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| Tuluva Vellala | |
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| Classification | Backward class[1] except the Arcot Mudaliar and Arcot Vellala sects. |
| Religions | Predominantly Shaivism, also Vaishnavism, Christianity |
| Languages | Tamil |
| Region | Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka Cities : Chennai, Bangalore, Vellore |
| Related groups | Tulu People, Tamil people & Thondaimandala Vellala |
Tuluva Vellala (Alternate spelling: Thuluva Vellalar, Tozhu Vellala), acronym of Thondaimandala Tuluva Vellala[2] is a sub-caste of Vellalars who migrated from Tulu Nadu and settled in northern Tamil Nadu, southern Andhra Pradesh and southern Karnataka. They have many synonyms viz., Arcot Mudaliar, Arcot Vellala, Agamudi Mudaliar, Agamudi Udayar and Agamudi Reddy. [3] The title Agamudaya is not related to Mukkulathor - Agamudayar.[4]
They are predominantly living in erstwhile North Arcot region (Current day Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet and Tirupattur districts). They had migrated to several cantonment towns in North India, Burma and Malaya in British times.[citation needed] Generally, Arcot Mudaliars consider themselves superior to Brahmins and they are Anglophilic.[citation needed]
Origin
Tuluva Vellalars are the Velirs, who are said to have migrated into Tondaimandalam from Tulu Nadu (now, south Canara district of Karnataka) during the period of the medieval Cholas.[5]
Tuluva Vellala, settled in Tondaimandalam are of 12,000 clans. The region they dwelled consisted of 24 divisions called as kottams. These kottams were subdivided into 64 naadus, which in turn comprised 999 villages.[citation needed]
They were formerly significant landowners.[2] They use Arcot Mudaliar, Mudaliar, Pillai, Udayar and rarely Naicker / Reddy titles .[6][better source needed] Some historians like Arokiaswami are of the opinion that the Ballala dynasty of the Canarese country was founded by Vellalas.[7]
Notable people
- Sir Dr. C. Natesa Mudaliar,[8][need quotation to verify] one of the founders of Justice Party, politician, activist and philanthropist.
- Thamizh Thendral Tiru V Kalyanasundaranar[9][need quotation to verify] - Tamil Renaissance literati, close aide of Thanthai Periyar, member of Self-respect movement.
- Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai, Tamil poet and freedom fighter[10][need quotation to verify]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.bcmbcmw.tn.gov.in/bclist.htm
- ^ a b Rajadurai, S. V.; Geetha, V. (2004). "Response to John Harriss". In Wyatt, Andrew; Zavos, John (eds.). Decentring the Indian Nation. Routledge. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-13576-169-1.
- ^ Padmanabhan, Kochappi (2006). "Mudaliars". Socio-economic Status of Widows. New Delhi: Serial Publications. p. 72. ISBN 8186771980.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|line=(help) - ^ Oral evidence before the Chairman and the Deputy Secretary of the BC Commission. Thiru.B.M.Sundaravadanam, Thiru Sundaramoorthy and Thiru C.R.Nagarajan,the representatives of Thuluva Vellala Community. Dated 26.6.1970, Madras. Chairman of the commission: What we saw in North Arcot and South Arcot is that they are Agamudayans. Of course, they say they are not Mukkulathor Agamudayans.
- ^ Balakrishnan Raja Gopal. The Rashtrakutas of Malkhed: Studies in the History and Culture. Mythic Society, Bangalore by Geetha Book House, 1994. p. 178.
- ^ Kanakalatha Mukund (2005). The View from Below: Indigenous Society, Temples, and the Early Colonial State in Tamilnadu, 1700-1835. Orient Blackswan, 2005 - British - 206 pages. p. 101. ISBN 9788125028000.
- ^ M. Arokiaswami. The Early History of the Vellar Basin, with Special Reference to the Irukkuvels of Kodumbalur: A Study in Vellala Origin and Early History. Amudha Nilayam, 1954.
- ^ K, Kumaresan (1984). Dravida Thalaivar C. Natesanar. Madras. pp. Introduction, p.4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Ka, Thiru. Vi. (1944). Valkai Kurippugal. Madras. p. 449.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Salem Cyclopedia: A Cultural and Historical Dictionary of Salem District, Tamil Nadu Busnagi Rajannan Institute of Kongu Studies, 1992 - Salem (India : District) p. 243