Pannadi

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Pannadi
ClassificationCultivators
ReligionsHinduism
LanguagesKongu Tamil
CountryIndia
Original stateTamil Nadu

Pannadi is a subcaste of Devendrakula Velalar an agricultural community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1]Their traditional occupation is that of cultivation, although by the 1990s some were employed in government or private services and a few were in business. They are Hindus.[2]

Current Status[]

As of 2017, the Pannadi were a listed as a Scheduled Caste in Tamil Nadu under India's system of positive discrimination.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lok Sabha passes bill to place seven castes under Devendrakula Velalars in Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1998). India's Communities. Oxford University Press. p. 2755. ISBN 9780195633542.
  3. ^ "Tamil Nadu". Ministry of Social Justice. 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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