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List of Sengunthars

This is a list of notable people of the Sengunthar or Kaikkolar . The Warriors and Textile merchants , Weavers found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry and in Sri Lanka.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Chieftains

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  • Veerabaahu: commander-in-chief of Lord Murugan's army.
  • Ottakoothar[1] 12th century court poet and minister of Cholas under Vikrama Chola, Kulothunga Chola II, Raja Raja Chola II reign. He is known as Kavichakravarthy.
  • Chandramathi Mudaliar: was a 17th-century Tamil chieftain and ruler of south Kongu Nadu (Erode region) who fought many battles against the Telugu Madurai Nayak. Erode Fort was built by him.[2][3][4][5]
  • Kottaiyannan Mudaliar: was a 14th-century cheiftain who was ruling Kongu region and fought against Muslim invaders.
  • Chinna Mudaliyar: Chieftain of Rasipuram in 16th century. He renovated many temples. He constructed a mandapam in Tiruchengode Ardhanareeswarar temple. People call him as Rasipuram Chinna Mudaliyar.
  • Veera Chola Muniyappa Mudaliar: Chieftain of Virinchipuram during Vijayanagar period.
  • Chieftains During Medieval Chola Period: Following is the list of Sengunthar chieftains under Imperial Cholas which is taken from the poem Eetiezhubathu written by Chola emperor's court poet and minister Ottakoothar.
  • Putridan Kondan: King of Kalattur. Pallikondan: Chieftain of Chidambaram. Pazhuvur Veeran and Pazhuvur Narayanan: Chieftains of Pazhuvur. Thaniyan: Chieftain of Kanchi. Otriyuran: Chieftain of Thiruvottriyur. Thanjai Vemban: Chieftain of Thiruvaiyaru and chief minister under Parantaka Chola I's reign. Kangeyan: ruled Tondaimandalam under Kulothunga Chola II. Kalanthaiyarasan Mudaliar: son of Ponvilaintha kalathur king Madhimaan. Puliyur Palli Kondaan: son of Chidambaram king Vidangan. Pinavan Mudaliar: son of Kadambur king Kadhamban. Kandiyuran; son of Thiru kandiyur king Vibulan. Suban Mudaliar: Chieftain of Thiruchendur and commander under Rajadhiraja Chola I. Padaimaruthan: Chieftain of Thiruvidai maruthur.

Zamindars and Mirasdar

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Nagamanikam Mudaliyar: Last Zamindar of Nanjai Uthukuli, Erode district. 1,600 acre zamin estate.

Maasillamani Mudaliyar: Mirasdar of Thirukandeeswaram, Cuddalore district, who hold 1,200 acre cultivatable land. NLC India Limited founder Rao Bahadur T. M. Jambulingam Mudaliar is son of Maasillamani Mudaliar.

S. Sivaraj Mudaliyar: Mirasdar from Tirukovilur whose family holds thousands of acre cultivatable land in that area. He won 4 times as MLA from Rishivandyam constituency.

P.S. Thuraiyappa Mudaliar: Last Mirasdar of Puthukaiputhur, Erode district. His family has hold 1300 acre cultivatable land in Gobi taluka.

A.G. Murugesa Mudaliar: Last Mirasdar of Variyankaval, Ariyalur district. His family has hold 450 acre cultivatable land in Andimadam taluk

Independence activists

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Thillaiaadi Valliammai on a 2008 stamp of India

Business

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  • A. Kulandaivel Mudaliar, Founder of The Chennai Silks, Sri Kumaran Thanamaligai and SCM Group. Hailed from Pattaliyar Gothram.[10][11]
  • Kuppanna: Founder of Junior Kuppanna restaurant
  • S. Muthusamy Mudaliar: was a Textile merchant and businessman from Erode district. Along with his father he was the founder of the Nilgiris Supermarket in 1905. It is also one of the oldest supermarket chains in India with origins dating back to 1905.[12][13][14][15]
  • Ganapathy Mudaliar: Founder of Sri Ganapathy Silks
  • V.S. Gandigachalam: Founder of VSG textile and Nandu brand lungis.
  • T.S. Natraja Mudaliar: Founder of Janson group, Janson institute of technology, Janson textiles, Hanson MRI scan, Hanson Granites and Janson Dhotis.
  • R. Radha Mudaliyar: Founder of Ran India steels

Philanthropy

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Indian National Congress Leader Raja Sir Savalai Ramaswamy Mudaliar

Social workers

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J.Sudhanandhen Mudaliyar
  • Erode S. Meenakshi Sundara Mudaliar : an educationalist, politician and public servant. He served as president of Municipality of Erode. He worked for the education of women in Erode region and people call him affectionately as "Sir". Because of his efforts, Sengunthar caste which was originally classified as forward caste was listed as backward caste later.
  • V.V.C.R. Murugesa Mudaliar: an educationalist, spiritualist and public servant. He rebuilt hundreds of temples and worked for the education of women. He established a maternity ward in Erode named Dhanalakshmi Maternity Ward and donated several acres of lands and lakhs of rupees for establishment of several colleges. The people of Erode fondly called him "Saiva Peruvallal" and "Kalvi Vallal".
  • Nachimuthu Mudaliar, a philanthropist from Chennimalai. He was the founder of Chentex weavers co-operative society in which thousands of weavers benefited and he was a Padma Shree awardee. He was former president of Senguntha Mahajana Sangam.[17][18]
  • J. Sudhanandhen Mudaliyar: an Indian philanthropist, educationalist, and textile merchant. He founded Erode Sengunthar Engineering College and M.P.Nachimuthu M.Jaganathan Engineering College in Erode district of Tamil Nadu state.[19]
  • Padma Sri P. K. Gopal: is an Indian social worker and a co-founder of International Association for Integration, Dignity and Economic Advancement.

Businesspeople

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Padma Sri Pappammal
  • Padma Sri Pappammal: was an organic farmer from Tamil Nadu, India. She was also elected as a councillor in the Karamadai Panchayat Union. She was a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). At the age of 105, she was said to be the oldest farmer still active in the field. The Government of India honoured her in 2021, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri for her role in organic farming.

Literature

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Tamil poet Puratchi Kavignar Barathidasan Statue at Marina Beach in Chennai

Civil Service

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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting with the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Shri T.V. Rajeshwar, at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on March 14, 2008

Politics

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First Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu C.N. Annadurai

Arts and Cinema

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Actor and producer T.R. Sundaram Mudaliar

Science

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Former ISRO Scientist and Director Mylswamy Annadurai

Spiritual

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Kirupanandha Variyar 2006 Stamp of India

References

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