The Gounders have in living memory, the very different days from now, when people moved around far and wide but within the forested Kaveri catchment valley with their cow herds. hello me eagle. u r right v r not 100% in kongu nadu places but v r d majority. mind ur words on comment or i will show u what a GOUNDAN s capable off..dont mess with us. eagle muudittu chumma iruu..next time u write blog here innum asinghaa thitta vaendi varumm.. Kongu Vellala Gounder/Thazhinji The Velama and Ballai castes of the neighboring states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, respectively, are believed to be historically related to the Vellala, but at . Caste: Hindu, Kongu Vellala Gounder Education: Diploma in Computer Engineering Occupation: Designer Location: Pollachi , Tamil Nadu , India Profile Id: S197263 Age: 28 Years Caste: Hindu, Kongu Vellala Gounder Education: Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) Do you know the cause of social issues/ problems in Kongu nadu? Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Meluhha and Agastya: Alpha and Omega of the Indus Script", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vellalar&oldid=1134209189, This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 14:45. It is a wonderful piece with lots of information. Thuluva Vellala, Archakari Vellala, Isaivellalar, Kongu Vellalar (about 15 gounder castes), Sozhia Vellalar (four sub castes), Virakodi Vellala, Podikara Vellalar, Nangudi Vellalar and Kuga Vellalar. They refer. The Vellalar also had more authority, power and status than the Brahmins in some social and ritual contexts. However, that merely makes the requirement I have stated more important. r u trying to say tht my comments r nt valuable? Register FREE! Kongu Vellala, Gounder including Vellala Gounder, Nattu Gounder, Pala Gounder, Poosari Gounder and Pala Vellala Gounder: 82. ., , , , , , , , , -, , , , , -, , -- . Currently in Tampa Florida USA. Looking for Kongu Vellala Gounder Brides? Kongu Vellalar (including Vellala Gounder Nattu Gounder, Narambukkatti Gounder, Tirumudi Vellalar, Thondu Vellalar, . It had no television channel of its own, no experienced politician and no alliance partner. We can be 100% sure. Iam S.P.Rangaswami from BHAVANI, ERODE-PERIYAR DIST.Iam 61 yrs. KNMP watches the others and by organizing marches, a threat is given to others. Kulaiayan; 15. Most of the representatives were Gounders, what have they done? [10] The term Velaalar () can be derived from the word Vel (), Vel being a title that was borne by the Velir chieftains of Sangam age among other things. , . There is soft-racism by Brahmins.My original grouse against KVG's is - though they are one of the advanced communities in terms of social standing, business, education and agriculture - why do they want to ride on the caste bandwagon - and their top two demands - repealing/amendment of PCR act and exclusive reservation of KVG'S is uncalled for .If you ask me who am I to question this ..well .Good Luck And I have heard about Dharmpals books but not read them EagleAnd. any body have kongu mangala vazhthu audio song fully.. i have one but it is not fulldoes any body has means please upload it my name krishna from velur ,namakkal(dt). To establish supremacy by divide and rule. [11], The word Vellalar ( ) may come from the root Vellam for flood, which gave rise to various rights of land; and it is because of the acquisition of land rights that the Vellalar got their name. The main food products were cow milk and dry crops like Aariyam (Varaku or Ragi), Kambu, Cholam and Tinai. This cultural combination of the heroic traditions and megalithic burials greatly influenced Kongu Nadu's culture. GOUNDER.IN Kongu Vellala Gounders Community Portal. Weclome to another PMK in the making .Eagle. Why do they need a party today? ETHNONYMS: Mudaliar, Pandaram, Pillaimar (Pillai), Velalar (Velalan) Orientation. [46][47], The Vellalars of Sri Lanka have been chronicled in the Yalpana Vaipava Malai and other historical texts of the Jaffna kingdom. Injcan; 7. Dear Eagle, we all can positively build the region. Thanks. [don't say that only gounders are kongu! They followed a kingly model acquiring prestige by ownership of land, control of daily labor and production activity. because some other group started like this in Namakkal. Since in the Kongu Manadu they are all proclaiming they are Kongu Vellalar Gounder which for me it's very hard to digest. : 067 - 074 Their marriage customs are unique amongst other communities in Tamil Nadu. In contrast, just a few major communities which have been classified as MBCs are enjoying the benefit of 20% reservation. The Gounders are an influential community in Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Karur, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Salem, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri and Dindigul districts. I am more proud to call myself a 'Tamilian' than a Gounder. To establish supremacy by divide and rule. Thus some groups of the Vettuvars became full-time agriculturalists, calling themselves Vettuvavelalar. But it need not be same in today's democratic world. The ancient Sangam Literature 'Pathirruppathu' refers to the . That's why we are demanding that we should be treated as MBCs," demanded K C Kaliannan, chairman of the Kongu Vellalar Sangangalin Peravai. GOOD WORK. Full of EGO. Poll observers feel the KNMK had purposefully fielded a weak candidate, R Natarajan, in Karur to help shift their votes to AIADMKs M Thambidurai, a Gounder by caste. That's all. From the looks of the replies you are not very welcome here. Modavanthi Gounders i think it is something different from Kongu Vellalar community. If the item is sufficiently notable then it will have been covered by much newer works created by people with a neutral point of view. Let us see the results and you pass your comments.Degrading our community is not necessary now.Considering our community people's magnanimity and generosity, other caste people will also vote for us. The Gounders have been credited by many as unique among the other caste groups of the region and southern India as a whole. Don't be only Gounder-centric. This practice was existing till 1990's..In villages, the dalits have the freedom to have their own temples for worship and community festival..The list continues further..So, please stop emotionalising and sensationalising issues, and deal with it practically..It is the so called intellectuals, who use the slum dwellers for cleaning their streets, the garbages, the sewage canals, and go to their office in a car, and write about dalit empowerment..I dont want that hypocrisy here.. Mr. Eagle,/** Why do they prefer Urban filth over the healthy rural ? as you blamed. Kuruba: Leave a Comment Cancel reply. What is intriguing is the poor performance of the party in Karur, another Kongu heartland, where it got only 14,269 votes. Many of the Nayanmars, the Shaiva saints, were Vellalar. Manu shastra says *********If the Sudra intentionally listens for committing to memory the Veda, then his ears should be filled with molten lead and lac; if he utters the Veda, then his tongue should be cut off, if he has mastered the Veda his body should be cut to pieces' *********Will any educated person accept something as stupid as above ?? All are talking that all castes are equal in the earth. Follow us for updates, Four in five professionals in India considering job change in 2023, FIR against Nawab Malik's son, daughter-in-law forallegedlyusing fake documents in visa application, Delhi-Centre services row:AAP govt seeks clear demarcation of power, SC reserves verdict, BSF seizes Chinese weapons dropped by Pakistan drone 8 km inside Indian territory in Punjab. **/Untouchability is NOT a crime.. period../** *None* of the religion espouses the cause of untouchability. That is a great thing. wakeup kongans.. we can rock..Murugavel gounder.s/w Eng,Bangalore. We are from legends and now heading toward nowhere. How is the caste system related . The history of the Kongu Vellala Gounder caste is one of the most obscure along with the history of the Kongunadu region itself. We must work in good relationships with others, neighbours and for the good of India. We need to prove it.Please go through the below link.http://controversialhistory.blogspot.com/2007/10/origin-of-gangas.html, Kongunadu has nearly 70 assembly constituencies out of the total 234. 2nd Century CE. But your pre-defined belief doesnt allow you to see those../** and which, though constitutionally and by rule of law is granted to them, but denied mostly in villages. I am happy to see the history of the 'kongu velalar' community. We have polled more than 1 lakh cotes in 4 core constituencies. Adar; 5. Im from the Kannan Kootam.. Interestingly, in Namakkal, Gounders supported Gandhi Selvam of DMK, because the community leaders thought there should be at least one ruling party MP from among them, noted a political analyst. I am debating based on common sense..Please use your brain, and then compare the incidents../** On American Slavery and untoucability - American slavery is 100% abolished now. Please convey my best wishes. /** This is the same world which has both Internet and Taliban together**/what's relation b/w taliban & internet.. totally unrelated comparison..The taliban are using internet more than us../** To keep it simple - I dont want to argue on the Muslims angle and Europeans angle ..and how good or bad we were in the past .**/If you dont want to argue on muslim angle or european angle, the better leave everything else also..As i said earlier, the issue has to be discussed only on relative comparison, and NOT in isolation../** The current reality is -1.Dalits are dominated by OBC/MBC's2. this blog has been started for the kvg people to know the history of our people and the rich cultural heritage we possess..we are not proud of the name kongu vellala gounder but its heritage and tradition..even most of the other community people lost their tradition we still preserve it..due to the negligence of the government the kongu region itself is becoming unfit for living..our main occupation agriculture itself is dimnishing and our young people are going away from our homeland(kongunadu) to earn a bread..if this continues surely surely our people will be attracted by other cultures and our culture will diminish..a man can be best preserved in his culture when he has good living environment..so the develoment of kongu region is very important and we believe firmly that our knmp will try to bring change in our area..we have full confidence with kongu nadu munnetra peravai and you cannot shake it with your so called information based on statistics ..so mr sivakumar(eagle) please dont continue your anti kvg statements and anti knmp campaign in this blog..for fellow kvg ians please ignore mr sivakumar's comments and let him comment alone in the blog.. we will try to improve our culture by showing our younger generation that we have a very rich tradition and we are not based on caste ism and untouchability. History is not always good - we say present is bad - but the past is worse - only the past gave us - untouchability, child marriage, sati, oppression against women and lot more social in-equalities.All are tolerated (because of no alternate choice) in a feudal and monarchy type of environment. However Brahmins played a negligible role in the new social formation, since the Kongu Vellalars and their dependent communities never used Brahmins for religious ceremonies. Casteism is the bane of the Hinduism and is worse than the racism practiced elsewhere **/See.. if people chose to follow their caste, what is the problem for you.. if you dont like your caste, you may not follow it..Why should you accuse or insult others?Is it the "Pahutharivu" that your masters told?Every man has his thinking power, and better please use it.. dont blindly believe in propoganda of the so called "Pahutharivu" leaders. 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