Vol. 1 No. 4 (2019): Volume 1, Issue 4, Year 2019
Articles

Lifestyle of Mullai land ethnic group

Ramarajapandiyan V
Department of Tamil, Madurai Kamaraj University-625 021, Tamil Nadu, India
Karuppusamy K
Department of Tamil, Madurai Kamaraj University-625 021, Tamil Nadu, India

Published 2019-10-11

Keywords

  • Sangam poetry,
  • Mullai,
  • Idaiyars

How to Cite

V, R., & K, K. (2019). Lifestyle of Mullai land ethnic group. International Research Journal of Tamil, 1(4), 12-22. https://doi.org/10.34256/irjt1942

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Abstract

Forest and surrounding areas are called ‘Mullai’. This is an elevated land suitable for cattle rearing occupation of the ‘Mullai’ people. Ancient Tamil society represents the life styles of many ethnic groups. The five land regions represent one ethnic group each.  The ‘Mullai’ ethnic group people are called ‘ Idaiyars’. The vestiges of the ‘Mullai’ idaiyar people through ages until today have reflections in the society. This article tries to study the life style of the ‘mullai’ ethnic group through Sangam poetry.

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