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'''Kallar''' ({{lang-ta|கள்ளர்}}) are one of the three related castes of southern India which constitute the [[Mukkulathor]] confederacy. The Kallar, along with the [[Maravar]] and [[Akamudayar]], constitute a united social caste on the basis of parallel professions, though their locations and heritages are wholly separate from one another.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=Be3PCvzf-BYC&pg=PA287&dq=kallar+kshatriya&hl=en#v=onepage&q=kallar&f=false</ref> |
'''Kallar''' ({{lang-ta|கள்ளர்}}) literally meaning thief are one of the three related castes of southern India which constitute the [[Mukkulathor]] confederacy. The Kallar, along with the [[Maravar]] and [[Akamudayar]], constitute a united social caste on the basis of parallel professions, though their locations and heritages are wholly separate from one another.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=Be3PCvzf-BYC&pg=PA287&dq=kallar+kshatriya&hl=en#v=onepage&q=kallar&f=false</ref> |
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Kallars are found largely in the Thanjavur, Trichy, Pudukkottai, Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Karur and Kanchipuram districts of Tamil Nadu. Significant Kallar populations are also found in Sri Lanka, Malaysia and other southeast Asian countries. In the 19th century, the British recognised the [[Pudukkottai state|Raja of Pudukkottai]] as the hereditary leader of the community.{{cn|date=February 2012}} |
Kallars are found largely in the Thanjavur, Trichy, Pudukkottai, Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Karur and Kanchipuram districts of Tamil Nadu. Significant Kallar populations are also found in Sri Lanka, Malaysia and other southeast Asian countries. In the 19th century, the British recognised the [[Pudukkottai state|Raja of Pudukkottai]] as the hereditary leader of the community.{{cn|date=February 2012}} |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Tamilnadu, Sri Lanka, Malaysia | |
| Languages | |
| Tamil | |
| Religion | |
| Saiva Siddhantam, Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mukkulathor, Vellalar. |
Kallar (Tamil: கள்ளர்) literally meaning thief are one of the three related castes of southern India which constitute the Mukkulathor confederacy. The Kallar, along with the Maravar and Akamudayar, constitute a united social caste on the basis of parallel professions, though their locations and heritages are wholly separate from one another.[1]
Kallars are found largely in the Thanjavur, Trichy, Pudukkottai, Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Karur and Kanchipuram districts of Tamil Nadu. Significant Kallar populations are also found in Sri Lanka, Malaysia and other southeast Asian countries. In the 19th century, the British recognised the Raja of Pudukkottai as the hereditary leader of the community.[citation needed]
Etymology
A number of British colonial writers, including Edward Balfour[2], noted that the term kallar or culler mean "thief" in Tamil, and suggest that as the origin of the caste's name, given that their history has included periods of banditry.[3] Alternate theories derive Kallar from the Sanskrit and Tamil term kalla (black),[4] postulating that Aryan groups referred to the Dravidians as Kalla.[5]
History
Kallars lived in the Palai tinai where agriculture was not possible. In more recent times the word kalla has come to have the generic meaning of thief, probably as a consequence of their having a reputation for thievery.[6]
Notables
- P. K. Mookayya Thevar
- Sivaji Ganesan
- Tha Pandian, Communist Party of India
- V. Gopalsamy Rajaliar
- A.Veeriya Vandayar
- Samy Vellu
- Barathiraja
- Vairamuthu
References
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=Be3PCvzf-BYC&pg=PA287&dq=kallar+kshatriya&hl=en#v=onepage&q=kallar&f=false
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=TxwaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA482&dq=kallar+thief+india&hl=en&ei=wZh4TvHxPIGE0QHBlvyPDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=kallar%20thief%20&f=false
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=cegr6zH9PFEC&pg=PA242&dq=kallar+thief&hl=en&ei=upd4Tor6IuOBsgKfwIHxDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=thief&f=false
- ^ கள்வனென் கிளவி கரியோனென்ப' - திவாகரம்[clarification needed]
- ^ கள்ளர் சரித்திரம் - நாவலர் பண்டித ந மு வேங்கடசாமி நாட்டார்[clarification needed]
- ^ Srivastava, Vinod Chandra (2008). Gopal, Lallanji (ed.). History of agriculture in India, up to c. 1200 A.D. Concept Publishing. p. 619. ISBN 9788180695216.