The Vellala are an Indian caste of Tamil-speaking Hindu farmers in the Tamil country. They are a long-headed, frugal, industrious, and peaceable people. Traditionally they are descended from Vaisya cultivators who came from the north into the ancient Pandya kingdom.
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Highest Tamil (cultivator) caste, the members of which traditionally dominated local commercial and educational elites and whose values had strong influence on Tamils of other castes. The group comprises more than half of the Tamil population.
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