Mukkuvar (India)

Mukkuvar
ReligionsHinduism, Christianity, Islam
LanguagesMalayalam, Tamil
Subdivisions[1]
  • Northern division: Nalillakkar – Ponillam, Chembillam, Karillam, Kachillam
  • Southern division: Munillakkar – Chembillam, Karillam, Kachillam
Related groupsSri Lankan Mukkuvar, Mogaveera

Mukkuvar is a maritime ethnic group found in the Indian states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Eastern and North Western coastal regions of Sri Lanka.[2][3] They are mostly found on the Malabar Coast, South Travancore Coast and Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, who have traditionally been involved in fishing and other maritime activities.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ Singh, Virendra Prakash (1992). Community and Caste in Tradition. Commonwealth Publishers. p. 33. ISBN 978-81-7169-242-2.
  2. ^ Demographic change in Asian fishing communities – Drivers, outcomes and potential impacts. 3 November 2020. ISBN 9789251335291.
  3. ^ Ram, Kalpana (1992). Mukkuvar Women: Gender, Hegemony, and Capitalist Transformation in a South Indian Fishing Community. Kali for Women. p. 2. ISBN 978-81-85107-46-2.
  4. ^ The state and society in medieval India. J. S. Grewal, Philosophy, and Culture Project of History of Indian Science. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. 2005. ISBN 0-19-566720-4. OCLC 60597476.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ Arunachalam, S. (1952). The History of the Pearl Fishery of the Tamil Coast. Ananamalai University.
  6. ^ Sudarsen, V. (1995). Knowledge of the Sea: Some Maritime Communities in India. PPST Foundation.
  7. ^ "PANDYA -CHOLA CONQUEST ON VIZHINJAM PORT | EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)". eprajournals.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.