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The term Nadan means lords of the land. The Nadar climbers were totally dependent on these powerful landlords and treated them with great respect. In the regions dominated by the Nadans, even the Vellalar accountant or the Brahmin priest would show deference to the position of the Nadan lords. They rode horses and would buy slaves to work in ...
Nadar (also referred to as Nadan, Shanar and Shanan) is a Tamil caste of India. Nadars are predominant in the districts of Kanyakumari, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar. The Nadar community was not a single caste, but developed from an assortment of related subcastes, which in course of time came under the single banner Nadar.
With the increase in wealth, the Nadar climbers increasingly began to adopt the title Nadan, a title which was previously reserved for the aristocratic Nelamaikkarars. [7] New economic opportunities encouraged the Nadar climbers to give up their traditional occupation of toddy-tapping for other pursuits.
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Nadan is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language drama film. Nadan may also refer to: Nadan, Iran, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province; Nadan (Nadar subcaste), a group from the regions south of the Thamirabarani River in India; Nadan v The King, a 1926 ruling of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Canada
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This is a list of Scheduled Castes in India. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are those considered the most socio-economic disadvantaged in India, and are officially defined in the Constitution of India in order to aid equality initiatives.
Nadan was in fact a subcaste of the community which is today known as Nadars. The Nadans fused with the shanans,another subcaste, to enhance the community's prosperity. For eg,kongu vellalar is a sub caste of the vellalars.