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<div>{{redirect|Kudumban|the politician|Mottaya Kudumban}}<br />
{{short description|Agricultural caste in Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
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| caste_name = Kudumbar<br />
| caption = Kudumbar man and woman standing.<br />
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| country = India<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| languages = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] <br />
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'''Kudumbar''', also referred to as '''Kudumban''', is a subcaste of [[Devendrakula Velalar]] an agricultural community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/lok-sabha-okays-putting-seven-castes-under-devendrakula-vellalars/article34109785.ece<br />
| newspaper=The Hindu| title= Lok Sabha passes bill to place seven castes under Devendrakula Velalars in Tamil Nadu| date= 19 March 2021 | first= | last=| access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The etymology of the kudumbar is related with the etymology of the Velalar agriculturists.<ref>{{Cite book|url=|title=People of India|last=Singh|first=Kumar Suresh|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India<br />
|year=2001|isbn=|location=|page=779|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==See Also==<br />
* [[Devendrakula Velalar]]<br />
* [[Kurmi]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian castes]]<br />
[[Category:Agricultural castes]]<br />
[[Category:Scheduled Castes of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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