CASTES AND TRIBES
OF SOUTHERN INDIA.
VOLUME VII.
ĀBĒLU (tortoise).—A sept of Aiyarakulu, and section of Gāzula Kāpu and Koppala Velama.
Taccha Kurup.—Barbers who shave Malabar Kammālans.
Tacchan.—The name of the carpenter sub-division of Kammālans, and further returned, at the census, 1891,as an occupational sub-division by some Paraiyans. Taccha Karaiyān has been recorded as a name for some members of the Karaiyān fishing caste. The Tacchasāstram, or science of carpentry, prescribes in minute details the rules of construction.
Tacchanādan Mūppan.—Recorded, in the Madras Census Reports, 1891 and 1901, as a sub-division of Kuricchans, and of Kurumbas of the Nīlgiris.
Tādan.— See Dāsari.
Tagara.—A section of Poroja.
Takru.—A class of Muhammadan pilots and sailors in the Laccadive islands. (See Māpnilla.)
Talaivan (a chief).—A title of the Maravans. Jādi or Jāti Talaivan is the name of the hereditary chief of the Paravas of Tinnevelly, who, at times of pearl fisheries, receives a fixed share of the 'oysters.'
Talamala.—A sub-division of Kānikar.
