நாட்டுக்கோட்டை நகரத்தார் | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Total population | |
| c. 75,000-1,00,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India: Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu, Chennai | |
| Languages | |
| Tamil | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tamil people |
The Nagarathar or Nattukottai Nagarathar (also known as Nattukottai Chettiar) is a Tamil caste found native in Tamil Nadu, India. Nagarathars are a mercantile community who are traditionally involved in commerce, banking and money lending.[2] They use the title Chettiar and are traditionally concentrated in modern region Chettinad.[3] They are prominent philanthropist who funded and built several Hindu temples, Choultries, schools, colleges and universities.[4]
- ^ Muthiah, S. (14 December 2013). "Nagarathars in North America". The Hindu.
- ^ Haellquist (21 August 2013). Asian Trade Routes. Routledge. p. 150. ISBN 9781136100741.
- ^ Agesthialingom, Shanmugam; Karunakaran, K. (1980). Sociolinguistics and Dialectology: Seminar Papers. Annamalai Univ. p. 417.
- ^ Ramaswami, N. S. (1988). Parrys 200: A Saga of Resilience. Affiliated East-West Press. p. 193. ISBN 9788185095745.