An Ethnographical Study on a Secluded Community Thottiya Naickers of Tamilnadu (தமிழ்நாட்டின் ஒரு தனிமைப்பட்ட சமூகமான தொட்டிய நாயக்கர்கள் பற்றிய ஓர் இனவியல் ஆய்வு)

Rajakambala Thottiya Naickers of Tamilnadu IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 27, Issue 3, Series 8 (March. 2022) 13-18 e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845. www.iosrjournals.org DOI: 10.9790/0837-2703081318 www.iosrjournals.org 13 |Page An Ethnographical Study on a Secluded Community Thottiya Naickers of Tamilnadu * V.Thangaraj, Ph.D. Research Scholar, C S S E & I P Gandhigram Rural Institute, [Deemed to be University] Gandhigram * Dr.A.MANI Assistant Professor cum Assistant Director * C S S E & I P Gandhigram Rural Institute, [Deemed to be University] Gandhigram ABSTRACT: How to fix the ethnic origin and identity of Thottiya Naickers, a linguistic minority community of Tamil Nadu, who live in isolation and seclusion for centuries together without making any attempt to trace out their ethnic origin ? This paper makes an earnest effort to settle et...