Reddiar (also spelt as Reddiyar) is a

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

speaking land owning, merchants , agricultural

social group In the social sciences, a social group can be defined as two or more people who interact with one another, share similar characteristics, and collectively have a sense of unity. Regardless, social groups come in a myriad of sizes and varieties ...

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag ...

and

Pondicherry Pondicherry (), now known as Puducherry ( French: Pondichéry ʊdʊˈtʃɛɹi(listen), on-dicherry, is the capital and the most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the sout ...

. Reddiars,

Reddy Reddy (also transliterated as ''Raddi'', ''Reddi'', ''Reddiar'', ''Reddappa'', ''Reddy'') is a caste that originated in India, predominantly settled in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. They are classified as a forward caste. The origin of the ...

, Reddappa are considered and believed to come from the same origins and they spread across the lands of Southern and

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. They are the patrons/financial supporters of local temples in Tamil Region. The names have been believed to be derived according to the regions they are spread across. Reddy in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Reddiar (Reddy + ar) in Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, and Kerala. Reddy, Reddappa (Reddy + appa- signifying respect) in Karnataka. Many Reddiars moved from the Andhra region in search of rich soil for cultivation and settled in

and the northern districts of

Cuddalore Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is the city and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important port during the British Raj. While the early history of Cudda ...

Villupuram Viluppuram, Villupuram, or Vizhuppuram () is a Municipality and the administrative headquarters of Viluppuram district. Located south west of a Tiruvannamalai and north west of Cuddalore null The town serves as a major railway junction, ...

and

Chengalpet Chengalpattu, previously known as Chingleput, is a city and the headquarters of Chengalpattu district of the state Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located near to the industrial and IT hub. It is the headquarters of the district and is away fro ...

in Tamil Nadu during

Vijayanagar Empire The Vijayanagara Empire, also called the Karnata Kingdom, was a Hindu empire based in the region of South India, which consisted the modern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and some parts of Telangana and Mahar ...

. (In People of India/Indian Communities, Oxford University Press). The migration of the Reddys/Reddiars to Tamil Nadu is assumed to have occurred during the

Reddy dynasty The Reddi kingdom or Kondavidu Reddi kingdom (1325–1448 CE) was established in southern India by Prolaya Vema Reddi. Most of the region that was ruled by the Reddi dynasty is now part of modern-day coastal and central Andhra Pradesh. Or ...

expansion till Kanchipuram areas. Following are the districts that have significant Reddiar Population.

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of ...

Tiruvallur Tiruvallur is a Grade I municipality and a fast developing city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of Coovum river about from downtown Chennai (Madras) and just 5 km from megacity border, in the western pa ...

, Kanchipuram,

Chengalpattu Chengalpattu, previously known as Chingleput, is a city and the headquarters of Chengalpattu district of the state Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located near to the industrial and IT hub. It is the headquarters of the district and is away fro ...

Ranipet Ranipet is a southern suburb of Chennai, India. Ranipet (lit. Queen's colony) is an industrial hub of Southern Chennai city in southern India. It is located about from the Chennai city center. It is a major industrial town located on NH 4 C ...

Vellore Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separa ...

, Thirupattur,

Thiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai (Tamil: ''Tiruvaṇṇāmalai'' IPA: , otherwise spelt ''Thiruvannamalai''; ''Trinomali'' or ''Trinomalee'' on British records) is a city, a spiritual, cultural, economic hub and also the administrative headquarters of Tiruvanna ...

Krishnagiri Krishnagiri () is a city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, and it serves as the administrative headquarters of Krishnagiri District formed in 2004. It is located at the bottom of Krishnadevaraya Hills, and the town is fully surrounded by hi ...

Dharmapuri Dharmapuri is a special grade town in the north western part of Tamil Nadu, India. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Dharmapuri district which is the first district created in Tamil Nadu after the independence of India by splitti ...

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Kallakurichi Kallakurichi is a Municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu. As of 2019, the town had a population of 73528. Member of the Legislative Assembly (Tamilnadu) is M. ...

, Salem,

Erode Erode () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the ...

Tiruppur Tiruppur or Tirupur ( ) is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruppur is the administrative headquarters of Tiruppur district and the fifth largest city as well as an urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of Noyyal ...

, Coimbatore,

Karur Karur () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Karur is the administrative headquarters of Karur district. It is located on the banks of River Amaravathi, Kaveri and Noyyal. Karur is well known for the export of Home Textile products to ...

Perambalur Perambalur is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of Perambalur district and Perambalur ''taluk'' (sub-district). census, the town had a population of 49,648. There are a set of 11th century Buddha statues aroun ...

Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bei ...

Dindigul Dindigul, also spelt Thindukkal (), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Dindigul district. Dindigul is located southwest from the state capital, Chennai, away from Tiruchirappalli, away ...

Madurai Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...

Virudhunagar Virudhunagar is a city and the administrative headquarter of the Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located southwest of the state capital Chennai and south of Madurai. Virudhunagar emerged as an important trade ...

Thoothukudi Thoothukudi (formerly Tuticorin) is a port city, a municipal corporation and an industrial city in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city lies in the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal. Thoothukudi is the capital an ...

and

Tirunelveli Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tam ...

Origins

Anavota Reddy (1335-1364 CE) of

extended the dominion of the kingdom to Rajahmundry on the north, Kanchi on the south and Srisailam on the west. In a battle at Vallioor, Reddiapuram army defeated Travancore army in the 14th century. In an information Board at the entrance of the Vallioor Murugan Temple it is stated that 14th century Vallioor War - Reddiapuram army defeated Travancore Army at vallioor Battle. After this war Reddiars settled at Samugarengapuram, Seelathikulam and all over Tirunelveli Region in the 14th century. A mural at the Tiruppudaimaruthur temple in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu, shows the emissaries of the Vijayanagara king Achyutadeva Raya serving an ultimatum to the Travancore ruler Bhoothala Veera Udaya Marthanda Varma to pay tributes to him and return the Pandya territory to Sri Vallabhan. It also depicts the battle between the armies of Achyutadeva Raya and Bhoothala Varma.They are believed moved into

with the Vijayanagara Emperor Kumara Kampana to liberate Madurai

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from Islamic rule and expansion of

Vijayanagar The Vijayanagara Empire, also called the Karnata Kingdom, was a Hindu empire based in the region of South India, which consisted the modern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and some parts of Telangana and M ...

empire along with other Telugu and

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

origin social groups.

Diaspora

Through emigration, there are now many Reddiars in the United States, South Africa, Singapore, Australia and United Kingdom. Many were brought to South Africa during British colonial era to work on the sugarcane farms as indentured labourers. The descendants of such Reddiars can still be found in South Africa today.

Reddy versus Reddiars

Reddys predominantly Telugu and follow Telugu cultural norms like

Ugadi Ugadi or Yugadi, also known as Samvatsarādi (), is New Year's Day according to the Hindu calendar and is celebrated in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka in India. It is festively observed in these regions on the first ...

Dussehra Vijayadashami ( sa, विजयदशमी, Vijayadaśamī, translit-std=IAST), also known as Dussehra, Dasara or Dashain, is a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri every year. It is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu ...

and

Sankranthi Makar(a) Sankranti (), also referred to as Uttarayana, Maghi, or simply Sankranti, is a Hindu observance and a festival. Usually falling on the date of January 14 annually, this occasion marks the transition of the Sun from the zodiac of Sag ...

and follow all other Andhra norms. Whereas Reddiars who came from

Andhra Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

to the Tamil region speak both Tamil and Telugu follow both Tamil and Telugu cultural norms. They also celebrate

Thai Pongal Pongal (, ), also referred to as Tai Pongal (), is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka.New Year New Year is the time or day currently at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner. In the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar system to ...

and Ugadi. Some have represented in Tamil literary circles as great patrons and scholars of Tamil language.

Prominent Reddiars

A. Subbarayalu Reddiar Diwan Bahadur Agaram Subbarayalu Reddiar (b. 15 October 1855 – d. November 1921) was a landlord and Chief Minister or Premier of Madras Presidency from 17 December 1920 to 11 July 1921. Subbarayalu Reddiar was born in a Reddiar family of ...

- First Chief Minister of Madras Presidency - Dec 1920 - June 1921 *

V. Venkatasubha Reddiar V. Venkatasubba Reddiar was the second Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry (Puducherry).Rahman, S. A. The Beautiful India. Pondicherry'. New Delhi: Reference Press, 2006. pp. 138–139 He was born in a wealthy agricultural fami ...

- Former Chief Minister of Puducherry and a prominent

freedom fighter *

Muthulakshmi Reddi Muthulakshmi Reddy (also spelled Reddi in some British Indian sources; 30 July 1886 – 22 July 1968) was an Indian medical practitioner, social reformer and Padma Bhushan award recipient. Muthulakshmi Reddy was appointed to the Madras Legisl ...

, First Indian Woman Doctor and Former Legislator, Founder of

Cancer Institute (WIA) The Cancer Institute (WIA - Womens' Indian Association), also known as the Adyar Cancer Institute, is a non-profit cancer treatment and research centre based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The Cancer Institute (WIA) was established in the year 1952 u ...

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Awardee *

O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar Omandur Ramasamy Reddiyar (1 February 1895 – 25 August 1970) was an Indian freedom-fighter and politician of the Indian National Congress. He served as the Premier of Madras Presidency from 23 March 1947 to 6 April 1949. Early life Oma ...

- Former Premier of Madras Presidency - 1947-1949 , Former Member of Legislative Council from 1946 to 1958. *

V. Vaithilingam V. Vaithilingam (born 5 October 1950) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress, who currently represents Puducherry in the Lok Sabha. He held the position as 11th Chief Minister of Pondicherry from 1991 to 1996 and 16 ...

- Former Chief Minister of Puducherry - July 4, 1991 to May 13, 1996 (first term), September 4, 2008 – April 13, 2011, Member of Parliament from Puducherry Constituency, 2019 - *

M. D. R. Ramachandran M. D. R. Ramachandran is an Indian politician. He served as Chief Minister of Pondicherry from 1980 to 1983 and from 1990 to 1991, and as Speaker of the Pondicherry Legislative Assembly The Puducherry Legislative Assembly is the unicameral ...

- Former Chief Minister of Puducherry - 16 January 1980 to 23 June 1983 and 8 March 1990 – 3 March 1991 * K. S. Venkatakrishna Reddiar - Politician, President of

Congress Reform Committee {{Use Indian English, date=July 2020 The Congress Reform Committee (CRC) was formed by a group of dissidents that left the Indian National Congress in the Madras State. The CRC was led by C. Rajagopalachari, who had been defeated by Kamaraj in the ...

M. R. Lakshmi Narayanan M. R. Lakshmi Narayanan was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Tindivanam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1971 and 1977 elections.< ...

- Former Member of Parliament,

Tindivanam Tindivanam is a town and a municipality in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest town in Villupuram District after the headquarters town Villupuram. Important roads from north to south (NH 45) Tamil N ...

from 15 March 1971 to 18 January 1977 and 23 March 1977 to 22 August 1979 *

Jayarama Reddiar Jayarama Reddiar was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Aruppukottai constituency in 1952 electio ...

- Former Member of Legislative Council from 1952 to 1958 *

N. Krishnaswami Reddy N. Krishnaswami Reddy (c. 1913 - 7 December 2002) was an Indian lawyer who served as Advocate-General of Madras State from 1964 to 1966 and later, as a judge of the Madras High Court. Early life Born in Reddypalayam in 1913, Krishnaswami Re ...

- Former Justice of Madras High Court from 1964 to 1966. *

K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran (generally known as Sattur Ramachandran) is an Indian Tamil politician and current Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Tamil Nadu. He had also been the minister for Backward Classes between 20 ...

- Former Co-operation, PWD Minister in MGR Cabinet, Former Minister for Backward Classes (2006-2011), Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management in DMK Cabinet (2021-) *

K. N. Nehru Kanakilliyanallur Narayansamy Nehru (born November 9, 1952) is an Indian politician and Minister for Municipal Administration, Urban and Water Supply. He is the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the Tiruchirappalli West constituency. He ...

- Former Minister for Electricity (1989-1991),Former Minister for Food & Public Distribution System (1996–2001), Former Transport Minister in DMK cabinet (2006–2011), Minister For Municipal Administration and Urban and Water Supply (2021-) in DMK cabinet * Napoleon - Actor and Former MP of Perambalur Constituency Former Central Minister Of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, 2009 - 2013, Former Vice-President of

Nadigar Sangam The Nadigar Sangam ( en, Actors' association), officially known as the South Indian Artistes' Association (SIAA), is a union for film, television, and stage actors in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, based in Chennai. Formed in 1952, the gro ...

* P. Balakrishna Reddy - Former Animal Husbandry Minister and Former Youth Welfare and Sports Development Minister of Tamil Nadu , 2016 - 2019 *

S. R. Vijayakumar S R Vijayakumar (b 1974) is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chennai Central constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 2014 File:2014 E ...

- Former Member of Parliament, Chennai Central Constituency, 2014 - 2019 *

R. Ramanathan R. Ramanathan ( – 3 December 2019) was an Indian politician from Puducherry belonging to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He was elected twice as a legislator of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. Biography Ramanathan was elected as a legislato ...

- Former Member of Puducherry Legislative Assembly, Kuruvinatham Constituency, 1985 - 1991 *

R. Radhakrishnan (politician) R Radhakrishnan (born 9 June 1971) is an Indian member of parliament (MP) and former speaker of the Union Territory of Puducherry assembly from 2006 to 2011. He is a member of the All India N R Congress (AINRC) and represents Puducherry con ...

- Former Member of Parliament, Puducherry,2014 to 2019, Former Member of Puducherry Legislative Assembly, Kuruvinatham Constituency, 2001 - 2011 *

R. Senthilkumar R. Senthilkumar (born 1981) is an Indian politician from Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry. He is a member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from Bahour Assembly constituency in Puducherry district. He won the 2021 Puducherry Legisla ...

- Member of Legislative Assembly of Puducherry, Bahour Constituency, 2021 - * R. Girirajan - Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha , 2022 - *

V. Muthukumar V. Muthukumar was a Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Virudhachalam Assembly constituency, Vridhachalam constituency. He represents the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam party. References

Living people Tamil Nadu MLA ...

- Former Member of Legislative Assembly, Vridhachalam, 2011 to 2016 *

- Former Member of Legislative assembly from Aruppukottai constituency in 1952 *

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- Former Member of Legislative Assembly from Nanguneri Constituency, 1952 - 1962 , Philanthropist *

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- Former Member of Legislative Assembly from Musiri Constituency, 1967 - 1976 *

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- Member of Legislative Assembly from Tambaram Constituency, 2016 - *

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- Former Member of Legislative Assembly from Vilathikulam Constituency, 2019 - 2021 *

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- Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Kulithalai Constituency,1989 - 1996, 2001 - 2006 , 2011 - 2016 *

S. Raja Reddy S. Raja Reddy is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marx ...

- Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Thalli Constituency , 1996 - 2001 * S.Kathiravan - Member of Legislative Assembly, Manachanallur Constituency, 2021 - *

T. Venkatapathi Reddiar T. Venkatapathi Reddiar is an Indian horticulturist and florist, credited with the development of over 100 varieties of crossandra flowers and casuarinas. He was honored by the Government of India, in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civili ...

-Horticulturist,

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awardee *

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- Film director *

Annamalai Reddiyar Annamalai Reddiyar or Reddiar (1865–1891) was a Tamil poet and composer. Born in Sennikulam, Sankarankoil taluk, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, he studied Tamil under Ramaswami Pulavar and U. V. Swaminatha Iyer and was later patronised by t ...

- Tamil Poet *

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R. K. Perumal R. K. Perumal was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Vilathikulam constituency in 1977 Events Jan ...

- Former Member of Legislative Assembly from Vilathikulam Constituency,1977 - 1984 *

K.M.Adimoolam K. M. Adimoolam ( ta, கே. எம். ஆதிமூலம்) (26 July 1938 – 15 January 2008) was an Indian abstract artist. He was born in 1938 in Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu. In 1959, he moved to Chennai where under the influence of ...

- Prominent Artist * Vasanth Ravi - Tamil Flim Actor *R. Venkatasubbu Reddiar - Former Member of Parliament,

from 1962 to 1967 *Manickavasaga Reddiar - Former Member of Puducherry from Mannadipet Assembly Constituency from 1964 to 1969 *D.Ramachandira Reddiar - Former Member of Puducherry from Mannadipet Assembly Constituency from 1974 to 1980 *E.Ramar - Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Kulithalai Constituency, 2016 - 2021 *A.Muthukrishnan - Co-Founder of

Namma Veedu Vasanta Bhavan Namma Veedu Vasanta Bhavan ( ta, நம்ம வீடு வஸந்த பவன்) is a chain of vegetarian restaurants headquartered in Egmore, Chennai, India, started in 1969. History Vasanta Bhavan restaurant was started in Trichy b ...

Chain of Restaurants , Tamil Nadu *A.Rengasamy - Co-Founder of

Chain of Restaurants , Tamil Nadu *M.Ravi - Owner of

Chain of Restaurants , Tamil Nadu *R.Kandasamy Reddiar - Founder of Valarmathi Hotels(Now Known as Temple City Group of Hotels), Madurai, Tamil Nadu *Temple City Lakshamana Kumar - Owner of Temple City Group of Hotels, Madurai, Tamil Nadu *R. Srinivasan - Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary *Trichy Velusamy - Indian National Congress Spokesperson *Dhanalakshmi A. Srinivasan - Founder - Chancellor of Dhanalakshmi Group of Institutions *S.T. Reddiar - Founder of ST Reddiar and Sons, Ernakulam , Kerala *Veeraiah Reddiar - Founder of Seematti, One of the Big Textile and Silk Showrooms in Kerala. *Aiyappa Reddiar - Founder of Aiyappas, Kottayam, Kerala *K. Lakshmana Reddiar - Textile Tycoon, Founder of Parthas, Textile and Silk Showroom Chain, Kerala *M. Venkatanarayana Reddiar - Textile Tycoon, Kerala *Nataraja Reddiar - Founder of Famous Grand Sweets & Snacks, Chennai *M. Vengadasubbu Reddiar - Founder of Darling Electronics *K. Santhanam Reddiar - Founder of Sanco Trans Group, Chennai *K.R.V. Ganesan Reddiar - Founder of Aswins Sweets, Perambalur

References

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Origins

Diaspora

Reddy versus Reddiars

Prominent Reddiars

See also

References