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[14][15] Though the Vellalar have generally been associated with the landed gentry and agriculture, they are not a homogenous group and various people from diverse backgrounds have identified themselves as a Vellalar in the course of history. Kongu Vellala Gounder/Thazhinji http://www.tnarch.gov.in/images/epi-ins/tamil-brahmi/pic7.gif, ancient greece,rome,nile river people.with ancient china, tamil had tought buddisum and martial arts to chinese and had a trade with chinese empire, we(tamil) had ruled 1,389,968 sq mi (1050 a.d) in the world,and we people had continuous documented history of our people from atleast 5th B.C to till now . Before blaming others, we should blame the power groups in our region. Worldwide, movements are there to reduce racism. Identification. i belong to vellayan kootam and my kulladeivam is solliamman located in athur village at karur. it is in keezh sathampur village of namakkal district.. i am very happy to c the detail history of kongu vellala gounders.. hi i am rajkumar from namakkal district and i am an engineeri belong to veliyan kootam and my kuladeivam is sellandiamman.. it is situated at keezh sathampur village in namakkal district.. it is really very happy to see the details of our community.. As I said in my comment dt. History The history of the Kongu Vellala Gounder caste is one of the most obscure along with the history of the Kongunadu region itself. [16] The term Vellalar itself occurs in the sense of a landowner in Paripadal. ?try to post comment on ur own name. eaglei hav said tat it above 10% bfore 8 yrs as on 2001. as a matter of fact v r more than 1.2C let us watch out d elections who s going to win i m sure tat v r gng 2 win in 6 seats.i need 2 ask u another thing r u gounder.???? They are considered as brothers and sisters. Be considerate and truthful, use your knowledge and brain - caste system is the bane for human society - to the extent possible try to defuse it - if not dont become part of it. You seem to be very informed, but why bring your fight here. If the item is sufficiently notable then it will have been covered by much newer works created by people with a neutral point of view. [10] According to Beck's (1972) study, the Kongu Vellalar are one of the top ranking castes who were entitled to ownership over land. [8], Large groups of peasants from the plains soon began to migrate into the Kongu Nadu region starting in the 10th century from many places, with migration peaking in the 13th century. Best in pollachi..huge crowd in pollachi even without advertisement about 35,000 people attend the meeting for candidate annuoncement.with out any proper announment of the meeting.DMK has fielded an dummy candidate for pollachi.no word still about admk candidate..good chance for best winning in pollachi..most of the dmk,admk has changed to knmp..in some villages there is no dmk and admk,every one has changed to knmp ( as almost all villages around pollachi has 99 percent gounders only).no matter whethere we get deposit or not..all votes polled now will reflect our party in state election.goundan vote goundanukku thaanadmk,,dmk gounder candidates r not calssifed as gounders.. i see humans through their hearts not through races, kulam or gothram im nt in love wth sakilichi.. bt i dont think its wrong to fall in love wth those galz.. u r well educated -i guess so so pls, widen ur mind and stop ur narrow thinking by separating pple by races n kulams.. star better u dont write any more here..its better for u to create an separate blog for ur sakkilichii love community. We need green technology to protect our natural resources and we need education of enlightenment to create better citizens from this Kongu country. Find Lakhs of verified Kongu Vellala Matrimonial profiles on Jeevansathi. Gounder (caste) Kongu Vellala Gounder Total population about 50,00,000 Regions with significant populations Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Srilanka, Malaysia, Singapore,South Africa,USA,U.K Languages Tamil Religions Hinduism -. 1. It is a wonderful piece with lots of information. A great compilation.You have mentioned that KVK(Kongu Vellala Kavunder) caste population is declining. Manu shastra says *********If the Sudra intentionally listens for committing to memory the Veda, then his ears should be filled with molten lead and lac; if he utters the Veda, then his tongue should be cut off, if he has mastered the Veda his body should be cut to pieces' *********Will any educated person accept something as stupid as above ?? The party polled 5.8 lakh votes (1.92%). This most of us would have come across in their life. do not field any outside candidate in a constituency. Dont comment that all Gounders are not good. Period. CHENNAI: With the quota for Hindu OBCs shrinking in Tamil Nadu after the implementation of 3.5 per cent reservation each for Christian and Muslim OBCs, the Kongu Vellalar Gounders have demanded . Plus we should encourage newly weds to have MORE CHILDREN for another 20 yearsIs muralidharan gounder?.his grandfathers name is periyasamy if i remember correctly.please confirm this.nandrigal. hai i m ramesh kumar really happy to read our kongu gounder story very nice. [1], According to the Kongu Vellalar Puranam, a 19th-century work by Mahavidwan Kandasamy Kavirayar, the Vellalar of the Kongu country trace their origin to Marabalan, a mythical figure who was created from the river Ganges to rid the world of hunger. Kongu Vellala Gounder an ancient division of Tamilakam comprising Coimbatore, Erode, Salem and ancient Mysore region. There are just two ministers from the western belt - Pongalur Palanichamy and M P Saminathan and they are ranked lower in order in the Cabinet.We don't deserve such treatment merely because we don't have a political party of our own.It is only in the western region that political parties field candidates belonging to non-Kongu Vellalar communities," he added. They are also known by names such as "Bupaalan", Gangavamsam, Kudiyaanavar and Vivasaayi, and use the title Gounder as a caste appellation in their personal names. Last Login : 3 months ago. This city is identified with the Hoysala capital Dwarasamudra by some historians. They followed a kingly model acquiring prestige by ownership of land, control of daily labor and production activity. From the looks of the replies you are not very welcome here. The Kongu Vellala Gounders are appreciated for their varied qualities like untiring hardwork, objective nature, high moderation, honesty, humanitarian spirit, commitment, philanthrophy, strong bonding, innovative mind and reliability. Its wake up call. Does veerakodi vellalar belongs to obc? This we cannot deny.No comments / posts will prevent me from my attitude.Once again I am proud to be Gounder. Join hands with like minded persons. First of all let us unite and vote for our community candidate. ., , , , , , , , , -, , , , , -, , -- . [65], During the British colonial period, the Vellalars who were land owners and tillers of the soil and held offices pertaining to land, were ranked as Sat-Sudra in the 1901 census; with the Government of Madras recognising that the 4-fold division (four varnas) did not describe the South Indian, or Dravidian, society adequately. , -- , , - , - - . It exists for the Kongu Vellalar Gounder or Vellala Gounder community. [19] Scholar and historian M. Raghava Iyengar identifies the Kalabhras with the Kalappalar section of the Vellalar and equates king Achyuta Vikranta with Achyuta Kalappala the father of Meykandar. For example Singanallur only got 13000 odd votes but Palladam got about 45000 votes. If I sit with only my kulam and kottam then i develop not even my kulam and kottam because we have so many divisions in our kulam and kottam where we fight with our own brothers and sisters. They also do not supervise cultivation directly due to the stigma attached to farming and manual labor. [e], The Irungovels are considered to be of the same stock as the Hoysalas as in one of the Sangam poems, the ancestor of the Irungovel chieftain is said to have ruled the fortified city of Tuvarai. there is no force to host the flag ..if u wish u can..u come and see pollachi..actually it has been fashion like thing here..each and every car is with our with kmp flag..also lot of nadar vehicles are with stickers,,beleve it or not lot of vehicels stopped and asked for sticker and pasted and went..as you think the castism was only during the confrence pollachi kongu is supported by lot of castes including nadars,muslims,christians..here lot of problem in and around pollachi connecting coimbatore and all..pollachi is neglected by even big heads like stalin and vaiko for election campiagn..if you know that our 42,000 revenue go to chennai and we were spend only little for kongu..u dont scould aparty like kongu..there were no bridge for two railway level crossing between pollachi and coimbatore..even though 66 trains pass daily..with lakhs of people travelling between pollachi and coimabtore..pollachi has to be district bcz its population is 9 lakhs.with 3 districts separted recntly are 5 lakhs..6,,lakhs and 8 lakhsif you think as common person living in pollachi and not as kongu..you will like kmp where ever u are..if u think its kongu party u r still in those kongu vellela gounder sangam and all.u have separate member ship for that and sangam and kmp..any one can choose from the two.just kmp distirct level heads will be included by other castes also in future..love gounder also love kongu nadu..and all castes people living in kongunadu. Don't forget to include your gorgeous images as well. Forget Elections and politics. Today the world will know about our stregth. the Community is a Scheduled Caste) 39 Vettaikarar 40 Vettuva Gounder 41 Yogeeswarar III (B) LIST OF DENO TIFIED COMMUNITIES Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Cuddalore and . Among the Tamil castes, both Karkattar Vellalas (Arunachalam, 1975) and Kondaikatti Vellalas (Barnett, 1970) have much the same profile as the KP (Kottai Pillaimar): both are non-cultivating land-holders, with a history of service to ruling dynasties. These Vettuvar hamlets were called Vadugapattis, literally northener's cowpens. Dear Right Angle,1. Antuvan; 2. What kids feel confident about as per sunsign, Authentic Delhi-Style Chole Bhature Recipe, Makar Sankranti 2023: Makar Chaula recipe, Meet the Pakistani filmmaker who documented Islamophobia in India, Shilpa Shetty' fav workout machine benefits, Check out Junooniyat's Ilahi aka Neha Rana's uber-chic pictures, Terms of Use and Grievance Redressal Policy. Kongu Vellalar (including Vellala Gounder Nattu Gounder, Narambukkatti Gounder, . History is not always good - we say present is bad - but the past is worse - only the past gave us - untouchability, child marriage, sati, oppression against women and lot more social in-equalities.All are tolerated (because of no alternate choice) in a feudal and monarchy type of environment. 16.02.2009, our politicians know the art of divide and rule method learnt from British people and implement it in our State. [32] The Hoysala king Veera Ballala III is even now locally known as the 'Vellala Maharaja' in Thiruvannamalai, the town that served as their capital in 14th century. But I guess it wont cut ice with these people - vizhaluku izhaitha neer ..Velumani - How does it matter whether somebody belongs to KV or not Just because if someone belongs to KV do he/she has to blindly follow you people dont we have sixth sense aren't we watching all your behaviour all these years .Assuming we dont belong to KV does it means we sould not comment ..Why are you sensitive to truths ..Truth always hurts .Remember Kongu region doest not belong to KVGs alone ..you are the dominant community in few areas/pockets thats all. The development of this area is mainly by the people of this area and not by the governmentFor the past 30 years the dmk and admk are the ruling parties.. What they did to our region..So it is not a fault to start a political party to achieve our goals..Regarding the election even if we have 80 lakh people (according to you) we are majority in 5 seats(around 60 -70%)..Even if 70 % of our people vote for us we will definitely win..Instead of voting for any other party we want our people to vote for our party..who actually divided the people with castes..for the past 35 years namakkal assembly seat has been a reserved seat even though it has 50 to 60 % gounders.. if we are really arrogant on caste means there would have been no mla in that constituency..please try to understand if kongu region develops means not only kvg s but also other people will be benefited.. the only way to develop our region is to show the politicians we will not tolerate the step mother attitude shown towards our region..For that we have to be united and win at least 6 lok sabha seats..So please dont degrade us with your comments. To establish supremacy by divide and rule. Etymology. I have suggested long back that our IT professionals of Kongu Geniuses can launch a website by getting a sponsor from leading personalities in our community.Nobody has come forward for doingthis. Interestingly, in Namakkal, Gounders supported Gandhi Selvam of DMK, because the community leaders thought there should be at least one ruling party MP from among them, noted a political analyst. Religion / Caste. Thank you for your information and long live Kongu Vellala Gounder ! , (Clan names) . Kongu Vellala Gounders were classified as a Forward Caste (General class) at the time of Indian independence but they successfully requested to be reclassified as a Backward Class in 1975. [38][39], The Vellalar also contributed to the Bhakti movement in south India from the seventh century CE onwards and helped revive Hinduism. They really will not do as sources here. [22], sfnp error: no target: CITEREFV._Manickam (, sfnp error: no target: CITEREFSharad_Chari (, sfnp error: no target: CITEREFGunasekaran (, "Purana of Kongunadu's conventional farming", "NREGA and the Return of Identity Politics in Western Tamil Nadu, India", Gounder consolidation could pose headache to major parties Times Of India, "The Castes and Tribes of Southern India", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kongu_Vellalar&oldid=1125088804, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages, All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 2 December 2022, at 03:43. i m belongs to veliyam kooam. Most of them are third-generation businessmen and put together, they generate roughly Rs 40,000 crore of export revenue annually. (www.wikepedia.com)watch out these links(http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Vellala_Gounder)it mentioned more than 10% tis site has been created b4 8 yrs. tis mention tat d population is abov 80L and watch out in tis site wat thy hav mentioned tat (kongu vellalars r not in political and thy hav been negleted)to fulfil our basic requirment v started our party (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=population+of+kongu+vellalar+founders+in+tamil+nadu&ns0=1&redirs=0)can u giv me d data tat wch u say d lawyer hav submitted???? Although we should respect our caste, we should be united under one Umbrella, that is 'Mother Tamil'. This comment has been removed by the author. Most initially identified with their clan names and their chiefs with the Gounder title, but eventually coalesced into a single group called Kongu Vellalar Gounder. it is between kangayam and muthur at valliarachal village.i really appreciate the informations furnished abt kong vellala community and i wish you every success in your endeavour.tks and regardsvelumani.muthusamy gounder. Thanks. Nobody practices slavery now. and trying to justify the casteism. So try to get away from this proposal. [57] The Adi-saiva vellalar sect is a strictly vegetarian Saivite group that traditionally served as priests. Handle gas cylinder cautiously otherwise it is dangerous..If we are really interested in the development of local bodies, we should organize locally and find solutions to our problems. [f] The Tamil Jains refer to the Saiva Velaalar as nr-pci-nayinrs or nr-pci-vellalars meaning the vellalars who left Jainism by smearing the sacred ash or (tiru)-nru. If they have to obey the others, why didn't they tell earlier? In that trend you should have got more votes in the Nilgris as it is in the strong Gounder belt of Kovai. |A+AA-. aru pon natarajan pollachiya? They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. (his professional): Epigraphical Assistant, Archaeological Survey of India, South Zone, Madras The Kongu Vellala Gounders are appreciated for their varied qualities like untiring hardwork, objective nature, high moderation, honesty, humanitarian spirit, commitment, philanthropy, strong bonding, innovative mind and reliability. Dear velumani, to lift our region we need visionary officers and scientists and not politicians or castists. The community plays a significant role in the political and economic life of the Kongu Nadu region. The word Venad is derived from Vel -nadu, that is the country ruled by Vel chieftains. This region has been economically strong but politically very weak because disunity among the majority Gounders.Today Gounders who are estimated to be the single largest caste in Tamilnadu of about 70-80 lakhs are represented only in 23/65 assembly constituencies. 2nd Century CE. after winning he has to obey his/her leaders command who is also a caste based person.. so we directly vote for ourselves..you can say we are threatening the sc people to vote for us..but what about the christians and muslims who joins us..the number may be small but it is changing in tamil nadu politics..not only them but nadars,navidhars and various communities are supporting us as they are bound with us and they want a change in the region..again i am saying that dont tell that we are like hitler because we dont compel any body to vote for us but we request them, Dear Rajkumar,I do understand that our region has some problems. Most of the representatives were Gounders, what have they done? The Velama and Ballai castes of the neighboring states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, respectively, are believed to be historically related to the Vellala, but at . There are only two ministers now with dummy portfolios. I don't think anyone opposes such initiatives. Gounder is a caste that belongs to Backward Class (BC) of Tamilnadu. Your work is truly appreciated!! And you SMS campaign and missed call campaign generated laks and lakhs of responses ..ha ..ha Understand the reality buddies .Even PMK was routed warning for all the Caste based organisations So, the next step is bargain for coalition with any Dravidian party for the next election ??? pls don't be so fanatic and don't try to muddle others thinking, especially our new generation. Wait n watch vote for kongu..we love kongu..love gounder caste.what ever u say gounder is gounder..nee yennamo sollitu poo.we dont care..GOUNDER GOUNDER GOUNDER.BORN AS GOUNDER ..DIE AS GOUNDER..LOVE GOUNDER CASTE..1 vote vaanginalum sari..100 vote vaanginalam sari..goundan goundan thaan. 10 0 obj << /Length 11 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream This indicates she will no longer feed him and he is going out into the world on his own. Join FREE! These sub-groups are always segmented and are endogamous. This article about an Indian ethnicity or social group is a stub. 22 Years, 5' 0" | Hindu / Bengali | Kongu . Innum yethanai naalaikku manushane manushana nasukkura indha kodumai thodarum? How many rich persons really helped poors? Careers, Home | Nation | World | Cities | Business | Columns | Entertainment | Sport | Magazine | The Sunday Standard, Now we are on Telegram too. About Us | Privacy Policy | KNMP watches the others and by organizing marches, a threat is given to others. The history of the Kongu Vellala Gounder caste is one of the most obscure along with the history of the Kongunadu region itself. Happy to know this. While as a nation India condemns racism, it maintains a stoic silence on its internal racism - untouchability.In this Internet age - where boundaries are blurred and where nations do not exist - I feel mentioning about these backward practices is itself meaningless, leave alone discussing it - ironically in an Internet tool !!!!

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