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Malayali people. Badaga people. Marathi people. Saurashtra people. Other ethnic groups. Notes. Ethnic groups in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai (formerly known as Madras).
Kota people (India) Kotas, also Kothar or Kov by self-designation, are an ethnic group who are indigenous to the Nilgiri Mountains range in Tamil Nadu, India. They are one of the many tribal people indigenous to the region. (Others are the Todas, Irulas and Kurumbas). Todas and Kotas have been subject to intense anthropological, linguistic and ...
The Saurashtra people, or Saurashtrians, [2][3] are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic Hindu Brahmin community of South India who speak the Saurashtra language, an Indo-Aryan Gujarati language, and predominantly reside in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. [4]
Soliga, Tamil, Yerukala. Irula, also known as Iruliga, are a Dravidian ethnic group inhabiting the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. [3] A scheduled tribe, their population in this region is estimated at around 200,000 people. [4][5] People of Irula ethnicity are called Irular, and speak Irula, which belongs to the Dravidian ...
Indo Aryan people. The Narikkuṟava are an indigenous group from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. During British rule in India they were placed under the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871. Hence they stigmatized for a long time, including after Independence. They were denotified in 1952. The stigma continues.
Toda people. Toda people are a Dravidian ethnic group who live in the State of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Before the 18th century and British colonisation, the Toda coexisted locally with other ethnic communities, including the Kota, Badaga and Kurumba. During the 20th century, the Toda population has hovered in the range 700 to 900.
The Mukkulathor people, who are also collectively known as Thevar, are a community or group of communities native to the central and southern districts of Tamil Nadu, India. They comprise the Agamudayar, Kallar and Maravar communities that share a common myth of origin and claim to have once been members of various ancient South Indian dynasties.
Kattunayakan. Kattunayakan (also Kattunayakar) or Jenu Kurumbas [2] is a designated scheduled tribe in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Andhra Pradesh. [3] The word means 'king of the jungle' in Tamil and Kannada. They are one of the earliest known inhabitants of the Western Ghats, who are engaged in the collection and ...