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Mudaliar, also spelled as Mudaliyar, Muthaliyar, Mudali, and Mudhali, is a surname used by people belonging to Sengunthar, Thuluva Vellalar and Kondaikatti Vellalar. [1] It is derived from the honorary title Mudali meaning a person of first rank in the Tamil language, which was bestowed upon top-ranking bureaucratic officials, philanthropists, educationists, physicians, politicians and army ...
Kalavazhi Narpathu (Tamil: களவழி நாற்பது) is a Tamil poetic work belonging to the Eighteen Lesser Texts (Pathinenkilkanakku) anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 and 500 CE. Kalavazhi Narpathu contains forty poems written by the poet Poigayaar.
Sculpture of Vishnu Measuring the Earth in Mahabalipuram Dating 7th Century CE.. The short poem mentions the Hindu god Vishnu through an elaborate simile. [7] [8] [9] The text mentions that The clouds resemble Vishnu in three points: (1) the clouds are black like the dark god, (2) they encompass the hills even as Vishnu encompasses the earth; (3) they pour rain as the water dripped from the ...
Mudaliar (alternatively spelled: Muthaliar, Mudali, Muthali) is a Tamil title and surname. [1] As title, it was historically given to high-ranking officers, administrators and their descendants during the rule of Imperial Cholas. [2] [3] The surname is most prevalent among Tamils from Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.
The etymology of the community name is unclear. The names Muthuraja and Muthuraiyar may be derived from two words, the Tamil name muthu meaning "pearl" and raja or raiyar both meaning "king". [2] Muttaraiyar may also be derived from mundru meaning "three" and tharai meaning "earth". [citation needed]
Ponmudiyar opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus: [4]. It is said that the Cural (meaning Vishnu in his incarnation as a dwarf) produced by Casypa in times of yore measured the earth; but the Cural now produced by Valluvar has measured both the earth and the heaven.
They seem to have established themselves as lords of the Thanjavur district in Tamilakkam around seventh century CE. The most famous of the Mutharaiyar dynasty were Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar, also called Kuvavan, his son Parameswaran, alias Ilangovadiaraiyan, and the latter's son Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II, alias Suvaran Maaran.
Vedagiri Mudaliar hailed from Kalathur, originally called Ponvilaintha Kalathur, a small town near Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu. Mudaliar taught Tamil in Madurai Tamil Sangam . He also established a printing press exclusively for the purpose of printing Tamil materials.