Koliyar is one of the artisan castes of the ancient Tamil society.[1] They are a community of weavers who were regularly mentioned in medieval Tamil inscriptions.[2] They were classified together with the Taccar (carpenters, stonemasons etc.), Kollar, and Tattar as constituting the Kilkalanai group. According to historian K.V Subrahmanya Iyer, this term referred to the Sanskrit Anuloma.[3]
^Naṭana Kācinātan. "Ancient Industries of Tamilnadu". Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Museums, Government Museum, 2007. p. 18.
^Raju Kalidos. History and Culture of the Tamils: From Prehistoric Times to the President's Rule. Vijay Publications, 1976. p. 18.
^Auvai Naṭarācan. Art Panorama of Tamils. State Department of Archaeology, 1992. p. 17.
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