Chanas (other)
Chanas may refer to: * the Nadar caste, one of the South Indian, Tamil castes * Chanas, Isère, a commune of the Isère ''département'', in France * Chanas, Iran, a village in Markazi Province, Iran See also * Chana (other) {{disambig, geo ...
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Nadar Caste
Nadar (also referred to as ''Nadan'', ''Shanar'' and ''Shanan'') is a Tamil caste of India. Nadars are predominant in the districts of Kanyakumari, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar. The Nadar community was not a single caste, but developed from an assortment of related subcastes, which in course of time came under the single banner Nadar. Nadar climbers were the largest subsect of today's Nadar community. A few subsects of the Nadar community, such as the Nadan (Nadar subcaste), Nelamaikkarars, were traditionally wealthy landlords and money lenders. Historically, most Nadars were cultivators of Borassus, palmyra trees and jaggery and a few were also involved in the Palm wine, toddy trade. Nadar climbers had faced discrimination from major upper castes in some regions. The martial art of Varma Kalai was historically practiced by the Nadars. The socio-economic development achieved by the Nadars in southern India has elic ...
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