Illathu Pillai

Illathu Pillai are Tamil speaking Community , spread over entire south Tamil Nadu. They are believed to be related linguistically or socio linguistically to group of words Elu  Hela Seehala Simhala  Salai Seilandiba pointing all to the island of Srilanka.
However solid proof of their origin is still elusive.

The Tirupparangkuntram inscription in Tamil, found near Madurai and dated back to first century BC, refers to a person as householder from Eezham Eezha-kudumpikan. 

Similarly the 3rd Century inscription found in Arittapatti near Madurai talks about ‘Eelava perumal, Chief of Nelveli, has caused the carving of this auspicious cave’. 

The famous Kilavalavu Jain cave inscriptions of same period talks about Ezhavan who built Buddist monastry there.

Legend: According to a legend, a Pandyan princess named Alii married Narasimha, a Rajah of the Carnatic. The royal couple migrated to Ceylon and settled there as rulers. There descedants and adherents migrated to mainland and they were the ancestors . 

In south Travancore , they were known by the title of Mudaliyar, which is surname of a division of vellalas at Jaffna.

Matrilineal inheritance: Contrary to all the other Tamil communities , the inter-relation between the members of the community is based on ‘Thai vazhi’(only through the matrilineal system).

Illam : There are about five illams used in Tamil Nadu and South Kerala, viz

Palli illam
Moottillam
Chozhi Illam
Thoranathu Illam
Manja nattu illam

According to another legend , the five illams originated as the children of five wives of ruler of the island (who has migrated to the island from the mainland), who were inter married . 

Then onwards the children inherited the illam of the mother and marriage between the same illam is considered taboo. While it is common for all other communities of Tamil nadu to marry the maternal uncle (mother’s brother), Illathu Pillaimar is the only community not practicing the unhealthy custom and they stand alone.

They are spread over Srilanka Eezham , Kerala and Tamil Nadu and called under different nomenclature viz. Ezhavar, Panikkar, Sirukudi Vellalar , illathar etc.

Sozhia Vellalars who are predominantly spread over Thanjavur , Nagapattinam areas of erstwhile Chola kingdom are also considered to be part of Sirukudi Vellalar / Illathu Pillaimar.


Ezhava of Kerala : The word Ezhava is believed to be derived from Ezham/Ilam and to have related to group of words pointing all to the island of Srilanka. The most widely accepted theory is that their origin go back to the dim past to those ancient pre-Tamil Sangam days.

 Their Tamil background gave them the God Muruga and Goddess Kali, and host of other village gods like Chathan, Chithan and Arathan. The theory of their existence in Srilanka (as Tamils) during first centuries cannot be ruled out.

Ezhavas served in the armed forces of all important kings of the Malayalam Region, such as Zamorins of Calicut , and Kings of Travancore and Cochin.

The word Ila refers to toddy, the they are involved in toddy tapping as well.

Ezhavas were well known Warriors, Kalari trainers and traders. There were also into the fields like Trading arrack, Traditional Toxology, Distillery, Toddy tapping, Fishing, Weaving etc.

Folklore and written records indicate they were also martial class. Famous warriors such as Unniyarcha, Aromal Chekavar were Ezhavas. Chera kings were actually villavars who were degraded after the arrival of Brahmins .

Ayurvedic practice, Traditional Taxicology, Farming Coconut, ship making , weaving, Theyyam, Mayilpeeli Thookam, Poorakkali, Parichamuttu kali, Makachuttu, Aivar kali etc are related to Ezhavas of Kerala.

Their continuous adherence to the Buddist culture downgraded them socially after the formation of Brahminical order in South India. 

This led to the mass conversion of Ezhavas to Christianity until the arrival of Sri Narayana Guru. 

The majority of the Christian and Central Travancore and especially those in the high ranges were originally Ezhavas and now ardent and orthodox Christians.

Pillai community or called in Tamil colloquially as Pillaimars is also known as
Vellalarfrom the Tamil word Vellaanmai, those who are involved in agricultural activities.

 This community is a small but significant in terms of their contribution to society.

 They are primarily present around southern districts of Tamil Nadu - Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and are spread
across Tanjavur and a lot of them have migrated to Chennai and other places for employment opportunities.

They are mainly classified as Saiva Vellalar pure vegetarians & worshippers of Lord Shiva
 and Asaiva Vellalar non-vegetarians & worshippers of Lord Shiva.

 The Saiva Pillai or Vellalars are a minority within this community and take great pride in maintaining their community customs and traditions.

They are strict vegetarians, place emphasis on education and are sophisticated like Brahmins but do not perform priestly duties.

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Pillai Matrimony

Pillai community or called in Tamil colloquially as Pillaimars is also known as
Vellalarfrom the Tamil word Vellaanmai, those who are involved in agricultural activities.

The Vellalar tribes are described as a landed gentry who irrigated the wet lands and the Karalar were the landed gentry in the dry lands.

Pillai community or called in Tamil colloquially as Pillaimars is also known as
Vellalarfrom the Tamil word Vellaanmai, those who are involved in agricultural activities.

 This community is a small but significant in terms of their contribution to society.

 They are primarily present around southern districts of Tamil Nadu - Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and are spread
 

across Tanjavur and a lot of them have migrated to Chennai and other places for employment opportunities.

 They inhabit the Kumari mavattam Nagerkovil and Kanyakumari.

 The other Tamil Pillais don’t marry with them, since these people are strongly influenced by the Kerala culture. 

The Nagerkovil Kanyakumari area is located on the tip of Kerala and Tamil Nadu;
it was once part of Kerala and is now in Tamil Nadu. 

The strong Kerala influence is seen in there food habits, language slang and other customs which sort of differentiate them from the other.

Tamil Pillai communities. But since this community is of Tamilian origin, marriage with the Kerala Nairs, Menons and Pillais is prohibited. 

Thus the Vellala community of Tamil Nadu and perhaps Kerala even though has a long heritage which can be traced back to Sangam literature is largely diverse and much unknown to the modern world.

They were a dominant secular aristocratic caste who contributed as courtiers, army officers, lower ranks of the bureaucracy and upper layer of the peasantry.

The Vellalars who were land owners and tillers of the soil and held offices pertaining to land,
 were ranked as Sat-Sudra in the 1901 census.

with the Government of Madras recognising that theFour fold division did not describe the South Indian, or Dravidian, society adequately.

They are mainly classified as Saiva Vellalar pure vegetarians & worshippers of Lord Shiva
 and Asaiva Vellalar non-vegetarians & worshippers of Lord Shiva. 

The Saiva Pillai or Vellalars are a minority within this community and take great pride in maintaining their community customs and traditions.
They are strict vegetarians, place emphasis on education
 and are sophisticated like Brahmins but do not perform priestly duties.

The Vellalars of Sri Lanka have been chronicled clearly in the Yalpana Vaipava Malai and other historical texts of Jaffna kingdom. 

From the 13th century when migration of Vellalar chiefs to Jaffna took place,Tamil Nadu has seen a decline in the traditional power of Vellalars except in Kongu Nadu
Of the three Vellala communities, the Pillais are the most exogamous.

Thus in many parts of Tamil Nadu, there are many people belonging to diverse communities wh ocall themselves as Pillais again for obvious social upliftment.

 Thus, the sub-caste system among Pillais is very diverse. Even among the Vella Pillais, eight major groups can be identified:

  the Karuneega Pillai Kanaku Pillai mainly in Thondai mandalam area, . Karkattha Pillai Thanjavur kumbakonam area  many people belonging to this community are wrongly mistaken as Brahmins due to the strong association between these two communities in the Cauvery belt area, Thuluva Vella Pillai, Shoziya Vella Pillai,Pandiya Vella Pillai, Thirunelvelli Siva Pillai, Nanjil Pillai Sengottai Pillaimar and  Kerala Pillai Chera Vellalar.

Since there are so many sub-castes, hierarchy among them is inevitable. 

Even though the Thirunelvelli Siva Pillais are Vella Pillais who belong to the Pandiya mandalam, they tend to differentiate themselves from the non-vegetarian Pandiya Pillais and claim supremacy. 

Similarly, even though the Shoziya Vellals and Karkathars both inhabit Chola mandalam and share their Pillai surnames, the vegetarian Karkathars claim supremacy over the non–vegetarian Shoziya Vellas.the most isolated group is the Nanjil Pillais.

Tirunelveli Saiva Pillai's are spread all over Tamil Nadu and Kerala states of India; Within Tamil Nadu, their concentration is more in Chennai, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Theni and Dindigul districts. 

They have also migrated to a large level in Sri Lanka in previous centuries and to USA and UK in the last century.”

A significant number of the community converted to Christianity during the Dutch & British times and still retain the caste identity as Pillai.

 The other Pillai communities from Sri Lanka and Kerala are not to be confused with the Vellalar community of Tamil Nadu though they are part of the larger Pillai community spread across the world. 

That way personalities from the past like Maruthanayagam Pillai later Yousuf Khan, made famous by Kamal Hassan’s shelved movie project, Anand Ranga Pillai Dubash to French from Pondicherry, SJV Chelvanayagam Sri Lankan Tamil politician, LTTE Supremo, Velupillai Prabhakaran to living personalities like Justice Navaneetham “Navi” PIllay (former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, hailing from South Africa) are prominent people from the expansive Pillai community.

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Vellalar Matrimony

The Vellalar tribes are described as a landed gentry who irrigated the wet lands and the Karalar were the landed gentry in the dry lands.

They were a dominant secular aristocratic caste who contributed as courtiers, army officers, lower ranks of the bureaucracy and upper layer of the peasantry.

The Vellalars who were land owners and tillers of the soil and held offices pertaining to land,
 were ranked as Sat-Sudra in the 1901 census.with the Government of Madras recognising that the
Four fold division did not describe the South Indian, or Dravidian, society adequately.
The Vellalars of Sri Lanka have been chronicled clearly in the Yalpana Vaipava Malai and other historical texts of Jaffna kingdom. 

From the 13th century when migration of Vellalar chiefs to Jaffna took place,
Tamil Nadu has seen a decline in the traditional power of Vellalars except in Kongu Nadu
Of the three Vellala communities, the Pillais are the most exogamous.

Thus in many parts of Tamil Nadu, there are many people belonging to diverse communities wh ocall themselves as Pillais again for obvious social upliftment. Thus, the sub-caste system among Pillais is very diverse. Even among the Vella Pillais, eight major groups can be identified the Karuneega Pillai Kanaku Pillai mainly in Thondai mandalam area) Karkattha Pillai Thanjavur kumbakonam area many people belonging to this community are wrongly mistaken as Brahmins due to the strong association between these two communities in the Cauvery belt area  Thuluva Vella Pillai, Shoziya Vella Pillai,  Pandiya Vella Pillai, Thirunelvelli Siva Pillai, Nanjil Pillai Sengottai Pillaimar and 8. kKerala Pillai Chera Vellalar.

Since there are so many sub-castes, hierarchy among them is inevitable. Even though the Thirunelvelli Siva Pillais are Vella Pillais who belong to the Pandiya mandalam, they tend to differentiate themselves from the non-vegetarian Pandiya Pillais and claim supremacy. Similarly, even though the Shoziya Vellals and Karkathars both inhabit Chola mandalam and share their Pillai surnames, the vegetarian Karkathars claim supremacy over the non–vegetarian Shoziya Vellas.
the most isolated group is the Nanjil Pillais.

They inhabit the Kumari mavattam Nagerkovil and Kanyakumari.The other Tamil Pillais don’t marry with them, since these people are strongly influenced by the Kerala culture. 

The Nagerkovil Kanyakumari area is located on the tip of Kerala and Tamil Nadu;
it was once part of Kerala and is now in Tamil Nadu.
The strong Kerala influence is seen in there food habits, language slang and other customs which sort of differentiate them from the other Tamil Pillai communities. But since this community is of Tamilian origin, marriage with the Kerala Nairs, Menons and Pillais is prohibited. 

Thus the Vellala community of Tamil Nadu and perhaps Kerala even though has a long heritage which can be traced back to Sangam literature is largely diverse and much unknown to the modern world.

Pillai community or called in Tamil colloquially as Pillaimars is also known as
Vellalarfrom the Tamil word Vellaanmai, those who are involved in agricultural activities.This community is a small but significant in terms of their contribution to society.They are primarily present around southern districts of Tamil Nadu - Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and are spread
across Tanjavur and a lot of them have migrated to Chennai and other places for employment opportunities.

They are mainly classified as Saiva Vellalar pure vegetarians & worshippers of Lord Shiva
 and Asaiva Vellalar non-vegetarians & worshippers of Lord Shiva. The Saiva Pillai or Vellalars
are a minority within this community and take great pride in maintaining their community customs and traditions. 

They are strict vegetarians, place emphasis on educationand are sophisticated like Brahmins but do not perform priestly duties.

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 The Thuluva Vellalar of Kerala had authority over their own regions and right of judgment in provincial disputes, as delegated by the king. 

 They collected fines and taxes and in return received a share of the income they collected. In wartime they led the king's armies. 

Some desoms were grouped together under a Prince into larger units that represented earlier independent kingdoms. Many Pillais originally functioned essentially as royal governors.

Pillais still held primary influence and, as "advisers of the king", were regarded as supporters of the king's power. 

 They showed that power for 1800s when they deposed Jayanthan-Sankaran-Nampoothiri as Prime Minister of Travancore. 

 Bala Rama Varma was one of Travancore's least popular sovereigns whose reign was marked by unrest and various internal and external political problems.

 Following the atrocities in 1790s that resulted in the murder of Raja Kesavadas (Kesava Pillai before becoming Raja), Velu Thampi Dalawa, a Karya-kar Pillai of South Travancore district, gathered the people of his land and an uprising ensued.

  People from all parts of Travancore united to surround the palace and demand the immediate dismissal and banishment of Jayanthan Sankaran Nampoothiri.

They also demanded that his two ministers be brought to a public place then undergo flogging and have their ears cut off. 

 Bala Rama Varma was one of Travancore's least popular sovereigns whose reign was marked by unrest and various internal and external political problems.
 

Thuluva Vellalar or Pillaimar is an upper caste title used by land-owning castes of Tamil- and Malayalam-speaking people of India.

 

 

Pillai, meaning Prince,is a title of nobility which can either refer to a ruling chief, members of the nobility, or junior princes of the royal family historically ranked immediately below the king.

 

 From the early modern period, the title also came to be bestowed on Savarna subjects by the ruling families of Kerala for services military or political, most of whom were of Nair origin.

 

 

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Thuluva Vellalar , meaning Prince,is a title of nobility which can either refer to a ruling chief, members of the nobility, or junior princes of the royal family historically ranked immediately below the king.

 From the early modern period, the title also came to be bestowed on Savarna subjects by the ruling families of Kerala for services military or political, most of whom were of Nair origin.

 Originally a title meaning royal child, it came to be given to administrators of a king or a temple, often holding large estates on behalf of the latter.

 The Thuluva Vellalar of Kerala had authority over their own regions and right of judgment in provincial disputes, as delegated by the king. 

 They collected fines and taxes and in return received a share of the income they collected. In wartime they led the king's armies. 

Some desoms were grouped together under a Prince into larger units that represented earlier independent kingdoms. Many Pillais originally functioned essentially as royal governors.

Pillais still held primary influence and, as "advisers of the king", were regarded as supporters of the king's power. 

 They showed that power for 1800s when they deposed Jayanthan-Sankaran-Nampoothiri as Prime Minister of Travancore. 

 Bala Rama Varma was one of Travancore's least popular sovereigns whose reign was marked by unrest and various internal and external political problems.

 Following the atrocities in 1790s that resulted in the murder of Raja Kesavadas (Kesava Pillai before becoming Raja), Velu Thampi Dalawa, a Karya-kar Pillai of South Travancore district, gathered the people of his land and an uprising ensued.

  People from all parts of Travancore united to surround the palace and demand the immediate dismissal and banishment of Jayanthan Sankaran Nampoothiri.

They also demanded that his two ministers be brought to a public place then undergo flogging and have their ears cut off. 

 

Thuluva Vellalar or Pillaimar is an upper caste title used by land-owning castes of Tamil- and Malayalam-speaking people of India.

 

 

Pillai, meaning Prince,is a title of nobility which can either refer to a ruling chief, members of the nobility, or junior princes of the royal family historically ranked immediately below the king.

 

 From the early modern period, the title also came to be bestowed on Savarna subjects by the ruling families of Kerala for services military or political, most of whom were of Nair origin.

 

 

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