Historical Records of the Malla (Aboriginal) People of the Marutham Land - The Indigenous Dravidian/Tamil Race Hidden in Kumarikkandam

குமரிகண்டத்தில் மறைக்கப்பட்ட தொல் தமிழ் இனத்தின் பூர்வகுடி மருதநிலத்தின் மள்ள வரலாற்று பதிவுகள்

Abstract

In the Divākara Nighaṇṭu, the term “Mallar” refers to both mighty warriors and great cultivators who bore the name Mallar. In the Chūḍāmaṇi Nighaṇṭu, they are called “Vayavan Thiṟalōṉ” (strong cultivator). The remnants of the Mallar way of life from before 500 BCE, as mentioned in Sangam literature, exist in whichever Tamil society preserves them - they are the ancient Tamil people, the Mallar race. Sangam literature demonstrates to us that these people lived together with Tamil communities that inhabited the Kuṟiñci, Mullai, Neytal, and Pālai regions. Historical researchers who studied archaeological sites with ancient significance along the Thamirabarani River, such as Adichanallur and Korkai, based on the geography of ancient Tamil civilization, revealed to the world the cultural and civilizational identity of the Tamil people. The Mallar Tamil race established the first civilization. The land where the Mallar people lived was the Marutham land - the low-lying plains between Mullai and Neytal. These Tamil people, who were Vēḷāṉkuṭi (agricultural) communities, are today the Devendra Kula Vellalar people. Finally, the people who began to live together in groups and started the concept of family were these Mallar people. Among these people, the kinship terms we use to address mother and father - Amma, Ātthā, and Aññā - these three divisions represent the three major branches of the Mallar race.