(Sample Study) . Marabalan had various titles such as Gangavamsa, Devar, Vellalar, Bupaalan, etc. iv) Fantastic Perking facility for all vehicles v) LCD/TV arrangements to comfortably view the function from long distance. I alluded the story of "throwing out of train .." to remind the struggle of Mahatma Gandhi - This particular incident spurred Gandhi to fight against the imperialism and dominance of Whites .Probably if he and/or other social reformers have not fought for the fundamental rights may be our/your situation today will be like that (Dominated by a upper caste/religion/race person)4. So try to get away from this proposal. What is the harm in praising our communities pride. But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. This is the Indian concept of thenative's right. Other communities migrated along with the peasants, including potters, barbers, craftsmen, as well as Brahmins and Dalits. That is the reality. Due to their isolation, the people of this region had always been most associated with muscle power and the "heroic" ideals of the Sangam age. When they return, they are touched by an arumaikkarar with a betel leaf dipped on oil, milk and water. 9.2.1998 Koteyar,Kotekshatriya kotegar,KotegarsRamakshatriya Ramarajakshatriya Servegara,Sheragra Iam S.P.Rangaswami from BHAVANI, ERODE-PERIYAR DIST.Iam 61 yrs. Although we should respect our caste, we should be united under one Umbrella, that is 'Mother Tamil'. **/Please try to quote with substantiation.. 2nd Century CE. Gounder is a title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. - . Not all brahmins are castist, we must unite all castes and engineer a good social development where everyone becomes proud of his/her birth and origin. Please don't try to justify historical blunders. The land of great persons like Anna, periyar, Bharathi, Kamraj has now become a nazi state. [19], The Kongu Vellalar were classified as a Forward Caste (General class) at the time of Indian independence but they successfully requested to be reclassified as an other Backward Class in 1975. A news item from Times of India on this Gounder issueGounder consolidation could pose headache to major parties21 May 2009, 0301 hrs IST, Jayaraj Sivan, TNN CHENNAI: Entering the political arena virtually on poll eve, the Kongu Nadu Munnetra Kazhagam (KNMK), claims to be an NGO. [54], Even though at present, the term Vellalar has come to mean a farmer or agricultural people, a number of non-cultivating landholding castes like Kaarukaatha Velaalar and the Kondaikatti Velaalar who served ruling dynasties in various capacities also identify themselves as Vellalar. As per Indian constitution. By power hungry zealots. All are talking that all castes are equal in the earth. polling in pollachi is 76 percent..and not 65 percent as reported earlier..which looks favour for kongu..prakashpollachi@yahoo.com..plse mail me any pollachi friends. I assume you work in Bangalore/Chennai but your native is Erode/Kovai. It would be better if a general fund of KVK is started, under which the poor & rural KVK's get the education, thus making their life blossoming. The village head is a kottukaran, the head of a nadu is nattukavundan or periyatanakaran and each group of Nadus is a pattakaran. To protect himself. I got more inffermation about kongu vellala goundersthankyou for this blog. Thanks. The Vellalar also had more authority, power and status than the Brahmins in some social and ritual contexts. [5], The Vellalar are spoken of as a group of people right from the Sangam period and are mentioned in many of the classical works of Sangam literature. I am more proud to call myself a 'Tamilian' than a Gounder. I am sure if the Nilgris is not a reserved constituency the candidate would have polled atleast 50000 votes more. Bihari : Bengali : Hindi Delhi : Hindi : Gujarati : Kannada : . Reunite , fight for our rights. 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. [12], The Vellalars have a long cultural history that goes back to over two millennia in southern India,[13] where once they were the ruling and land-owning community. Marabalan turned to agriculture and his descendants became the Vellalar. I appreciate this work. Really a good blog, must know informations. 08/12/2011 . 61Ho1Wt=Sn$3w.4jiE.P|mu)O$i89@kzg . for our people, for our culture, for our nation. this blog has been started for the kvg people to know the history of our people and the rich cultural heritage we possess..we are not proud of the name kongu vellala gounder but its heritage and tradition..even most of the other community people lost their tradition we still preserve it..due to the negligence of the government the kongu region itself is becoming unfit for living..our main occupation agriculture itself is dimnishing and our young people are going away from our homeland(kongunadu) to earn a bread..if this continues surely surely our people will be attracted by other cultures and our culture will diminish..a man can be best preserved in his culture when he has good living environment..so the develoment of kongu region is very important and we believe firmly that our knmp will try to bring change in our area..we have full confidence with kongu nadu munnetra peravai and you cannot shake it with your so called information based on statistics ..so mr sivakumar(eagle) please dont continue your anti kvg statements and anti knmp campaign in this blog..for fellow kvg ians please ignore mr sivakumar's comments and let him comment alone in the blog.. we will try to improve our culture by showing our younger generation that we have a very rich tradition and we are not based on caste ism and untouchability. 7.Best ramasamy-Best groups: "Best" S. Ramasamy is a politician and entrepreneur from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. People belonging to the same Kulam/Kootam usually will not intermarry. In Coimbatore, Pollachi and Erode, the party polled more than one lakh votes, in Tiruppur 95,299 votes and in Namakkal 52,433 votes. They will not allow, becoz its reserved only for those elite..But in traditional rural villages, every household will offer food, whenever a dalit comes.. that is the spirit of villages.. Not only dalit.. any one can survive even without money.. but in cities, without money, they cannot live even for one day../** With all its limitations and imperfections, market economy and the urban life is the solace for the underprivileged - at least it gives them an opportunity to be on their own - and they try to understand the word known as FREEDOM. [59]They were more orthodox than the Brahmins in their religious practices. The Gounders have been credited by many as unique among the other caste groups of the region and southern India as a whole. This is the Omerta of the Kongu Vellala Gounders, a dominant caste in the western belt of the state, classified as a Backward Class within the 69% reservation quotas of Tamil Nadu. In the wedding ceremony, the brother of the bride and sister of the groom play significant roles. Whether you are a Gounder, Chettiar, Nadar, naidu or navithar it does not matter for brahmins, and that too we are dravidian sudras..Like for white europeans, all of us indians are black.. however rich or intelligent we are. Entry No. The main food products were cow milk and dry crops like Aariyam (Varaku or Ragi), Kambu, Cholam and Tinai. Hi Please don take this offensive.im also KV, Ur efforts are awesome n great and very informative. webtelecast super idea..lot of people.especially woman .. new flag and the political party name announced.i hope surely our people to vote to our political party..KONGU NADU MUNNAERTA PAYRAVAI.from..prakash pollachi..coimbatore dt. However, eventually this period of ethnogenesis would end in the creation of a hierarchical structure with Kongu Vellalars at the top. 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. Looking to create a Kongu stronghold The link by Hindu Site states that Kongu were Forward Caste. You wrote about educationists, industrialists.. what they have done to our region all these years? 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. Gounder is a caste that belongs to Backward Class (BC) of Tamilnadu. To show superiority. History The history of the Kongu Vellala Gounder caste is one of the most obscure along with the history of the Kongunadu region itself. Does veerakodi vellalar belongs to obc? ETHNONYMS: Mudaliar, Pandaram, Pillaimar (Pillai), Velalar (Velalan) Orientation. There is soft-racism by Brahmins.My original grouse against KVG's is - though they are one of the advanced communities in terms of social standing, business, education and agriculture - why do they want to ride on the caste bandwagon - and their top two demands - repealing/amendment of PCR act and exclusive reservation of KVG'S is uncalled for .If you ask me who am I to question this ..well .Good Luck And I have heard about Dharmpals books but not read them EagleAnd. 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. (esskeepee) sathishkumar.p (THUREN KULAM).DEVI MOBILES, COIMBATORE, daily write something.. make it like an website..i found so many relatives decided to vote for our partyprakashpollachi. as you blamed. Casteism is the bane of the Hinduism and is worse than the racism practiced elsewhere **/See.. if people chose to follow their caste, what is the problem for you.. if you dont like your caste, you may not follow it..Why should you accuse or insult others?Is it the "Pahutharivu" that your masters told?Every man has his thinking power, and better please use it.. dont blindly believe in propoganda of the so called "Pahutharivu" leaders. Our community is considered to be the best for its innocence, generacity, loyalty, etc. /** If I could make a 10% change in your viewpoints that is enough for me **/This is the core problem here.. you consider yourself as moral authority and attempt to change me.. instead of debating, your aim is changing me.. /**Untouchability is a crime. The region of Kongunadu originally belongs to the Kurinji (tropical evergreen mountainous) and Mullai types (tropical deciduous plateau) which were originally densely to medium sparsely forested. Awesome! [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. [a] The Vellalar are members of several endogamous[b][c][d] castes such as the numerically strong Arunattu Vellalar, Chozhia Vellalar, Karkarthar Vellalar, Kongu Vellalar, Thuluva Vellalar and Sri Lankan Vellalar. We need a voice. But in Karnataka, here they are telling that the gangas are kanadigas. To protect himself. Is there any information about Cheralan kootam whose Kuladeivam is Vanji amman of Moolanoor near Dharapuram. /** I did say that the Dalits face more problem from OBC/BC's rather than Brahmins. [16] Medieval poet Kambar is said to have given their kula and gotra (kin and clan). Kerala Caste List: Kerala, a state located in the southern region of India, is known for its diverse culture and rich history. Castes which used the title Vellala or Vellalar The term(Vellalar) extends beyond notions of caste and seems rather to be a generic term for farming groups dispersed over space. actually our party is slightly admk supportive..bcz in recent pcr problem its dmk which dint help our people..in some cases instead of 15 days they increased it to 25 days non bailable.but party going to stand in election single only. you like to be called a sudra? vii)water,food ,etc.., facilities viii) All shops,hotels,wineshop closed sharp by 9pm to avoid problems like this there are so many wonderfull things to share but no space to post the comment Eventhough all positives but with one negative is : once the function become a record/more successfull all TV Channels stopped praising or showing the function even in the news except one or two channels (Politics). i think t.v channels are jelous of our community ..it was announced later that we propose to start an t.v channel by name KONGU TV.but dono when it will come..it could be nice if an website be launched.so tht every of us can register with our kulamnetlife4u@yahoo.com..prakash..pollachi. Training . 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. "Plus we should encourage newly weds to have MORE CHILDREN for another 20 years"Dai..Kongu Nadu India-la dhane irukku?Population Explosion-la naade thavichu kittu irukkum bodhu yedho Australia la irukka madhiri oru mattamana staement..Innum vara pora genreation-sukkum unga 'jathi veri'-ngra vishatha oota poreengala?Mmmurupatturum! The author of this blog, himself a Gounder belongs to the Elumathur Panangadai clan, seeks to venture at the various facets of the inseperable Gounder and Kongu histories. The community plays a significant role in the political and economic life of the Kongu Nadu region. dear kvgians please ignore mr eagle's comments and let we do our work..we should make ourselves more close and show our strengthfor mr eagle and mr truth you both are trying to create an appearance that kongu vellala gounders are very arrogant in caste..that's not true..in the past a person belonging to sc caste cannot even enter the streeet where upper caste people are living..even that day also we mingle with them..in our marriages and deaths they play an important role.. even in the ponnar sankar history they have veerasambuvan as their friend who hails from a lower caste..in my kuladeivam temple we have madurai veeran samy,a deity for the lower class people.. nowadays people are changing and the practice of untouchability is dimnishing..i already told you our proud is of our rich cultural heritage and not on jathi veri..young people are studying in various places and they even dont know about the castes..we have friends from all castes and religion..we does not tell a person to hate other castes..so eagle anna inima unga manapokka mathikunga.. summa gounder ellam jathi veri pudichivan enru sollathingaeppadiyum neenga solratha naanga mathika porathu kedayathu apparam yen veena neratha selavu panni blog ezhuthiringa..vote podaratha enga urima.. nanga knmp ku vote panratha muvivu pannitom..so summa ethavathu arasialvathi pati kodutha atha padichitu vanthu ungaluku deposit kooda kedaikathu,ungaluku yarum vote panna mattanganu katha alakathinganaanga jaichalum ungaluku unnum nastam aga porathila thothalum ungaluku ethum kedaika porathu illa..apparam yan intha vetti pantha..ithukum vazhakam pola ungaluku strategy theriyala antha website la appadi potrukan neenga mothama 40 latcham perthan irukinga appadi nu ezhuthama vela ethavathu iruntha parunga. 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