| Agamudayar | |
|---|---|
 The Marudhu Pandiyars (Periya Marudhu and Chinna Marudhu) | |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Tamil |
| Region | Tamil Nadu |
| Ethnicity | Tamils |
| Population | 1981-1982: 5 per cent of the Backward Class population of Tamil Nadu |
Agamudayar (otherwise Agamudaiyar, Akamudayar, Agamudayan) are a Tamil community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In Southern parts of Tamil Nadu, they are considered as one of the three castes which make up the Thevar or Mukkulathor community. According to the anthropologist Zoe E Headley, the three communities (Agamudayar, Kallar and Maravar) are the "numerically dominant rural backward castes of the southern districts of Tamil Nadu". Agamudayars are listed in the national commission of backward caste lists for Tamil Nadu as "Agamudayar”. Agamudayar was derived from maravar community. Mukkulathore is DNC community.
Etymology
The term Agamudayar is a Tamil word of "Agam" which means Palace or Land and "Udayar"means Lord or Holder "Palace Chief " or "Land holder".
Notable people
- T. R. Baalu
- P. U. Chinnappa
- Dhivyadharshini
- S. P. Jananathan
- Karunas
- Manivannan
- Maruthu Pandiyar
- Sangili Murugan
- S. S. Rajendran
- K. Samarasam (Politician)
- Soori (actor)
- Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
- V. Thiruselvam
- A. Veerappan
References
- Radhakrishnan, P. (10 June 1989). "Ambasankar Commission and Backward Classes". Economic and Political Weekly. 24 (23): 1265–1268. JSTOR 4394921.
- Das, Biswajit; Majhi, Debendra Prasad (2021). Caste, Communication and Power. SAGE Publishing India. p. 157. ISBN 978-93-91370-90-9.
- Headley, Zoe E. (2011). "Caste and Collective Memory in South Asia". In Clark-Decès, Isabelle (ed.). A Companion to the Anthropology of India. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 1982, 1985. ISBN 978-1-44439-058-2.
- "List of Backward Classes approved by Government of Tamil Nadu".
- "National Commission for Backward Classes". www.ncbc.nic.in. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- Caste as Social Capital The Complex Place of Caste in Indian Society. R Vaidyanathan. 24 July 2023. ISBN 978-93-5708-186-3.
- Madras (India : State); B. S. Baliga (1967). Madras District Gazetteers: Salem. by Ramaswami, A. Printed by the Superintendent, Govt. Press. p. 124.