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Chettiar (also spelt as Chetti and Chetty) is a title used by many traders, weaving, agricultural and land-owning castes in South India, especially in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Nagarathar or Nattukottai Nagarathar (also known as Nattukottai Chettiar) is a Tamil caste found native in Tamil Nadu, India. Nagarathars are a mercantile community who are traditionally involved in commerce, banking and money lending. [2] They use the title Chettiar and are traditionally concentrated in modern region Chettinad. [3]
The 24 Manai Telugu Chettiar (24MTC) is a community who are predominantly found in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana in India, as well as Sri Lanka. Origin, Etymology and history
Devanga (also known as Lingayat Devanga, Devanga Shetty, Devanga Chettiar) [1] [2] [3] is a Hindu caste from South India that traditionally followed the occupation of textile merchandise, weaving and farming [2] mostly found in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Odisha.
The word "Chettiar" refers to the social caste of mercantile bankers. The Chettiars are known to be traders in salt and spices and this is reflected in the Chettinad cuisine. Meals also consist of cooked lentils, Brinjal curry, drumstick sambar , ghee for flavouring rice, and sweet meals like payasam and paal paniyaram .
Tamil Nadu . Tamil-speaking Kulalar in southern and western part of Tamil nadu they use the title Velar and Udayar [9] [10] Telugu-speaking Kulala in southern Tamil Nadu use the title Chettiyar (Also known as Telugu Chettiar). They are relatively recent migrants in the southern region of Tamil Nadu. Karnataka
They formed a number of caste organisations using their preferred name, with the Vanniyakula Kshatriya Maha Sangam appearing in Madras in 1888 [14] and extending state-wide in 1952. [ 15 ] [ b ] By 1931, due to their successful politicking (a process known as Sanskritisation ), the term Palli was removed from the Madras census, with the term ...