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Chettiar

Chettiar (also spelt as Chetti and Chetty) is a title used by many trading, weaving, agricultural and land-owning castes in South India, especially in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.

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Chettiar

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples151
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
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related to Subcastes · 59
Chettiar → Ahamutti, Akkuvari, Atta, Bal, Chavala, Cheda, Chedaya, Chunnamba, Eruma, Etanatan, Indrakula, Kachi, Kalluli, Kannada, Kannan, Karakkatta, Karinkal, Karuvala, Kava, Kottanna
related to Further reading · 42
Chettiar → Asian Entrepreneurial Minorities, Austin, Banker's Trust, Banking, BRILL, Burma, Chettiar Finance, Chettiar Merchants, Chettiars, Chin-Keong, Chinese, Christine Dobson, Colonial Asia, Colonial South India, Comparative Trajectories, Credit, Culture, Curzon Press UK, David Rudner, Ethnologie
related to Etymology · 10
Chettiar → Chettiar/Chetty, Devanagari, In, Indian, Indo-Aryan, Prakritised, Sanskrit, Seṭhī, This, Vysya
related to Historical significance · 10
Chettiar → Aruviyur Nagarathar, Chettiars, Chettiyar, During, Nattukottai Nagarathar, South India, Southeast Asia, The, The Chettiar, Vellalar
related to Commerce and finance · 9
Chettiar → British Raj, Burma, East, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, The Nattukottai Chettiars, Their
related to Philanthropy and religion · 9
Chettiar → India, Kundrakudi Temple, Pillaiyarpatti Temple, Prominent, Southeast Asia, Tamil Nadu, The Chettiars, Their, They
related to Agriculture and textiles · 5
Chettiar → Chettis, Devanga Chettiars, In, The Kandangi, The Vellalar Chettiars
related to Cuisine · 3
Chettiar → Chettinad, Tamil Nadu, The Nagarathar Chettiars
see also · 2
Chettiar → Manai Telugu ChettiarsVallanattu ChettiarVanniyarVellalar, NagaratharPattanavarPattusaliTwenty

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chettiars india also colonial title south indian tamil nadu vellalar nagarathar nattukottai southeast asia credit asian chetty used many trading

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the Pillaiyarpatti Templeinstance ofProminent temples0.80text
the Kundrakudi Temple in Tamil Nadu are linked to Chettiar patronageinstance ofProminent temples0.80text
Chettiarrelated to Agriculture and textilesIn0.60section
Chettiarrelated to Agriculture and textilesThe Vellalar Chettiars0.60section
Chettiarrelated to Agriculture and textilesChettis0.60section
Chettiarrelated to Agriculture and textilesDevanga Chettiars0.60section
Chettiarrelated to Agriculture and textilesThe Kandangi0.60section
Chettiarrelated to Commerce and financeThe Nattukottai Chettiars0.60section
Chettiarrelated to Commerce and financeIndia0.60section
Chettiarrelated to Commerce and financeBurma0.60section
Chettiarrelated to Commerce and financeMyanmar0.60section
Chettiarrelated to Commerce and financeMalaysia0.60section

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