Adaviyar
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Tirunelveli and Thanjavur districts of Tamil Nadu. | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pattariyar, Kaikolar, Saliya, Padmashaliyar, |
Adaviyar[1] (also spelt as Ataviyar) is a Tamil speaking Hindu caste whose traditionally weavers from Thanjavur and Tirunelveli districts of Tamil Nadu, South India.
In Tamil Nadu they are notified as Other Backward class by the State government of Tamil Nadu.[2]
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References
[edit]- ^ INSTITUTIONS, VED from VICTORIA. CASTES AND TRIBES OF SOUTHERN INDIA - A commentary!: Along with the full text of CASTES AND TRIBES OF SOUTHERN INDIA VOL 1. VICTORIA INSTITUTIONS, Aaradhana, Deverkovil 673508 India. p. 53.
Adaviyar.—Adaviyar or Ataviyar is the name of a class of Tamil-speaking weavers found in the Tanjore and Tinnevelly districts.
- ^ Commission, Tamil Nadu (India) Backward Classes (1975). Report of the Backward Classes Commission, Tamil Nadu, 1970. Government of Tamil Nadu. p. 66.
Pattariar and Adaviyar ) in the list of Backward Classes of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission . Saliyan are yet another caste of weaver found chiefly in the districts of Chingleput, Trichy, Thanjavur ...
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