Vettuva gounder
Vettuva Gounders are from agricultural family background like other Gounders. They are the lineage of the devotional legend and Siva Bhakta Kannapa Nayanaar. Historic evidences confirm that they lived in Khalahasthi and places around during Kannapa Nayanaar's days. Nowadays, most pockets of Vettuva Gounders live in Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Madurai, Karur, Trichy, Coimbatore and Thirunelveli districts. The Bhavanishakar constituency in Erode district has been represented by Vettuva Gounders for the past twenty five years.
Feudal past
In Tamil language the word Vettuvan or Vetan means hunter. The word is derived from the verb Vettu meaning to cut. Many hunter gatherer tribes across Tamilnadu and neighboring Kerala are still referred as Vetan or Vetar. Vettuva Pulayar is the name of a significant caste in Kerala. The word Vettuvan is etymologically related to Sinhalese Vedda and Telugu Bedda for primitive tribes.
Vettuva Gounders have a rich heritage of culture and civilization which made them to be treated as a respected class. They are usually called Ooru Gounders ( meaning head of village). Apparently the clan divisions between a settled group commonly known as Vellala Gounder and Vettuva Gounder show similarities . Both communities did an assimilation of hunting groups into settled agricultural groups. Vettuva Gounders are tolerant, compassionate and always exhibit brotherhood to all other communitie
Feudal past
In Tamil language the word Vettuvan or Vetan means hunter. The word is derived from the verb Vettu meaning to cut. Many hunter gatherer tribes across Tamilnadu and neighboring Kerala are still referred as Vetan or Vetar. Vettuva Pulayar is the name of a significant caste in Kerala. The word Vettuvan is etymologically related to Sinhalese Vedda and Telugu Bedda for primitive tribes.
Vettuva Gounders have a rich heritage of culture and civilization which made them to be treated as a respected class. They are usually called Ooru Gounders ( meaning head of village). Apparently the clan divisions between a settled group commonly known as Vellala Gounder and Vettuva Gounder show similarities . Both communities did an assimilation of hunting groups into settled agricultural groups. Vettuva Gounders are tolerant, compassionate and always exhibit brotherhood to all other communitie
