Chakkiliyar
Chakkiliyar is a caste found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Chakkiliyar are one of the Schedule Castes along with Paraiyar and Pallar. Chakkiliyan caste members primarily engage in leather-work, including cobbling, horses and other formats.
Tamil is the primary language spoken by Chakkiliyar people. In 2006, Chakkiliyar were added to SCA from the Scheduled Caste.
History
Chakkiliyan apparently came from Andhra Pradesh during the Nayakkar rule, although some researchers claim that Chakkiliyar people lived in Tamil Nadu before the arrival of the Nayakkars. Further, no caste named Chakkiliyar is found in AP. They comprise 6.6% of the population of scheduled caste in Tamil Nadu. Other major Telugu Castes are less in population compared to Chakkiliyars.
The researches proving that in 1202 Stone inscriptions are found in Tiruvannamalai temple saying that Chakkiliyar people prepared leather slippers and they presented them to god. In 1030, a stone inscription mentioned a palace named as "Chakkiliyan thundil". Also, the term Chakkiliyar is found in stone inscriptions of 1151, 1145, 1251, 1375 in Tiruvannamalai district and surrounding areas within 30 kms of Tiruvannamalai.
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