Tamil Nadu Ayira Vaisya
The Nagartha or Nagarta / Nagaram/Nagarakulam/Nagarathar are
a Hindu caste of
south India of merchants or agriculturalists.
The Nagartha are a generally well-educated, economically sufficient forward community, and as such are not
eligible for reservation benefits,
the Indian affirmative action.
Traditionally the Nagartha were merchants and sometimes farm owners who did not
work their own land. Now, in addition to being merchants, Nagartha are bankers and work in the private sector.
The Nagartha live in
the southern Karnataka districts
of Mysore, Bangalore, Kolar, and Tumkur and in northern Tamil Nadu districts of Salem, Erode,
Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakal , Coimbatore and Tirupur. Most Nagartha live in
urban areas.
Although they are not
always considered as such by Brahmins and Arya Vaishyas, Nagartha consider
themselves Vaishya. For this reason they practice Brahmin
marriage and funeral rites. They are strict vegetarians and abstain from
drinking alcoholic beverages.
The honorific suffix added to their personal names is Setty.
Nagarthas are belong
to Indo Aryan and followed by yajur veda
Subdivisions
The Nagartha are divided into two main sects and a number of
smaller sects. The Námadhári sect worship the god Vishnu and the Śiwáchár or Lingadhari worship Shiva.
The Śiwáchár wear a lingam.
Traditionally the
Nagartha culture practices endogamy, and marriages
are within the specific sect, except that a Śiwáchár man may marry a Námadhári
woman who then forsakes her family and culture. It was not culturally
acceptable for Śiwáchár women to marry a Námadhári man. Modern practices are
more flexible, particularly between Śiwáchár and Námadhári intermarriages.
Námadhári eat only in the houses of Brahmins and Śiwáchár only in the houses
of Jangams and Aradya Brahmins.
Nagartha were
sometimes known as Ayodhyanagaradavaru since they migrated to
southern India from Ayodhya a long time
ago, although its use is now infrequent. While they are known as Námadhári
Nagartha in Kannada-speaking Karnataka, in Tamil-speaking Tamil Nadu they are known
as Ayiravaishyar, and the small population in largely Telugu-speaking Andhra Pradesh are known as the Beri
Nagartha/Nagarakulam. Nagartha are also called Savira gotradavaru.
List of ayiravaishyar sub-communities in
tamilnadu
Vadumber,samayapurthar,acrirapakkam,soliya
chetty,kasukara chetty,nagaram,beri chetty,nadu mandalum,thogamalai
chetty,munjaputhur,sadhu chetty,saiva chetty,vellan,vaniyar,konghu mandalam etc.
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Details about chettiers in tamilnadu
The term Chettiar or Chetty is
a title used by various mercantile castes in South India, especially in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In Tamil Nadu, 14% of
the population is Chettiar
Details about vaishyas in india
India
has 25 crore of vaish people in india.
76 percent of the
revenue that enters the government coffers from the private sector comes from
the Vaish community.
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84 percent charity
work like building schools, hospitals, sarais, wells and dharamshalas is done
with money contributed by the Vaish community.
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66 percent employment
in the private sector is generated by the Vaish community.
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Do you know what
percentage of the Indian population the Vaish community forms? Only 16
percent.
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Social status
Chettiar communities
claim the Vaishya (merchant) varna within Hindu society.The Chettiar are
elite bankers. The Chettiars are considered to be among the pioneers of
organised banking in the country. They are also credited with introducing the
concept of double
entry bookkeeping, 'Pattru Varavu' in Tamil, commonly known as debit
and credit. This community from the south of Tamil Nadu has left a silent
signature on everything from manufacturing to banking, fertilizer and films
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