a community found in the Kongu region of Tamil Nadu, India. The Kongu Vellalar were classified as a Forward Caste (General class) at the time of Indian independence but they successfully requested to be reclassified as an other Backward Class in 1975.

Who are the Kongu Vellala Goundars?

Kongu Vellala Gounder is a sub-caste of Vellalar community found in Kongu Nadu. With reference to an inscription, Kongu Vellala Goundars belong to sudra varna. The inscription of Chitra Mezhi Nattaar indisputably cited Vellalars are from chathur varna or fourth varna and as Bhoomi Puthra.

Who were the Kongu Vellalas of Cheran dynasty?

Kongu vellalas are a group of people who’re cultivators of kongu mandalam. A early inscription of cholas mentions that vellalas rebelled against cholas and created a sabha known as “chithrameli nattar sabha” so vellalas cannot be cholas. And there is no proofs that vellalas belongs to cheran dynasty.

What is the history of Kongu Nadu and Tamil Nadu?

The ancient recorded history of Kongu Nadu and Tamilakam reveals that the Chola warriors expanded into then heavily forested Kongu territory, took up agriculture and made the lands cultivable.

What is the history of Kongu Cholas?

The rule of the Kongu Cholas beginning from 1004 AD was at first a viceroyalty of the Cholas and later by about 1120 AD, on the death of Kulottunga I, it became an independent kingdom. The South-Eastern Kongu was in possession of the Pandya kings.