Twenty four Manai Telugu Chettiars
The 24 Manai Telugu Chettiars (24MTC) are traditionally a Tamil speaking Indian caste of the Chettiar who are prominent merchants of Tamil Nadu. They are found predominantly in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka in India, as well as Gujarat and Sri Lanka. This community is known by a number of variants and spellings of their name, and is divided into twenty-four subdivisions (manai). Its divided into 16 veedu kulam and 8 veedu kulam
| 24 Manai Telugu Chetty | |
|---|---|
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu |
| Populated states | Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgargh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu |
Various names
This community is also known by different names and spelling variants. They may be called 24 Manaiyar, Sathu Chetty, Janapan, Goniga, Perika, 24 Manai Telugu Chetty, Iruvathunalu,24star.[1]
References
- People of India: A - G. Oxford Univ. Press. 1998. p. 3069. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
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