Meenavar is the Tamil name for fishermen, and is a term applied to the various fishing communities in Tamil Nadu such as the Paravars of the southeast coast, Sembadavars of the inland regions and Pattanavars of the central and northern coast.[1][2]

References

edit
  1. ^ "List of Backward Classes". Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ Chandrasekhar, Divya (1 December 2012). "Digging deeper: participation and non-participation in post-disaster community recovery". Community Development. 43 (5): 614–629. doi:10.1080/15575330.2012.730538. ISSN 1557-5330. S2CID 154426071.