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T. Rattinasami Nadar
Rao Bahadur T. Rattinasami Nadar was the founder of Nadar Mahajana Sangam. He founded the organisation with a number of leaders from Nadar community under the presidency of his uncle in 1910. The Sangam was founded to extend demands for membership in the Madras Legislative Council Tamil Nadu Legislative Council was the upper house of the former bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It began its existence as Madras Legislative Council, the first provincial legislature for Madras Presidency. It was initia .... Rattinasami Nadar died one year after the founding of the Sangam. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nadar, T. Rettinasami Indian anti-caste leaders Rai Bahadurs ...
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Nadar Mahajana Sangam
Nadar Mahajana Sangam was first established, due to the efforts of Rao Bahadur T. Rattinasami Nadar, T. Ratnasamy Nadar, in 1910. There are several schools and colleges under the control of Nadar Mahajana Sangam. Rattinasami Nadar's uncle, V. Ponnusami Nadar, was elected to become the first president of the association, Nadar Mahajana Sangam. The association was open to any Nadar male of any subcaste or religion. The general purpose of the association was to uplift the entire Nadar community. Formation of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited, Nadar Bank The thought of establishing a bank under the guidance of the able Nadar business community was mooted out in the Anniversary of Nadar Mahajana Sangam held at Tuticorin in 1920. The proposal was effected soon. The bank was opened by Shri. T. V. Balagurusamy Nadar, the then President of Nadar Mahajana Sangam and the bank threw open its door to the public on November 11, 1921 at 9 a.m. in Ana Mavanna Building at South Raja Street, Tutic ...
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Nadar (caste)
Nadar (also referred to as ''Nadan'', ''Shanar'' and ''Shanan'') is a Tamil people, 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 ...
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Rattinasami Nadar
Rao Bahadur T. Rattinasami Nadar was the founder of Nadar Mahajana Sangam. He founded the organisation with a number of leaders from Nadar community under the presidency of his uncle in 1910. The Sangam was founded to extend demands for membership in the Madras Legislative Council Tamil Nadu Legislative Council was the upper house of the former bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It began its existence as Madras Legislative Council, the first provincial legislature for Madras Presidency. It was initia .... Rattinasami Nadar died one year after the founding of the Sangam. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nadar, T. Rettinasami Indian anti-caste leaders Rai Bahadurs ...
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Madras Legislative Council
Tamil Nadu Legislative Council was the upper house of the former bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It began its existence as Madras Legislative Council, the first provincial legislature for Madras Presidency. It was initially created as an advisory body in 1861, by the British colonial government. It was established by the Indian Councils Act 1861 ( 24 & 25 Vict. c. 67), enacted in the British parliament in the aftermath of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Its role and strength were later expanded by the Indian Councils Act 1892 ( 55 & 56 Vict. c. 14). Limited election was introduced in 1909. The council became a unicameral legislative body in 1921 and eventually the upper chamber of a bicameral legislature in 1937. After India became independent in 1947, it continued to be the upper chamber of the legislature of Madras State, one of the successor states to the Madras Presidency. It was renamed as the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council when the state was renamed ...
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Monument Of Ratnasami Nadar
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