Veerakodi Vellalar
| Veerakodi Vellalar வீரகோடி வெள்ளாளர் |
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Veerakodi Vellalar is a sub-caste of the greater Vellalar and Pillai community with a significant proportion of population residing in Tiruvannamalai, Thanjavur and Pudukkottai districts collectively termed as Musugundha Nadu, named after the Legendary early Chola king Musugundhan. Veerakodi Vellalar are also known as Musugundha Vellalar.
Origin
The people are of Saiva Pillai stock to be more specific Karkatha Vellalars. Even to this day many people refuse to be categorized as Veerakodi Vellalars. Nobody exactly knows how they ended up in this place. Most of the Veerakodi Vellalars have taken to meat eating which is said to have happened in the last 4 -5 generations. People who refuse to be categorized as Veerakodi still hold on to their vegetarian habits
Ethnicity and genetics
A 2007 study revealed that Iyers and Iyengars formed a separate cluster along with the high-ranking non-Brahmin communities of Tamil Nadu such as the Veerakodi Vellalars.[1]
Distribution
Veerakodi have spread beyond India to create communities in Singapore, London and many other countries while maintaining strong social and cultural ties with their villages in South India. People of this community inhabit the following villages
- Soorappallam
- Kattayangadu [www.kattayangadu.com]
- Ammaiagaram,Chinnasalem
- Kallakurichi and Attur
- Tiruvannamalai
- Chengam, Tiruvannamalai Dist
- Chengam, Raja Street, Tiruvannamalai Dist
- Chinnakayampattu,(Only our community) Tiruvannamalai Dist
- papambadi,(Only our Community) polur,Tiruvannamalai Dist
- murugapadi, Tiruvannamalai Dist
- polur, Tiruvannamalai Dist
- kurumberi, Vellore, Dist
- Agaram (Tirupattur)
- somasipadi, Tiruvannamalai Dist
- Kelpennathur, Tiruvannamalai Dist
- Ravandavadi, Tiruvannamalai Dist
- Kelvanakkampadi
- kanchipuram
- Thorappadi Vellore Dist
- Katpadi Vellore Dist
- arakkonam Vellore Dist
- Nemili Vellore Dist
- Kilvenkatapuram Vellore Dist
- Walajapet
- Timiri
- Mullipattu
- Bhadravathi (Karnataka)
- Trupur
- Pudupalayam, Tiruvannamalai Dist
- Kattu Paramakudi
- Athikkottai
- Aaladikkumulai
- Aalampalam
- Alathur, Thanjavur
- Andami
- Eanathi
- Karuppur
- Kasangadu
- Keelakuruchi
- Keerathur
- Mannangadu
- Madukkur North
- Mattankal
- Moothakuruchi
- Nattuchalai
- Nemmeli , Also Known as 28.Nemmeli in Pattukkotai Taluk, Thanjavur District.
- nattuchalai
- Palamuthi
- Pallathur
- Pattikadu
- Pudukkottai Ullur
- Uthappuram
- Pulavanchi
- MELNEMILI(Elumalai (Auditor))
- periyakolappalur
- Arani
- Thatsur
- Meyyur
- valayathur
- Arcot
- Kadapanthangal
- vazipanthal
- kalavai
- chetpet
- davikapuram
- mullandram
- Kannamangalam
- vellore
- Chennai
- kattayangadu
- Sembalr
- Sendagadu
- Sengai
- Seventhanpatti
- Silambavelankadu
- Soorangadu
- Soorappallam
- Sundampatti
- Thamarankottai
- Thittakkudi
- Vattakudi- North
- Vendakkottai
- Vikramam
- Vadakkanandal
- Karivalamvandhanallur
- Sankarankovil
- Mughavoor
- Manaloor
- Kulanthiranpattu
- Thiruppuvanam
- Villivakkam,Chennai District
- andipatti
- Neppugai(Pudukkottai D,t),
- Kavalippatti- Thanjavur D,t (only veeragudi vellalar),
- p.sanathoor,
- vettuvakkottai,
- Manjakkollai-Ramnad Dist
Prominent Veerakodi Vellalar
- K.Mahendran, (Politician) Secretary of Indian Youth Congress
- Pattukottai Kalyanasundaranar, poet
- A. R. Marimuthu, Politician EX MLA
- Vijayakumar, *
References
- ↑ S. Kanthimathi, M. Vijaya, C. R. Srikumari, P. Govinda Reddy, P. P. Majumder and A. Ramesh. "A Genetic Structure of the Early Immigrants (Mukkalathor) of Tamil Nadu as Inferred From Autosomal Loci" (PDF).
External links
Veerakodi Vellalar Musugundha Matrimony for Veerakodi Vellalar