Tamil and Telugu speaking community in south India
This article is about the Indian caste called Muthuraja. For other uses, see Muttaraiyar.
Muthuraja
Classification
Backward caste
Religions
Hinduism • Jainism
Languages
Tamil • Telugu
Country
India
Populated states
Tamil Nadu
Region
Central Tamil Nadu
Muthuraja (also known as Mutharaiyar) is a Tamil and Telugu[1] speaking community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
^
Athreya, Venkatesh B.; Djurfeldt, Göran; Lindberg, Staffan, eds. (1990). Barriers broken: production relations and agrarian change in Tamil Nadu. Sage Publications. p. 25. ISBN 9780803996397. The Muthurajas are descendants of the soldiers which the poligars recruited in their homeland, the Telugu-speaking areas of contemporary Andhra Pradesh, north of Tamil Nadu. Like other castes originating from Andhra, they are bilingual, often speaking Telugu in family circles and Tamil outside the house
K. M. Venkataramaiah, ed. (1996). A handbook of Tamil Nadu. International School of Dravidian Linguistics. p. 425. ISBN 9788185692203. Muthuracha: A Telugu caste found in some districts of Tamil Nadu, the Muthuracha (muthurācha) is also called Muttaraiyan. Some are talaiyāris or watchmen of villages. They seem to be a major sect in the coastal villages of Andhra Pradesh
Eveline Masilamani-Meyer, ed. (2004). Kattavarayan Katai. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 19. ISBN 9783447047128. Among the Telugu castes that came to Tamilnadu were the Mutturajas or Mutrāchas.
L. D. Sanghvi; V. Balakrishnan; Irawati Karmarkar Karve, eds. (1981). Biology of the People of Tamil Nadu. p. 21. Mutracha (MT) Mutracha is also known as Muttiriyan in Tamil Nadu. It is primarily a Telugu caste found in the southern districts of Andhra Pradesh. They were employed by the Vijayanagar kings to defend their frontiers when they entered Tamil Nadu and were honoured with the title of Paligar. They speak Telugu in Tamil Nadu.
Muthuraja (also known as Mutharaiyar) is a Tamil and Telugu speaking community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The etymology of the community...
Vellaiyan asks Chinnakkanu to woo Poongodi (Prathyusha), the only daughter of Muthuraja (Napoleon), a rich Zamindar of a nearby village. Chinnakannu succeeds...
categorised among the Other Backward Classes by the Government of India. Muthuraja Gafoor, Khaja Abdul (1955). Social Services in Hyderabad. New Delhi, India...
temple was managed, maintained and protected by peoples of Muthuraiyar / Muthuraja community who believed as ancestors Medieval Cholas. The temple was constructed...
and 1991 elections). The current MLA of Pudukottai constituency is Dr.Muthuraja from DMK party. Pudukottai is a part of the Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency) ...
83 M. Palaniappan DMK 78,581 40.63 23,598 180 Pudukkottai 73.72 Dr. V. Muthuraja DMK 85,802 47.7 V. R. Karthik Thondaiman AIADMK 72,801 40.47 13,001 181...
various officials in the Chola government during the medieval period Muthuraja, a Tamil speaking community prevalent in southern India Mutharaiyar dynasty...
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam None 180 Pudukkottai Dr. V. Muthuraja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA 181 Thirumayam S. Ragupathi Dravida Munnetra...
direct bus/private vehicles. Kannada matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar was named Muthuraja after the temple deity of this place - Muthathiraya (Hanuman). March 2011...
Sub-Inspector Balakrishnan, Inspector S Sridhar, Police Constable M. Muthuraja and other officials from Kamarajar Chowk on the evening of 19 June at...
in and around Thanjavur, Thanjavur kingdom was ruled by Mutharaiyars / Muthurajas for three centuries. Their reign was ended by Vijayalaya Chola who captured...
Pudukkottai. Known as Uthamadhaneeswarar, it is dedicated to Shiva.[1] Muthuraja Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar Kannappa Nayanar Thirumangai Alvar "PILC Journal...
holder of the royal fief (arasukuru) and the governor of Urattur-nadu. Muthuraja Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books...
temples in Pudukottai Region. Mutharaiyars and ancestors are known as Muthuraja in central of part of Tamil Nadu particularly Tiruchirappalli. Tamil script...
Sriranga defeated the Sultan's forces with the assistance of his generals Muthuraja Chennappa(Damarla was his surname) and Kasturiranga. During this fight...
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam None 180 Pudukkottai Dr. V. Muthuraja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam SPA 181 Thirumayam S. Ragupathi Dravida Munnetra...
Chola Maharaja Dhananjaya Erikal Muthuraju. Muthuraju is but a variant of Muthuraja and Mutharaiyar. Erikal is the region identified with the Kamalapuram...
2) Chinniah INC INC Subbiah Balakrishnan IND 84 Andanallur Annamalai Muthuraja INC E. P. Mathuram IND 85 Tiruchirappalli - I E. P. Mathuram IND T. Durairaj...
Global Information