NSNA

The NAGARATHAR SANGAM OF NORTH AMERICA ("NSNA") is a non-profit, charitable, non-political, tax-exempt community-based organization that was founded in 1976 to foster cohesive understanding and cooperation between Nagarathars in North America.

The main objectives of this organization are to:

  • Bring together Nagarathars in North America to realize the rich tradition and perpetuate the innate cultural heritage of the community
  • Promote brotherhood and friendship among the community and focus on charitable, educational, religious causes
  • Assist financially underprivileged Nagarathars around the world and support them through educational scholarships and assistance for marriages
  • Cultivate, promote and foster exchange of ideas with the Nagarathar youth and motivate them to get actively involved to participate and support NSNA's chosen causes and activities to enhance betterment of the community at large on a global basis
  • To provide academic, spiritual, cultural and intellectual interchanges with the Nagarathar community in other parts of the United States and abroad.

Since its inception the organization has been able to uphold its objectives through its wide spectrum of activities. New initiatives recognize the long-standing generational growth of the Nagarathar community and serves to foster cross-cultural appreciation and understanding with other communities and organizations with similar objectives in North America.

Contributions to NSNA are exempt from United States federal income tax under Section 501 (C) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

How can you help
  • Become a NSNA Member
    Join in our noble mission and efforts to extend a helping hand to our Nattukottai Nagarathar Community
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Nagappan Sekkappan Dear Fellow Nagarathars

I am honored to be leading the NSNA for its next chapter in 2023 and 2024. As we look forward, we as a community must focus on striving for greater inclusivity (youth and gender diversity in leadership) while maintaining the values that have made Nagarathar culture so robust and integrity-centered in prior centuries. In doing so, we will prioritize elevating global Nagarathar charitable causes and providing a broader forum for dialogue, especially focused on our youth who represent the future. What follows are a few highlights of initiatives that we have set forth for the next two years

Ways To Get Help
  • Apply For Education Scholarship-India-based students
  • NSNA Service Scholarship-North America Based Students
  • Apply For Marriage Assistance
Nagarathar Culture and Heritage

The Nagarathars are a Chettiar community that originated in Kaveripoompattinam under the Chola kingdom of India. They are a prominent mercantile caste in Tamil Nadu, South India. Nagarathar business people are Hindus, predominantly originating in the Chettinad region of Tamilnadu. They have been trading with Southeast Asia since the heyday of the Chola empire, but in the 19th Century they migrated to countries throughout Southeast Asia. Nagarathars, also known as Nattukkottai Chettiars, were an important trading class of 19th and 20th century South East Asia and spread to Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malayasia, Singapore, Java, Sumatra, and Ho Chi Minh City.

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