The origin of the mallar pallar, deventira kula vellalar is a disputed topic a number of historians support the argument that the deventira kula vellalar. The pandya dynasty, also known as the pandyas of madurai, was a dynasty of south india, one of the three ethnically tamil lineages, the other two being the chola and the chera. Tamil kingdoms namely the chera, the chola, and the pandya country. May 23, 20 pandya kingdom refers to the pandyas of mahabharata period about whom, we only know from the traditional legends and epics. In 1920 there were 2 pandya families living in pennsylvania. This mangalapura has been identified with mangalore in the west coast by professor k. Pandyas were one of the three ancient tamil kingdoms chola and chera being the other two who ruled the tamil country from prehistoric times until end of the 15th century.
New vellalar and pandya nadu see more pandyan dynasty. The year 1279 marks the end of chola dynasty when king maravarman kulasekara pandyan i defeated the last king rajendra chola iii and established the rule of the pandyas in presentday tamil nadu. The book narrates the history of the irungovel family, a branch of pandya rulers who reigned for 201 generations from 3100. The above video is the first part of devendrakulla vellalar history. In your kongu vellalar history, you have stated that, padayatchi, vettuvar, kurumbar, okkalika and urali are assumed the title gounder for their sake of respect though they are mentioned in the inscriptions as evidence. Chapter ii geography and polity of kongu shodhganga. To be published as a book in the future in even more detail.
This was the first book which stated that pallars are the mallars mentioned in the ancient tamil literature and are the descendants of the famous tamil kings chera, chola, and pandya. Vishvajit pandya author of new histories of the andaman. Errakudi, speak volumes about the chera chola and pandya kingdoms. Vishvajit pandya author of new histories of the andaman islands. Kongu vellalar gounders call themselves the sons of ganges and they belong to ganga kulam. The kongu prefix is based on the regional affinity of the. The heartland of the cholas was the fertile valley of the kaveri river, but they ruled a significantly larger area at the height of their power from the later half of the 9th century till the beginning of the th century. Majority of the people of this caste are involved in agriculture.
The crown will be handedover by the dikshitars to a saiva vellala who. Some of the communities that identify themselves as a vellalar are the numerically strong arunattu vellalar, chozhia vellalar, karkarthar vellalar, kongu vellalar, saiva vellalar, thuluva vellalar. Although there are many instances of the pandya kingdom being referred in ancient literature and texts, we currently have no way of determining a cogent genealogy of these ancient kings. The pandya territory also began to slip out of chola control. Kerala pillai history pillai greats andhra pillai history who are saiva vellalars. The pandya ruler whom sambandar converted from jainism to saiva faith was a certain nedumaram also known as kun pandya. Ponnar shankar ponnar and shankar, who became rulers of ponni valanadu in medieval tamil nadu, south india, were twin sons of a kongu vellalar couple, nellian kodan or kunru udaiyaan and his wife thamarai. South india, during the sangam age, was ruled by three dynastiesthe cheras, cholas and pandyas. Indian art history changing perspectives parul pandya dhar on. They have been commanders of chola and pandya armies as well as respected ministers and administrators. The earliest reference to the name is attested in the tolkappiyam, which divided the society in four classes arasar, andanar, vanigar and vellalar. Sundara surmises talakad taluk tamil nadu tank temple term thirteenth century trade tribal vadaparisaranadu valanadu vanpulam vellalar vettuvar. New vellalar and list of vellalar sub castes see more list of vellalars.
The pandyan dynasty was an ancient tamil dynasty, one of the three tamil dynasties, the other two being the chola and the chera. Kerala pillai history pillai greats andhra pillai history who are saiva vellalar s. Hardik pandya is an allrounder in the indian cricket team. Hardik pandyas journey has been an inspirational one. The chola dynasty was one of the longestruling dynasties in history. Unknown said well done, i am also interested to find my root, after read ur website,i hope i will soon find my ancestry history. The chozhia vellalars alongwith keerakarars, kodikalarars and vatrilaikarars is a subcaste of the greater vellalars. The following is a list of some subcastes of the vellalar. Later cholas and pandyas questions and answers, notes pdf, samacheer kalvi 7th social science book solutions guide pdf helps you. The descendants of the chola,the cheras and the pandyas. These vellalar chiefs claim descent from traditional minorkings and chiefs of tamil nadu. Pennsylvania had the highest population of pandya families in 1920.
Which caste is higher, mudaliar or nadar, in the hindu caste. One of the three ancients kingdoms in the south of india was the pandyan kingdom who ruled over tamil nadu until the end of the fifteenth century. The kongu vellalar marriage can be said to resemble the prajaapathyam type marriage. Students can download social science history chapter 3 emergence of new kingdoms in south india. More specifically, the vellalars of thondaimandalam or the pallava kingdom were given the title mudaliar, while the vellalars of pandya and chola kingdoms were given. The saiva vellalar were vegetarian at least from a certain point in medieval history, and the shudra classifications are recent classifications, while ancient classifications never hinted that the vellalar were in any way considered a low people or more specifically a nonpolitically privileged group, which is a general concept that is a. Samacheer kalvi 7th social science history solutions term 1. Kongu vellala gounder total population about 50,00,000 regions with significant populations tamil nadu, karnataka, kerala, srilanka, malaysia, singapore,south africa,usa,u. Ayyappan know as ayyan who belonged to the vellalar kulam, was the army chief of the pandalam royal family. Chozia vellalars were the agriculturalists of choza dynasty became the chozia vellalars, if to pandiya they were called as. From the streets of struggle to the roads of glory. Later the newly emerged vellalar community introduced some novel. Political discourse about isai vellalar marks them as an oppressed caste with a sudra identity. But there is a more ancient and secret india hidden deep in its tropical jungles, with one of the greatest building efforts in the human record.
After obtaining consent from the brides family, the marriage takes place. Vellalars are tamil people who use titles such as gounder in kongu nadu, mudaliar in thondai nadu and pillai in chozha nadu and pandya nadu. Deva asirvathamformer deputy collector did an extensive research on pallars and published his book moovendar yaar in 1977. Traditional literature ascribe to him a great victory at nelveli and this earned him the title nelveli venra nedumaran i. But we can find the present day descendants of cholas and pandyas.
Pillai chola nadu, pandya nadu sri lankan vellalar yazhpana kudanaadu, vanni nadu. Makkal veliyeedu, 2001 kongu region india 647 pages. The pandya family name was found in the usa in 1920. He lived with his uncle perisseri pillai of erumeli, kottayam dist, kerala. Ramesh in his recent book on the history of south kanara has pointed out that alupas who where holding sway over mangalore and who were aided by the chalukyan forces faced this invasion at mangalore. This was about 25% of all the recorded pandyas in the usa. January 14, 2020 april 12, 2020 devendra kula vellalar leave a comment on mallar, pallar, devendra kula vellalar origin and history. May 05, 2011 the above video is the first part of devendrakulla vellalar history. Mudaliar, like pillai is a title conferred upon prominent vellalar chieftains and feudal lords by the king depending upon the tamil kingdom. Vellalar is a generic tamil term used primarily by various castes who traditionally pursued. From the th century when migration of vellalar chiefs to jaffna took place, tamil nadu has seen a decline in the traditional power of vellars except in. The marabala puranam aka vellala puranam hails the story of vellalars. A new pandya record and the dates of nayanmars and alvars.
Yatin pandya is the author of elements of spacemaking 4. The rulers of the three dynasties were referred to as the three crowned rulers the muventar of the tamil country. Ancient indian history pandya dynasty tutorialspoint. Pdf the society of kongunadu through the inscriptions of seven. This book, tamil civlization and culture upto 36 a. The roman emperor julian received an embassy from a pandya about 361 ce.
Jul, 2010 unknown said well done, i am also interested to find my root, after read ur website,i hope i will soon find my ancestry history. Pandya kingdom refers to the pandyas of mahabharata period about whom, we only know from the traditional legends and epics. Pandya nadu is a region of the south indian state of tamil nadu. The term means farmer of celestial being or devendra community farmer, connoting that they were created by the god devendra resp. Kanam sankara pillai pathanamthitta, kerala 26 july 2003 23. Author meenal atul pandya details the influence of indians on massachusetts history. Later cholas and pandyas questions and answers, notes pdf, samacheer kalvi 7th social science book solutions guide pdf helps you to revise the complete tamilnadu state board new syllabus and score more marks in your examinations. The other four divisions are chera nadu, chola nadu, pandya nadu and. Kongu vellala and their pattakkarars, refers to their migration to kongu within this context. Which caste is higher, mudaliar or nadar, in the hindu. Vellalar is used as an umbrella term for the castes which were related. Mallar, pallar, devendra kula vellalar origin and history. You can see how pandya families moved over time by selecting different census years.
In kongu vellalar marriage, the bridegrooms family goes to the brides house, propose the marriage and request the consent of the brides family for the alliance. Ancient indian history pandya dynasty the pandya kingdom was the second important kingdom in south india during this period. Indian americans of massachusetts by meenal atul pandya the. New vellalar and list of vellalar sub castes see more. It occupied the region of modern districts of tirunelveli, ramnad, and ma. Do you know about the origin of kongu vellala gounders.
Pandya dynasty, tamil rulers in the extreme south of india of unknown antiquity they are mentioned by greek authors in the 4th century bce. Vellalar is a generic tamil term used primarily by various castes who traditionally pursued agriculture as a profession in the indian states of tamil nadu, kerala and northeastern parts of sri lanka. Sabarimala history ayyappan know as ayyan who belonged to the vellalar kulam, was the army chief of the pandalam royal family. According to history chola kings used to crown themselves in 5 selected places in tamil land. Chozhia vellalar also spelt as sozhia vellalar is a caste from the indian state of tamil nadu. Were tamil nadus isai vellalars always socially backward. Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services. They are credited with saving their people from an invasion. Real vanniyar history vanniyar caste history history vanniyakula kshatriya padaiyachi. Political discourse about isai vellalar marks them as an oppressed caste with. The pandyan kingdom was an ancient tamil state in south india of unknown antiquity. Oct 02, 2015 mudaliar, like pillai is a title conferred upon prominent vellalar chieftains and feudal lords by the king depending upon the tamil kingdom. Samacheer kalvi 7th social science history solutions term. They ruled initially from korkai, a sea port on the southern most tip of the indian peninsula, and in later.
Pandya, company secretary, profile, newsletter, articles, presentations, mca rules, mca circular for download. The word vellalar may come from the root vellam for flood, which gave rise to various rights of land. This was about 25% of all the recorded pandya s in the usa. Ilamcetcenni, the king known for his fleet of warships. The annual register or a view of the history politics and literature for the year 1807. The vellalars have a long cultural history that goes back to over two millennia in southern india. The vellalan or vellalar of south india have a long and proud history. An exceptionally promising cricketer, hardik pandya became the man of the match in his one day international. Later books on kongu history referred here include k. History of devendra kula vellalar mallarpallar part 1. History has produced thousands of strange and mysterious temples that are today lost and forgotten. Indian americans of massachusetts by meenal atul pandya. Saivaite temples of kongu nadu shows promising lines of historical research.
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