Origin and Development of Denotified Communities in Tamil Nadu - A Study of Pranmalai Kallars: A Re-Look

Abstract

In the core region of Pandya country, particularly in the present Madurai District, the area of Usilampatti is the centre of attraction for the dominant group with the identity of Piramalai Kallars, an important clan in the present society. The “Home land “of this people is still unrevealed. So far, the generally accepted view is that the Piramalai Kallars were the people migrated from the Chola country during the reign of the Chola Emperor Rajaraja I. An attempt is made in this article to focus a relook on the origin or the home land and the name Piramalai Kallars with the help of the medieval source materials.