Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Panjukkāra

by Edgar Thurston

Panjukkāra (cotton-man). — An occupational name of a sub-division of Vellālas, who are not at the present day connected with the cotton trade. They call themselves Panjukkāra Chettis. The equivalent panjāri (pinjāri) or Panjukotti occurs as a Tamil synonym for Dūdēkula (Muhammadan cotton-cleaners).