Pattariyar
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Kerala, Tamil Nadu | |
| Languages | |
| Malayalam, Tamil | |
| Religion | |
 Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Saliyar, Adaviyar |
Pattariyar is a community found in South India. They are one of the principal weaving castes of South India. The titles of the community are Pillai, Mudaliar or Setty etc.
Etymology
Pattariyar refers to the subcaste of the Aryas who practiced in producing silk handlooms , The community is noted as being Tamil migrants,[1] with their name being a corruption of Pattusaliyar.[2]
Legends
According to mythology, the community migrated to its present habitat from Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. This migration is recalled in oral tradition. It is learnt that their migration was due to the quarrel with the king of Kanchipuram long ago. They also claim to have come from North India as silk weavers.
Distribution
Tamil Nadu
The present abodes of the Kalakad Pattaryans are Veeravanallur, Pattamadai and Eraniel. Koranad and the Kottar Pattaryars are confined to Kottar
Kerala
The Pattaryas are distributed in Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts. There are many Pattarya families in the Cherthala and Vaikom taluks and in Pallippuram panchayath of Cherthala taluk, the community have their own school( named "Pattarya Samajam High School") and a temple(named "Kadavil Sree Mahalakshmi Temple").
Customs
In Travancore, no Pattarya will reside in the midst of Saliyans nor will a Saliya be allowed residence in a Pattarya street. They claim to be Vaisyas, who were once known as Vadagangamyars, which is indicative of the fact that their original home was on the southern banks of the Ganges.
Adaviyar or Pattaria Settis
The Adaviyar or Pattaria Settis are Tamilians, probably an offshoot of the Kaikolans, and have no connection with the Telugu Pattu Sales, who, like the Padma Sales, retain their mother-tongue wherever they settle. It was recorded in connection with the Saliyar of the Chingleput district, many of whom are Kaikolans, that "a story is current of their persecution by one Salva Naik (said to have been a Brahman). The result of this was that large bodies of them were forced to flee from Conjeeveram to Madura, Tanjore, and Tinnevelly, where their representatives are still to be found."
Notable persons
- Sankaranarayana Pattariar, Tamil scholar
- Dr.Madhusankar, cardiologist From veeravanallur.
- MRS KANAGAVALLI IAS Cheranmahadevi
- MR M Nagasankar Inspector of police veeravanallur
- MR DR M KUMAR AMBASAMUDRAM
- M SOWMYA MALASIYA
References
- ↑ Kumar Suresh Singh; Anthropological Survey of India (2002). People of India. Anthropological Survey of India. p. xxiv. ISBN 978-81-85938-99-8. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ Edgar Thurston; K. Rangachari (1987). Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Asian Educational Services. p. 279. ISBN 978-81-206-0288-5. Retrieved 17 June 2011.