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Idangai or the left hand is a caste-based
division of
communities in
Tamil Nadu that was in
vogue from
ancient times right up to the 19th and even the...
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Idangai was made of
metal workers, weavers, etc. i.e.
castes involved in manufacturing. The
Valangai faction was
numerically superior to the
Idangai or...
- of The
Valangai comprised castes with an
agricultural basis while the
Idangai consisted of
castes involved in manufacturing, Valangai,
which was better...
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agricultural basis ),
whilst the
Madiga of the
region are the left-hand (
idangai -
castes based on manfacturing, eg., leatherwork) .[needs context] https://doi...
- division"). The
Valangai comprised castes with an
agricultural basis while the
Idangai consisted of
castes involved in manufacturing. Valangai,
which was better...
- division"). The
Valangai comprised castes with an
agricultural basis while the
Idangai consisted of
castes involved in manufacturing.
Valangai were
better organised...
- into two
groups - the
valankai dasis danced for Thyagaraja,
while the
idangai dasis danced for Vadivudaiamman.
During the
reign of the
Malik Kafur, much...
- c. 1178–1218) also
mentions a fire-born legend.
According to it, the
Idangai ("left-hand")
castes were
created from the agni-kunda (fire pit) to protect...
