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Mukkulathor people, who are also collectively known as Thevar, are native to the central
and southern districts of Tamil Nadu, India. They comprise
the Agamudayar, Kallar and Maravar social groups that share a common myth of origin and
claim to have once been members of various ancient South Indian dynasties.
Mukkulathor (Thevar)
Total population
94,33,646[1][2] (estimated 2016)
Languages
Tamil
Religion
Hinduism
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1. ^ Female infanticide and foeticide have been significant practises among some
communities in various areas of Tamil Nadu. The state government has sought to address these
through legislated schemes as recently as 2011.[8]
2. ^ Dalits in Tamil Nadu have become less dependent on Mukkulathors for
employment due to the effects of India's system of positive discrimination and the trend towards
sending relatives abroad to earn a living, notably to the Gulf States.[12]
Citations
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4. ^ Bayly, Susan (2001). Caste, Society and Politics in India from the Eighteenth
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5. ^ Bayly, Susan (2001). Caste, Society and Politics in India from the Eighteenth
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8. ^ "TN: Cradle Baby Scheme In Districts With Low Sex Ratio". Outlook. 24 June
2011. Archived from the original on 2013-05-18.
9. ^ Gorringe, Hugo (2005). Untouchable Citizens: Dalit Movements and
Democratization in Tamil Nadu. SAGE Publications India. p. 59. ISBN 978-8-13210-199-4.
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Retrieved 2016-08-17.
11. ^ "Central List of OBCs - State: Tamil Nadu". National Commission for
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12. ^ a b Narula, Smita (1999). Broken People: Caste Violence Against India's
"untouchables". Human Rights Watch. Human Rights Watch. pp. 5–6, 82, 86. ISBN 978-1-
56432-228-9.
13. ^ a b Karthikeyan, Damodraran (2016). "Contentious Spaces". In Gorringe,
Hugo; Jeffery, Roger; Waghmore, Suryakant. From the Margins to the Mainstream:
Institutionalising Minorities in South Asia. SAGE Publications India. pp. 187–189. ISBN 978-9-
35150-624-9.
14. ^ Narula, Smita (1999). Broken People: Caste Violence Against India's
"untouchables". Human Rights Watch. Human Rights Watch. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-56432-228-9.
15. ^ Zarilli, Philip B. (2001). "India". In Green, Thomas A. Martial Arts of the
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