Back आर्कोट मुदलियार Hindi ಆರ್ಕಾಟ್ ಆಗಮುಡಿ ಮುದಲಿಯಾರ್ Kannada துளுவ வெள்ளாளர் Tamil ఆర్కాట్ ఆగముడి ముదలియార్ Tegulu
| Thuluva Vellalar | |
|---|---|
| Religions | Hinduism, Christianity and Jainism[citation needed] |
| Languages | Tamil |
| Region | Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka cities: Chennai, Bangalore, Vellore |
| Feudal title | Mudaliar, Pillai, Goundar, Udayar, Chettiar, Nayakar |
| Related groups | Tamil people |
Thuluva Vellalar, [1][a] also known as Agamudi Mudaliar [3][4] or Arcot Mudaliars,[5][6] is a caste found in northern Tamil Nadu, southern Andhra Pradesh and southern Karnataka.[7][8][9] They were an elite and dominant land-owning community.[10]
- ^ Neild (1979)
- ^ Bayly (2004), p. 411
- ^ "ப உ சண்முகம் பிறந்தநாள் விழா". Dinamani. 16 August 2012.
- ^ "துளுவ வேளாளர் சங்கம் கோரிக்கை". Dinamalar. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Jacob Pandian (1987). Caste, Nationalism and Ethnicity: An Interpretation of Tamil Cultural History and Social Order. Popular Prakashan. p. 115.
- ^ "Census of India 1961 - District Handbook of Chingleput" (PDF). Volume 9: 16. Census of India. p. 16. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ P.L. Samy (1994). "Nannan of North Malabar". Glimpses of Tamil Civilization. 8th World Tamil Conference. Tamil University. p. 142.
Tuluva Vellala is a prosperous and progressive caste in Tamil Nadu and they migrated from Tulu Nadu to Tamil Nadu in ancient times.
- ^ Anthony R. Walker (1994). New Place, Old Ways, Essays on Indian Society and Culture in Modern Singapore. Hindustan Publishing Corporation. p. 200.
The names of these four main Vellalar divisions are the Tondaimandalam (residents of the Pallava country), the Sōliyan (of the Cōla country), the Pandya (from the ancient Pandyan kingdom) and the Konku (from Konku country). Each of these four great divisions is further divided on a territorial basis. For example, the Tuluva are that branch of the Tondaimandalam Vellalar with origins in the Tulu country.
- ^ M. D. Raghavan. Tamil Culture in Ceylon: A General Introduction. Kalai Nilayam, 1971. p. 130.
The Thondaimandalam Vellalas are sub-divided into the Tuluvas, originally of the Tulu country.
- ^ 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.
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