Nagarathar Web Site Links

Pillayar Nonbu
How To Organize A Pillayar Nonbu? - Items needed for Pillayar Nonbu by Washington DC Area Nagarathars.

External Nagarathar History websites
Chettiars are considered as the Pioneers of Modern Banking. They introduced a new concept of " Double Entry Bookkeeping " commonly termed as " Pattru Varavu " in Tamil, known to all of us as Debit & Credit respectively in English. During the Chola reign Chettiars were asked to carry on the Ceremony of Coronation of the Chola Kings. They were given lot of respect and privileges in the kingdom.

• Caste and Capitalism in Colonial India : The Nattukottai Chettiars This is a book that was written by David W. Rudner an American Anthropology professor at University of California - Berkeley. This book answers many of the questions on Nagarathars History and Heritage. The book can be bought at Amazon.com.
• Nagarathar Origin and History
• Nagarathar History Researched and Compiled by PL. Chidambaram
• Nagarathar Info (from wikipedia - free encyclopedia)
• Classic Chettinad: Home AloneThe writer visits the abandoned mansions of the Chettiars
• History of a trading community by "The Hindu" Dt 06/08/2002
• Sri Lankan Nagarathar Genealogy Website History of the Nattukottai Chettiars
• Chettinadu.com
• People of Chettinad

Nagarathars Matrimonial Web Site

• Nagarathar.net - Nagarathars Matrimonial Web Site
• Nagarathar.com - Matrimonial website
• Nagarathar Kalyanam - Nagarathar Matrimonial web portal

Recipes - has many good Chettinad recipes.