| Isai Velalar | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Other Backward Class[1] |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Tamil, Telugu |
| Country |  India |
| Populated states | Tamil Nadu • Kerala • Andhra Pradesh • Karnataka |
| Region | Northern Tamil Nadu, Southern Andhra Pradesh |
| Ethnicity | South Asian |
| Subdivisions | • • Nayanakkarar • Nattuvanar • Melakkarar [2] |
Isai Velalar is a community found in India in Tamil Nadu. They are traditionally involved as performers of classical dance and music in Hindu temples and courts of the patrons.[3] The term "Isai Velalar" is a recent community identity, people of minstrel occupation from various castes such as, Melakkarar, Nayanakkarar and Nattuvanar come under this term.[4][5][6]
- ^ Kerala, Government. "The Kerala State Commission for Backward Classes" (PDF). kscbc.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Caste in Tamil Nadu - III". Economic and Political Weekly. 48 (8): 7–8. 5 June 2015.
- ^ University, Vijaya Ramaswamy, Jawaharlal Nehru (25 August 2017). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 114–115, 161–162. ISBN 9781538106860.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bannerji, Himani; Mojab, Shahrzad; Whitehead, Judith (2001). Of Property and Propriety: The Role of Gender and Class in Imperialism and Nationalism. University of Toronto Press. p. 162. ISBN 9780802081926.
- ^ Soneji, Davesh (15 January 2012). Unfinished Gestures: Devadasis, Memory, and Modernity in South India. University of Chicago Press. pp. 143–144. ISBN 978-0-226-76809-0.
- ^ Pillai, Swarnavel Eswaran (27 January 2015). Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema. SAGE Publications India. p. 231. ISBN 9789351502128.
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