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Vokkaliga (also transliterated as Vokkaligar, Vakkaliga, Wakkaliga, Okkaligar, Okkiliyan) is a community of closely related castes, from the Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. [ 1 ] As a community of warriors [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and cultivators [ 4 ] they have historically had notable demographic, political, and economic dominance in Old Mysore ...
Tamil Nadu has both private and public universities, which either the government of India or the government of Tamil Nadu owns and manages. whereas various bodies and societies manage the private universities. Here is a list of research organizations and higher educational institutions in the state.
The Gollawar (Golla) (also known as Gaur, Gaura, Gouda or Gowda) is a caste found mostly in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Telangana,Maharashtra and Odisha in India. Like the Kuruba , Kuruva and Kuruma , they are predominantly sheep, goat and cattle herders.
Gowda (also known as vokkaliga, Kuruba, Gowdru, Gauda, Goud, Gouda or Gonda [1] [2]) is a surname native to Karnataka state of India. It is mainly found among the Vokkaligas and Kurubas in South Karnataka, Kurubas and the Lingayats in north Karnataka.
Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) is a Central University [3] located in Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India, and Prof. M. Krishnan is the Vice-Chancellor of this Central University, which now has over 2,000 students in 27 Departments under 12 Schools. CUTN was ranked in the 51–100 band among universities in India by the National ...
Tamils portal; India portal; Kondaikatti Velaalar or Thondaimandala Mudaliar [a] is a Tamil [b] caste in south India. Historically, they were a caste of non-cultivating land-holders and some of them were administrators under various south Indian dynasties.
Kunchitigas are also found in interior parts of Tamil Nadu. [4] [5] Some of the Polygars in the Madurai district were Kunchitigas. [54] [55] Wodeyars frequently battled Madurai Nayakars and had briefly won Dindigal and Theni after Chanda Sahib ended the Madurai Nayak dynasty. Some Kunchitigas are believed to have received land grants. [56]
Gounder is a title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1] It may refer to various communities such as Kongu Vettuva gounder,Vellala Gounder, Vanniyar, Kurumba, Thuluva Vellalar, [2] Urali Gounders, [3] Tamil Vokkaligas. [4] [5]