Paraiyar,[1]Parayar[2] or Maraiyar (formerly anglicised as Pariah/pəˈraɪ.ə/pə-RY-ə and Paree)[3] is a caste group found in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala and in Sri Lanka.
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Paraiyar, Parayar or Maraiyar (formerly anglicised as Pariah /pəˈraɪ.ə/ pə-RY-ə and Paree) is a caste group found in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and...
Sri Lankan Paraiyar is a Tamil caste found in northern and eastern Sri Lanka. They are traditional parai-drummers who were also involved in weaving and...
Dravidar) is a term that has been used since 1914 in South India to denote Paraiyars. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, they made up about half of Tamil...
with merchants from the plains. The People of Paraiyar Community claims that Kadar is part of Paraiyar who lives and take care of forest and forest lives...
Presidency of British India (now the Indian state of Tamil Nadu). He is a Paraiyar icon and was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and was also an associate...
with the intention to provide educational upliftment of Paraiyar children. It was the first Paraiyar school in the city. After the demise of Olcott in 1907...
"pariah" derives from Paraiyar, a large indigenous tribal group of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Under the Indian caste system, the Paraiyar were members of...
traditional drummers of both ethnicities, the Sinhalese Berava and Tamil Paraiyar, have religious importance in Buddhism and Hinduism, respectively. The...
era started in Tamil Nadu. One traditional version claims that he was a Paraiyar weaver. Another theory is that he must have been from the agricultural...
number of agricultural labour relationships. According to Ravi Ahuja, Paraiyar or Vanniyar farmhands sometimes called pannaiyals were collectively bound...
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pariah may refer to: A member of the Paraiyar caste in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu Pariah state, a country whose behavior...
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such as about the twelve children of Vararuchi and Parayi (a woman of Paraiyar caste), Kayamkulam Kochunni, Kadamattathu Kathanar among many others. The...
walks of life: scholars, dewans, rajas, Hindus, Muslims, Christians, paraiyars (low-caste workers) and government officials. On 31 May 1893, Narendra...
constituency with around 30% population. The population of other communities are: Paraiyar 22%, All Vellala Mudhaliyars + Senguntha Mudhaliyars 15%, All kinds of...
literature and was used to make announcements, with the announcers termed as Paraiyar. Kuṟuntokai from the Sangam period mentions the usage of the parai instrument...
words that are unique to the Jaffna Tamil. A subdialect retained by the Paraiyar people of Kayts still retains a number of archaic words and Prakrit loans...
heralds whose duty was to convey messages or proclamations came from the Paraiyar community. Maniyam was the chief of the parrus. He was assisted by mudaliyars...
Thass (1845-1914) was a major figure who promoted Buddhism and called the Paraiyars to convert. The Indian government and the states have continued to promote...
called Holiyas, Yemaru and Paleru. Holeya is also known by the name of Paraiyar in some areas. The old Tamil poems and early Christian writing do not mention...
the malevolent supernatural forces; as an example, Hart mentions the Paraiyars, who played the drums during battles and solemn events such as births...
saint, who is venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism. He is the only Paraiyar saint in the Nayanars. He is generally counted as the eighteenth in the...
caste amongst the Sinhalese of Sri Lanka. Like the Burakumin of Japan and Paraiyar of the Tamil Nadu state in South India, they were segregated from the mainstream...
information about prominent families were also traditionally maintained by the Paraiyar community (the drummer caste). The feudal structure, which was largely...
List of Sri Lankan Tamils History Politics Society Eelam Genetic studies Karaiyar Koviar Mukkuvar Nalavar Paraiyar Thesavalamai Vellalar Vedar Category...
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