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About Karuneegar

INTRODUCTION:

'Karuneegar' is a caste in TamilNadu, India. They are sometimes called as

"anau !illai" hich means "accountant" or "#oo ee!er" in Tamil.

$#out Karuneegar:

$#out %&&& years ago,during allalar (andiyan !eriod )eer Karuneegar

(uranam as ritten #y !oet (aarisanadhar. In sansrit other #oos a#outKaruneegar are the *olloing:

+ ramanda (uranam

+ $dithya (uranam

+ )auraadha

+ $thara eda surya sagasandhi

+ Kanaa smrithi.

)u#-sectors in Karuneegar:

+ )eer Karunnegar

+ )arattu Karuneegar

+ Kaiatum Karuneegar

+ $thara eda suryasagasandhi


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+ adha/hi Karuneegar

The !residing 0od in the tem!le is Chitragu!tar and the consort o* the!residing 0od is Karniaam#aal. This tem!le is situated in Kanchi!uram. The

consort o* the !residing 0od 12ord Chitragu!ta3 is named Karniam#al.

There are se!arate holy !laces in the tem!le deoted to 0od )ela 4inayaa,0oddess 4ishnu Durga and the nine holy !lanets. It is a ery !o!ular tem!le.

It is a tem!le deoted to 2ord Chitragu!ta ho is the ne5t right*ul heir to thethrone o* 2ord Kethu. It is a tem!le non *or remoing the de*ects caused

#y the im!act o* Kethu on a !erson. This tem!le is the only sacred !lace

deoted to 2ord Chitragu!tar. There is an idol in the sanctum- sanctorum o*the tem!le 1o* 2ord Chitragu!ta3. The idol !resents 2ord Chirtragu!ta sitting

his diine seat holding a nail 1used *or riting on !alm leaes3 in his righthand and a !alm lea* on his le*t hand.

6hen the tem!le *estial is held to mar the *ull- moon day in the Tamil

month o* Chithirai there is a grand marriage !rocession o* the 2ord and hisconsort Karniam#al. 2ord Chitragu!ta, the !residing 0od in the tem!le hails

*rom the )un 0od. 7e maintains a record o* good and eil deeds o* all

creatures o* the orld including manind3 and assists the 0od o* Death in hisdiine or.

2ord Chitragu!tar #elongs to our aruneegar caste. In )hia tem!le the

accountant made some mistaes in accounts and he as caught #y the ing.$t that time,2ord )hia a!!eared as accountant and saed the treasurer. In

olden !eriod $NI80$2$I, )88T7$2$I )$T7$N$R,N$K88R$R also #elongto aruneegar caste. 4inayagar rote"$7$7$R$T7$" story and he got a

name as (illaiyar. )o our main occu!ation is accountant *rom olden days.

DI4I)ION):

It has *olloing diisions

+ )eer Karuneegar


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+ )ri Karuneegar

+ )arattu Karuneegar

+ Kaiatti Karuneegar

+ adhua/hi Kanaar

+ )o/hi Kanaar

+ )unnam#u Karuneegar

82I89):

Karuneegars #eliee that they are descendants o* Chitragu!ta. 7is i*e isKarnagi $mman. Karuneegars are !art o* Kayastha *amily. The history o* the

Karuneegars are recorded in Karuneegar (uranam. There is a tem!le *or

Chitra 0u!ta in Kanch!uram.

)eer Karuneegar:

)eer Karuneegar is a su# caste or !art o* Karuneegar Caste. There are no

*urther diisions o* this su# caste.

(R$CTIC8)

The !eo!le ho #elong to the )eer Karuneegar community are deotees o*

4allalar, a *amous )ant ho lied in4adalur and !reached against eatingmeat.

7e rote the Thiru-$rut-!a, hich !reaches the orshi! o* a diine !oer in

the *orm o* a *lame and also teaches sel* disci!line *or human #eings.


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2OC$TION):

They are mainly concentrated in Tamil Nadu. ut they are also located in$ndhra (radesh, Karnataa and other states.

Tamil Nadu:

Karuneegar (o!ulation aries in di**erent districts o* Tamil Nadu. It is#elieed that Karuneegars are more concentrated in northern districts o*

Tamil Nadu. The south Tamil nadu hae many (illai #ut they are not thought

to #elong to Karuneegars.

$ndhra (radesh:

In $ndhra (radesh, they are called Karnams. They s!ea Telugu as ell as

Tamil es!. Chittoor region.

Karnataa:

)ome Karuneegars are !redominantly *ound in )outhern Districts o*Karnataa.

Kerala:

They are also *ound in Kerala. Ty!ically enons are Karuneegars o* Kerala.

Other )tates:

They also inhi#it arious !arts o* India lie mum#ai, delhi and other states o* India.

6orld 6ide :


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There are also Karuneegars ho lie in U),UK,$ustralia and other countries.

OCCU($TION :

Occu!ation aries #y !eo!le. Karuneegars mostly *olloed

$ccountancyathematics in old times. These days they are in di**erentoccu!ations. athematics is natural in #lood. )ome o* the su#caste named

'anaar' hich is meaned in Tamil as " athematician "

$NC8)TR; < C$)T8

Introduction:

The $ncestry is concluded ith arious !ers!ecties. Di**erent Relationshi!sin di**erent ays.

Related #y honorary title name "(illai" < caste toards other

diisionscommunities o* !illai. Related #y )aiism ith other su#diisionsnon to #e ")aia (illai". Related #y the #lood toards "Kayastha and its

diisions". The Relationshi!s should not #e con*used.

Kayastha :

Kayastha is the mother caste o* Karuneegar. There are also striingsimilarities lie orshi! o* Chitragu!ta etc. oth Kayastha and Karuneegar

caste #eliee that they are descendants o* Chitragu!ta 1(lease see elie*slisted a#oe3. Kayastha's origin are #elieed to #e #rahmins ho !racticed

shatriya #y occu!ation. Karuneegar )angams has articles hich con*irm

Karuneegar caste's lineage in Kayastha.

There are indirect conclusions hich can #e dran #ased on certain

re*erences. The Karuneegars are non as Karnams in $ndhra (radesh.

There is a caste named Karanam or Karana in $ndhra (radesh and Orissahose !rimary =o#s are illage head or illage accountants. This Karana is


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!art o* Kayastha according to Kayastha community and Karana community.The surnames o* Karana are (atnai etc. hich are recogni/ed as !art o*

Kayastha community.

)aia (illai :

It is claimed that Karuneegar is a !art o* )aia (illai. )aia (illai is a !art o*#ig (illai community. ut there are also claims that Karuneegar itsel* a

se!arate community o* (illai instead *alling under )aia (illai. )ee (illai,Karuneegar < atrimony #elo

(illai, Karuneegar < atrimony:

Karuneegar (illai is one o* the classi*ications o* (illai according to

matrimonial serices. The listing is seen as (illai--> Karuneegar, eg. Katrimony 1Kalyanamaalai3.

(illai, Karuneegar < Kayastha:

It is said that !illai itsel* a !art o* Kayastha hich is ?uestiona#le to some

!eo!le. (illai started as title #ut it #ecame a se!arate community. There arecontroersies hether hole !illai community is !art o* ayastha. )ome

!eo!le said, only aruneegar is !art o* ayastha hich receied '!illai' title1the honorary title3 name in old times resulting as a community name

'Karuneegar (illai'.

Kayastha's isconce!tion o* considering 6hole (illai:

$ccording to Kayastha, hich recogni/es the communities #y surname

mistaenly considers !eo!le ith !illai surname as Kayastha. This con*usioncomes #ecause castes are recogni/ed #y surnames in North India. )o

Kayastha mistaenly considers !eo!le ith !illai as Kayastha. 7oeer thesystem in )outhern India is di**erent. Di**erent castes receied title names

maing it a di**erent. )o Karuneegars hae (illai as surname. (illai originatedas title name as !eo!le ere honoured *or the e5cellence in the courts o*

ings. )o do some o* the castes receied title name hich as con*used to


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*amily name #y ayastha. oreoer only Karuneegars hae the #elie*s o*Kayastha and other commonness. The other diisions o* !illai doesn't

orhsi! chitragu!ta and !eo!le o* other diisions doesn't hae commonnessith ayastha. The Karuneegars' closest relaties are arnams ho are

related to ayastha as ell.

)o Only Karuneegar diision o* (illai is the true Kayastha and not the otherdiisions o* (illai

Conclusion:

In )hort Karuneegars are (illais #y honorary title, )aia (illai #y )aiism,

Kayasthas #y #lood.Karuneegars #elong to (illai caste, recogni/ed as )aia(illais and considered as a !art o* Kayastha. They are non to #elong to all

these three di**erent ones.

)utramulu and 0othras

The in*ormation regarding )utramulu)utras, the 4edas they *olloed andthe num#er o* gothras in each )utram is gien #elo. There are si5 )utras.

@. $a!astham#a )utram, the 4eda is Krishna ;a=uredam and num#er o*

0othras are @&.

%. $salayana )utram, the 4eda is Rugedam and the num#er o* 0othras are@@.

A. Thrahyayana )utram, the 4eda is $darana 4edam and the num#er o*

0othras are @@.

B. Kathyayana )utram, the 4eda is $darana 4edam and the num#er o*0othras are @@.

. odhayana )utram, the 4eda is )amaedam and the num#er o* 0othras


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are @@.

. 4aihanasa )utram,the 4eda is $darana 4edam and the num#er o*0othras @&.

+ There are B 0othras in )eer Karuneegar caste.

+ 8ach )utra contains @@ or @& 0othras and also mentions the 4edas they*olloed.

+ There is also mention o* . or .& (angu or agamulu1Diisions3 related

to 0othras.

+ $ll the 0othras in )utras: Thrahyayan, Kathyayana and odhayana #elongto .. (angu

+ $ll the 0othras in )utras: $a!astham#a, $salayana and 4aihanasa

#elong to .& (angu.

The num#er o* 0othras in each )utra are listed #elo.

0othras o* $a!astham#a )utram

+ $thri aharshi

+ $lachala aharshi

+ Kathaa aharshi

+ Niranga aharshi

+ $n=ali aharshi


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+ $gasthya aharshi

+ Kuraa aharshi

+ 4arutha aharshi

+ $ngidha aharshi

+ $shtaona aharshi

Traditionally, those in .& !angu are considered as '!angaligal' or cousins

ithin the gothrams and marriage *rom one gothram to another ithin .o

!angu is ta#oo. )o also is the case ith . !angu. 7oeer, o* late !eo!ledo not strictly *ollo the gothram and cross marriage ithin the to grou!s

#ecame common, es!ecially in Tamil Nadu.

0othras o* $salayana )utram

+ 4yaghra aharshi

+ 4amadea aharshi

+ hrugu aharshi

+ )!rugu aharshi

+ 0outhama aharshi

+ $urulala aharshi


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+ Dhunmua aharshi

+ (arasara aharshi

+ )thula aharshi

+ $dhimuni aharshi

+ Dhurasa aharshi

0othras o* Thrahyayana )utram

+ 4edayasa aharshi

+ (adhalochana aharshi

+ )anathumara aharshi

+ Eamadhagni maharshi

+ )alya aharshi

+ Diyanga aharshi

+ )eera aharshi

+ Eaya aharshi

+ Kala#a aharshi


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+ 0oda aharshi

+ (athan=ali aharshi

0othras o* Kathyayana )utram

+ Ka!ila aharshi

+ Kana aharshi

+ Raada aharshi

+ (ush!aa aharshi

+ Rishyashruanga aharshi

+ )athya aharshi

+ hugala aharshi

+ (riyaaya aharshi

+ Roma aharshi

+ )hiamitra aharshi

+ Kamandala aharshi

0othras o* odhayana )utram


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+ un=aesha aharshi

+ )hiayoga aharshi

+ )hua aharshi

+ hu=anga aharshi

+ Kashya!a aharshi

+ )utha aharshi

+ 0omuni aharshi

+ Naradha aharshi

+ 4isamitra aharshi

+ eenaa aharshi

+ haradha=a aharshi

0othras o* 4aihanasa )utram

+ Eanaa aharshi

+ (araruchi aharshi

+ adhaa aharshi


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+ 4indu aharshi

+ 4ashishta aharshi

+ aranda aharshi

+ anu aharshi

+ 4almii aharshi

+ Dea aharshi

+ areechi aharshi

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4allalar:

4allalar is also non as ramalinga samigal. 4allalar as a great saint holied in Tamil Nadu.

4ieananda:

)ami 4ieananda is a Kayastha #y #irth, and #eyond religion #y thoughts.

Karnam allesari:

allesari is the *irst oman olym!ic medallist o* India and only Indianmedallist in the )ydney Olym!ics %&&&.

+ 4.).a#u: (urasaialam 2$, a (olitician


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+ Thiru Uthaya )uriyan, .2.$., Kallaurichi

+ Eayanth C. (aran=ee, oie Director

+ (yramid Natara=an1C8O o* (yramid 0rou! o* Com!anies,)hare 7older in(yramid )aimiraF

+ Chola (onnurangam1Cine (roducer,Chola Creations3

+ )undaramurthy 4adielu - India )toc aret $nalyst

+ )6$I 4I48K$N$ND$ - (hiloso!her and Religious 2eader. 9ounder o* the

Ramarishna ission.

+ )U7$)7 C7$NDR$ O)8 - ilitant 9reedom 9ighter < 9ounder o* the

Indian National $rmy.

+ DR. R$E8NDR$ (R$)$D - 9reedom 9ighter < The 9irst (resident o* theRe!u#lic o* India.

+ 2$2 $7$DUR )7$)TRI - 9reedom 9ighter and the )econd (rime inister

o* India.

+ $IT$7 $C7C7$N - ollyood 9ilmstar o* 0reat 9ame. 4oted the "ano* the illenium" #y C.

+ 4INOD D7$ - 7ardare 0enius < Creator o* )u!er-*ast Com!uter

(rocessors.

The a#oe ords are *ound in the Kerala 7istory !ages, this maes clear that

=ust lie "ein" sym#ol o* hara!!an - indus alley ritings, this !illai is a


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common sur name to all castes o* Draidians

$ccounts em!loyee G Kanau (illai

asonry duty G Kotha! !illai

Cooing duty G Thaasu !illai

$nchal G !ostal duty G $nchal (illai

(eo!le ho lied in 9ort G Kottai !illai

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O9 T$I2 - K8R$2$ N$TION T$I2 N$DU OR T78 DR$4ID$ COUNTR;.

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Karuneegar (uranams

Karuneega ithiran 1monthly3

Karuneega Nalaa/hu 1monthly3

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)eer Karuneegar

Karanam

(illai


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Kayastha

Caste

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Karuneegar caste and its Diisions 1 )chedule I, (art $, No:A 3- ''Tamil

Nadu )tate $nd )u#ordinate'', htt!:.tn.go.inacts-rules!andartnsssr.e#.htm

Kayastha - ''6elcome to Kayastha (ariar'',

htt!:.ayastha!ariar.orginde5.htm

Kayastha 2ocatiions1 (illai 4eri*ication 3, (lace mouse oer )outhIndia <Tamil Nadu !oints o* this india ma! - ''6elcome to Kayastha (ariar'',

htt!:.ayastha!ariar.orgourcommunity.htm

htt!:saianeri.orghoaresaiaellalarsorsaia!illais.htm

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')eer Karuneegar'

is a su#caste or !art o* Karuneegar Caste. There are no *urther diisions o*this su#caste.

(R$CTIC8)

The !eo!le ho #elong to the )eer Karuneegar community are deotees o*


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4allalar, a *amous )ant ho lied in4adalur and !reached against eatingmeat.

7e rote the Thiru-$rut-!a, hich !reaches the orshi! o* a diine !oer in

the *orm o* a *lame and also teaches sel* disci!line *or human #eings.

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)u# caste o* Karuneegar caste 1)chedule I, (art $3 - ''Tamil Nadu )tate $nd)u#ordinate'', htt!:.tn.go.inacts-rules!andartnsssr.e#.htm

htt!:saianeri.orghoaresaiaellalarsorsaia!illais.htm

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