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Agricultural Caste in Tamil Nadu, India
Devendrakula Velalar
ReligionsHinduism
LanguagesTamil
CountryIndia, Sri Lanka
Original stateTamil Nadu, Northern Province
RegionPandya Nadu, Chola Nadu, Kongu Nadu

Devendrakula Velalar is a Tamil speaking community prevalent in southern India.

Etymology

The term Devendrakula Velalar resp. Vellalar is used as an umbrella term for the castes which were related. The term means "farmer of celestial being" or "Devendra community farmer", connoting that they were created by the god Devendra resp. Indra.

History

K. R. Hanumanthan is of the view they were an ancient community of Tamil Nadu who worked under the Pallavas as political chieftains with the title Kurumbar.

Devendrakula Velalar nattars

The various nattars were:

  • Kodai Valanattar
  • Seevantha Valanattar
  • Paruthikottai Valanattar
  • Sikka Valanattar
  • Seluva Valanattar
  • Veeranattar
  • Samudra Nattar

As irrigation is vital to the latter must have held a key position. Their occupation being seasonal thy have enjoyed greater mobility and had also served in the army of the Polygars.

Devendrakula Velalar Chola kings

  • Tondaiman Ilantirayan
  • Kopperunarkilli

Poets have praised them as Mallar among Mallars.

Inscription

An inscription of medieval period compares the Kudumbar with Pandya kings. According to it there was a severe famine in the Chera, Chola and Pandya countries.The Pandya king went to Devendra, sat on the same level with him, demanded equal privileges with him and came to earth with four devakanniar and cultivated sugar canes, plantain, palmyra and several varieties of paddy for which he brought from the heaven. He also dug twelve thousand wells in a single day and solved the problem of drought. In recognition of his services, he was given the title Devendra Kudumban and bestowed some privileges. This legend is useful to understand that the Devendrakula Velalar were experts in wet cultivation from time immemorial and responsible for the cultivation of wet crops like sugar cane, plantain and paddy.

References

  1. Venkatasubramanian, T. K. (1986). Political Change and Agrarian Tradition in South India, C. 1600-1801: A Case Study. Mittal Publications.
  2. Hanumanthan, K. R (1979). Untouchability: A Historical Study Upto 1500 A.D. : with Special Reference to Tamil Nadu. Koodal publisher. pp. 101–103.
  3. ^ "Chapter II - CASTE AND WOMEN" (PDF). Social conditions in Tamil Nadu: 104. 1996 – via INFLIBNET.
  4. Hanumanthan, K.R. The Pallas of Tamil Nadu. pp. 102–103.
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