Chettiar (also spelt as Chetti and Chetty) is a title used by many traders, weaving, agricultural and land-owning castes in South India, especially in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.

The Nagarathar or Nattukottai Nagarathar (also known as Nattukottai Chettiar) is a Tamil caste found native in Tamil Nadu, India. Nagarathars are a mercantile community who are traditionally involved in commerce, banking and money lending. [2] They use the title Chettiar and are traditionally concentrated in modern region Chettinad. [3]

The Chettiars are a successful trading and entrepreneurial community, mostly concentrated in the south of India. Their heritage has been shaped by their exposure to the world through trade and...

Chettinad [1] (also known as Chettinadu) is a name that collectively refers to a locality that comprises 56 villages in the Sivaganga district and 20 villages in Pudukottai district, which was historically ruled by the Ramnad kingdom of Pandya Nadu.

The Chettiars are a subgroup of the Tamil community who originated from Chettinad in Tamil Nadu, India. Traditionally, the Chettiars were involved in the trade of precious stones, but later became private bankers and moneylenders, establishing their …

2017年10月3日 · In Chettinad, the Chettiars are known as the Nattukottai Chettiars (“people with palatial houses in the countryside”). The word Chettiar is derived from chetty, the Tamil translation of shreshti, the Sanskrit word for “merchant”. Though few families in Chettinad today have the means to maintain their mansions, many of these dwellings ...

2022年2月13日 · Historically, the Chettiars arose as a mercantile elite in their own right during the reigns of the first century south Indian kingdoms of India, especially the Cholas (100 to 1200 A.D.), Pandhya...

Athangudi tiles are handmade tiles which are used to decorate the interiors of the houses. They have a distinct geometric design and come in different sizes and shapes. The standard colours...

2020年6月2日 · Chettiars are a subgroup of Tamils from Chettinad in Tamil Nadu India, who settled in Singapore as early as the 1820s. They are more formally referred to as the Nattukottai Chettiars or Nagarathars.

The Chettiars are a subgroup of the Tamil community originating from Chettinad in Tamil Nadu, India.1 Historically, the Chettiars are most commonly associated with the moneylending profession.2 There is still a small Chettiar community in Singapore today.