Twenty four Manai Telugu Chettiars

The 24 Manai Telugu Chettiars (24MTC) is a South Indian caste. They can Telugu and Tamil languages and are found predominantly in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka in India, as well as Gujarat and Sri Lanka.

24 Manai Telugu Chettiar (24MTC)
ClassificationBackward class
LanguagesTelugu , Tamil
Populated statesTamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat, Karnataka

Etymology and history

The title word Chettiar/Shetty is used by many merchant and trading groups who were classified as high ranking 'Vaishyas'[1][2][3][4][5] and sometimes they claim Vaishyas status [6] in the south-indian states.[7]

The 24 Manai Telugu Chettiar people migrated into Tamil Nadu from Andhra Pradesh during Vijayanagara empire period. After the migration into Tamil Nadu, they underwent various cultural diversities, met difficulties in the patterns of linguistic assimilation, adjustment and other adaptive processes. Bilingualism (Telugu and Tamil) was found tedious among the immigrant households (successive generation children). Most of them failed to speak Telugu language at home and gained proficiency in Tamil.

Titles

This community is known by a number of variants and spellings of their name, and is divided into twenty-four subdivisions (manai). This community is also known by different names and spelling variants. They may be called "Sadhu Chetty", "Telugu chettiar", "Telugu chetty", "24 Mane telugu shetty" and "Telungapatty chetty". Also referred as yaga Kshatriya.

Gothras

16 Veedu Gothiram : Mummudiar, Chennaiyor, Kavalavar, Vammaiyor, Kanithiyavar, Thillaiyavar, Paliviriyar, Kandhavangaravar, Maratiyavar, Kappavar, Thariyavar, Wajyavar, Kanthiyavar, Naliviriyavar, Suragayor, Kolayavar.

8 Veedu Gothiram : Mathalaiyavar, Thavalaiyavar, Koragayar, Soppiyavar, Rajabairavar, Makkadaiyar, Pillivangaravar, Pasupathiyar Pachaiyar, Iratayavar.

See also

References
  1. Diehl, Anita (1977). E. V. Ramaswami Naicker-Periyar: A Study of the Influence of a Personality in Contemporary South India. Stockholm; Göteborg; Lund: Esselte studium. p. 16. ISBN 9789124276454.:”In Tamil Nadu the traditional caste society is in practice reduced into Brahmins and Sudras, kith a large third group classified in administrative terms as Scheduled and Backward classes.) Prominent among the Sudras are Vellalar, Chettiar and Gounder”
  2. Prakash, Gyan (1956). The Hindu Marriage Act, Act No. XXV of 1955. Allahabad: Allahabad Law Agency. p. 46.: “In the case of a Nattukottai Chettiar”, who is shudra, the Madras High Court held that he could legally marry ...”
  3. "The Dawn and Dawn Society's Magazine". 12. Calcutta: Lall Mohan Mullick. 1909: 124. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help):”A Chettiar or Chetty is a high - caste Sudra; in most cases he will be well - to - do; very often wealthy indeed.”
  4. Belle, Carl Vadivella (2017). Thaipusam in Malaysia. Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. ISBN 9789814695756.:”Although the Chettiars were originally a Sudra caste, in more recent times they have made claim to be considered as Vaisyas.”
  5. Chitaley, D. V. (1922). All India Reporter, Volume 4; Volume 9, Part 8. p. 231.:”The Chetties are in generally deemed to be Sudras.”
  6. Intirā Pārttacārati (2008). Ramanujar: The Life and Ideas of Ramanuja. Oxford University Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-19-569161-0. The Chetti, Vaisya, or merchant caste
  7. Population Review. Indian Institute for Population Studies. 1975. p. 26.
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