Clothing : A Social History 132
Who were the Shanars? What happened to Shanar women when they defied the local
customs?
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- Shanar or Nadan or Nadars refers to the Tamil caste of South India or Sri Lanka. They reside in the districts of Tuticorin, Kaniyakumari, Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar in South India and are an assortment of sub-castes and sub-tribes. They were mainly toddy traders and peasants who cultivated palmyra trees & jaggery. !
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