Which caste is higher gounder or thevar?

Economically Gounders have a slight edge over Thevars. Thevars have more Highs and Lows (rich and poor) whereas Gounders are more stable and mostly settled.

Is thevar and gounder same?

First of all Thevar is a castes in south/ central part of Tamilnadu while Gounder is title used by many castes in west and north west of Tamilnadu like; Urali, Vettuva, Vellalar, Vanniyar castes are using Gounder as title. All these communities are powerful in their region.

Is the Kongu Vellala Gounder a high caste?

Kongu Vellalar is a community found in the Kongu region of Tamil Nadu, India. The Kongu Vellalar were classified as a Forward Caste (General class) at the time of Indian independence but they successfully requested to be reclassified as an other Backward Class in 1975….

Kongu Vellalar
Related groups	Vellalar

Are Gounders vanniyars?

Gounder is a title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The title represents Vanniyars in the Northern region of Tamil Nadu in districts of Vellore, Tirupattur, Ranipet, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, and Dharmapuri.

Which caste is gounder?

Gounder is a title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It may refer to communities such as the Kongu Vellalar, Kurumba, Vokkaliga, Vanniyars, Vettuvars and Uralis. The title is used to represent Kongu Vellalar community people in Kongu Nadu region in Tamil Nadu.

Is Pariah a caste?

pariah, member of a low-caste group of Hindu Indian society, formerly known as “untouchables” but now called Dalits.

Who are the Kongu Vellala Goundars?

Kongu Vellala Gounder is a sub-caste of Vellalar community found in Kongu Nadu. With reference to an inscription, Kongu Vellala Goundars belong to sudra varna. The inscription of Chitra Mezhi Nattaar indisputably cited Vellalars are from chathur varna or fourth varna and as Bhoomi Puthra.

Why do Gounders flourish in business in Kongu Nadu?

Also the Gounders are closely knit social group, the help each other as a community and hence this Social Capital & Community Connections also helped them in flourish in business. They dominate textile business, transport, poultry and other business in Kongu Nadu region.

Should the Gounders be a higher caste than the Thevars?

Gounders are agrarian community indulging in agriculture in the fertile Kongu region for centuries now, whereas Thevars historically were Warriors and Fighters. In my view, Agriculturist should be given a higher rank than a warrior clan. Hence Gounders should be a Higher caste, in this regard.

What is the caste of landlords in Kongu Nadu?

In Kongu Nadu rural region : The Village head (Oor Gounder), Temple head (Dharmakartha), Village Adminstarator (Karnam/Maniyagarar), Landlords (Nila Kizhars, Mittadhars, Mirasdars) were from this caste. One can go through the old government records pre-1970s to verify this.