Moothan

The Moothan are a community in Palakkad district of Kerala, India, who primarily engage in trade. They believe themselves to have migrated to Kerala from Tamil Nadu in the 16th or 17th century, and refer to themselves as Arya Vaishya.[1] They use titles such as Guptan, Mannadiyar and Tharakan.[2]

References
  1. T. Madhava Menon; International School of Dravidian Linguistics (2002). A handbook of Kerala. International School of Dravidian Linguistics. p. 766. ISBN 978-81-85692-31-9. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. Kumar Suresh Singh; T. Madhava Menon; D. Tyagi; Anthropological Survey of India; B. Francis Kulirani (2002). Kerala. Affiliated East-West Press [for] Anthropological Survey of India. p. 947. ISBN 978-81-85938-99-8. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
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