01-18-2012, 12:16 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-19-2012, 07:20 AM by G.Subramaniam.)
http://tamilnation.co/caste/nambi.htm
1911 - Male Literacy in Tamil
Brahmin = 72%
Chetti = 39%
Nadar = 18%
Agamudayan = 21%
Velala = 25%
Kallan = 16%
Maravan = 14%
Vaniyan = 32%
The interesting thing we find that the only caste that kept tamil language alive was the Aryan Sanskritist brahmin
The core of the DK-DMK movement is the Velala landlords, and their tamil literacy is below chetti ( bania ) and even below Vaniyan ( MBC )
And velala literacy is not much more than Nadar ( MBC ), Agamudayan ( MBC ), Kallan ( MBC ), Maravan ( MBC )
There are very nasty sayings by velalas against Agamudayar,
Historically the Kallan-Maravan-Agamudayan came under Thevar caste. The imperial Cholas were Thevars,
Even now these are martial castes pro-Hindu and active in anti-EJ and anti-islam activities.
How did the imperial Thevar castes come to get ranked below velala landlord. I dont know.
IMHO, this must be due to the british ranking the Kallan and Maravan as a criminal caste
1911 - Male Literacy in Tamil
Brahmin = 72%
Chetti = 39%
Nadar = 18%
Agamudayan = 21%
Velala = 25%
Kallan = 16%
Maravan = 14%
Vaniyan = 32%
The interesting thing we find that the only caste that kept tamil language alive was the Aryan Sanskritist brahmin
The core of the DK-DMK movement is the Velala landlords, and their tamil literacy is below chetti ( bania ) and even below Vaniyan ( MBC )
And velala literacy is not much more than Nadar ( MBC ), Agamudayan ( MBC ), Kallan ( MBC ), Maravan ( MBC )
There are very nasty sayings by velalas against Agamudayar,
Historically the Kallan-Maravan-Agamudayan came under Thevar caste. The imperial Cholas were Thevars,
Even now these are martial castes pro-Hindu and active in anti-EJ and anti-islam activities.
How did the imperial Thevar castes come to get ranked below velala landlord. I dont know.
IMHO, this must be due to the british ranking the Kallan and Maravan as a criminal caste