shows many signs of independence and non-submission to any form of subjugation". Kallars are largely found in the Southern districts of  Thanjavur ,  Madurai ,  Pudukkottai ,  Trichy ,  Theni ,  Dindigul ,  Sivaganga ,  Thiruvarur ,  Nagapattinam  and  Ramanathapuram  districts of  Tamil Nadu  and Northern Srilanka. In  Tamilnadu  Kallars are