Karaiyar
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Karaiyar
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Karaiyar is a Sri Lankan Tamil caste found mainly on the northern and eastern coastal areas of Sri Lanka, and globally among the Tamil diaspora. They are traditionally a seafaring community that is engaged in fishing, shipment and seaborne trade. They fish customarily in deep seas or on shore, and employ gillnet and seine fishing methods. The Karaiyars were the major maritime traders and boat owners who among other things, traded with pearls, chanks, tobacco, and shipped goods overseas to countr
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A maritime martial Tamil caste found chiefly in Sri Lanka
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaiyar
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2024-03-26T10:32:28Z
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