Who are Gounders in Tamilnadu?

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.

Which is the powerful caste in Tamil Nadu?

Out of 76 SCs, five SCs Adi Dravida, Pallan, Paraiyan, Chakkiliyan and Arunthathiyar together constitute 93.5 per cent of the SC population of the state. Adi Dravida are numerically the largest SCs with a population of 5,402,755, constituting 45.6 per cent of the state SC population.

Is vellalar and mudaliar same?

Thuluva Vellala, abbreviation of Thondamandala Tuluva Vellala, also known as Agamudaya Mudaliars and Arcot Mudaliars, is a caste found in northern Tamil Nadu, southern Andhra Pradesh and southern Karnataka, India. …

Where is Kongu Nadu?

Kongu Nadu, also known by various names as Kongu Mandalam and Kongu belt, is a geographical region comprising present day parts of western Tamil Nadu, southeastern Karnataka and eastern Kerala.

Why does vanniyar called as Kshatriya?

Sanskritisation movement. The Pallis tried to get an order in Pondicherry that by descent they were not a low agricultural caste. By 1931, due to their successful politicking (a process known as Sanskritisation), the term Palli was removed from the Madras census, with the term Vanniya Kula Kshatriya appearing instead.

What is the caste of Kongu Vellalar?

Kongu Vellalar. Kongu Vellalar is a sub-caste of Vellalar community found in the western region of Tamil Nadu, which is known as Kongu Nadu. The Kongu Vellala Gounders were classified as a Forward Caste (General class) at the time of Indian independence but they successfully requested to be reclassified as a Backward Class in 1975.

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 caste of Gounder in Tamil Nadu?

Gounder doesn’t come under upper caste in Tamil Nadu but it has good no of population and a predominant community. Forward Castes: Iyer,Iyengar,Saiva Pillai,Natukkottai Chettiar/Nagarathar. Backward Castes: Vellalar,Goundar,Mudaliar,Thevar,etc. Most Backward Castes: Vanniyar,Thevar in some areas,some subcastes of Vellalar,etc.

What is the difference between Kongu Vellalar and Gounder?

As the Gounders also claim the same origin, some of their customs like e.g. marriage and other domestic life style follow Bodhayana’s teachings, the Bodhayana gruhya sutras. The Kongu Vellalar also believe that Siva of the Himalaya gave 12 measures of paddy seeds to the goddess Parvathi, the daughter of Himavan.