What is rawther family?
Rawatar (anglicised as Rowther, Rawther, Ravuttar, Ravuthar, Ravuta, Ravutta, Rahtore, Ravoot) (Tamil: இராவுத்தர் Irauttar) is a Muslim community from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. They are descendants of Turkic peoples who had came to South India during the Chola Period.
When did Islam came to Tamil Nadu?
The Tamil-speaking Muslims are descendants of marriages between early West Asian Muslims and Tamil women as well as local converts. The community is predominantly urban. There is a substantial diaspora, particularly in Southeast Asia, which has seen their presence as early as the 13th century.
How did Muslims come to South India?
Arab merchants and traders became the carriers of the new religion and they propagated it wherever they went. According to popular tradition, Islam was brought to Lakshadweep islands, situated just to the west of Malabar Coast, by Ubaidullah in 661 CE.
What is BC caste in Tamilnadu?
List of Backward Classes in Tamil Nadu. Agamudayar including Thozhu or Thuluva Vellala. Agaram Vellan Chettiar. Archakarai Vellala. Aryavathi (in Kanyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District).
Who are Dekkani Muslims?
The Deccanis (Urdu: دکنی) or Deccani People are an ethnoreligious community of Muslims who inhabit, or trace their ancestry from, the Deccan region of Southern and Central India, and speak Deccani, a distinct variety of Urdu.
How did Islam come to Kerala?
Islam arrived in Kerala, a part of the larger Indian Ocean rim, via spice and silk traders from the Middle East. Historians do not rule out the possibility of Islam being introduced to Kerala as early as the seventh century CE. Mappilas are but one among the many communities that forms the Muslim population of Kerala.
What is Thevar caste in Tamil Nadu?
The Mukkulathor people, who are also collectively known as Thevar, are a community or group of communities native to the central and southern districts of Tamil Nadu, India.
Who is best caste in Tamil Nadu?
The top three castes by numbers in Tamil Nadu are Thevar (also known as Mukkulaththor), Vanniar and Kongu Vellalar (also known as Gounder). As is natural, they wield most of the political power in the state.
Which caste is Syed?
A Muslim friend of mine who is a Syed told me Syeds are the highest caste among Muslims. He said Syeds are Brahmin converts, and it is a myth that they are all descendants of the Prophet, particularly since the Prophet had only one child Fatima who survived childhood.