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The '''Karuneegar''' is a caste in India. They have been found mostly in Tamil Nadu.<sup>[1]</sup>


They have been listed as an [[Other Backward Class]] in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Central List of OBCs for the State of Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/bcmbcmw/obc/faq/tamilnadu.pdf|publisher=Government of [[Tamil Nadu]]|accessdate=30 December 2012}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Seer Karuneegar]]

karuneegars are either village accounatant or teachers in local schools and most importantly they are strict vegetarians avoiding all the meat and egg foods.'Karuneegar' is a caste in TamilNadu, India. They are sometimes called as "kanakku pillai" which means "accountant" or "book keeper" in Tamil.

About Karuneegar:

About 2000 years ago,during vallalar Pandiyan period Seer Karuneegar Puranam was written by poet Paarisanadhar. In sanskrit other books about Karuneegar are the following: 
• Bramanda Puranam
• Adithya Puranam
• Saurakadha
• Atharva veda surya sagasandhi
• Kanaka smrithi.

Sub-sectors in Karuneegar: 

• Seer Karunnegar

• Sarattu Karuneegar

• Kaikatum Karuneegar

• Atharva veda suryasagasandhi

• Madhvazhi Karuneegar

==PRACTICES==
The people who belong to the Seer Karuneegar community are devotees of Vallalar, a famous Saint who lived in Vadalur and preached against eating meat. He wrote the Thiru-Arut-pa, which preaches the worship of a divine power in the form of a flame and also teaches self discipline for human beings.

==LOCATIONS==
They are mainly concentrated in Tamil Nadu. But they are also located in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and other states.
===Tamil Nadu===
Karuneegar Population varies in different districts of Tamil Nadu. It is believed that Karuneegars are more concentrated in northern districts of Tamil Nadu.

===Kerala===
They are also found in Kerala. Typically Menons are Karuneegars of Kerala.
==OCCUPATION==
Occupation varies by people. Karuneegars mostly followed Accountancy/Mathematics in old times. These days they are in different occupations. Mathematics is natural in blood. Some of the subcaste named 'kanakkar' which is meaned in Tamil as " Mathematician "

===Saiva Pillai=== 
It is claimed that Karuneegar is a part of Saiva Pillai. Saiva Pillai is a part of big Pillai community. But there are also claims that Karuneegar itself a separate community of Pillai instead falling under Saiva Pillai. 

Karuneegar Pillai is one of the classifications of Pillai according to matrimonial services. The listing is seen as Pillai--> Karuneegar, eg. KM Matrimony (Kalyanamaalai).

==Sutramulu and Gothras==
There are six Sutras.

1. Aapasthamba Sutram, the Veda is Krishna Yajurvedam and number of Gothras are 10.

2. Asvalayana Sutram, the Veda is Rugvedam and the number of Gothras are 11.

3. Thrahyayana Sutram, the Veda is Adarvana Vedam and the number of Gothras are 11.

4. Kathyayana Sutram, the Veda is Adarvana Vedam and the number of Gothras are 11.

5. Bodhayana Sutram, the Veda is Samavedam and the number of Gothras are 11.

6. Vaikhanasa Sutram,the Veda is Adarvana Vedam and the number of Gothras 10.

• There are 64 Gothras in Seer Karuneegar caste.

• Each Sutra contains 11 or 10 Gothras and also mentions the Vedas they followed.

• There is also mention of 5.5 or 6.0 Pangu or Bagamulu(Divisions) related to Gothras.

• All the Gothras in Sutras: Thrahyayan, Kathyayana and Bodhayana belong to 5.5. Pangu

• All the Gothras in Sutras: Aapasthamba, Asvalayana and Vaikhanasa belong to 6.0 Pangu.

==LEGENDS & PERSONALITIES==

Vallalar is also known as ramalinga swamigal. Vallalar was a great saint who lived in Tamil Nadu. 


• V.S.Babu: Purasaiwalkam MLA, a Politician

• Thiru Uthaya Suriyan, M.L.A., Kallakurichi

• Jayanth C. Paranjee, Movie Director

• Pyramid Natarajan(CEO of Pyramid Group of Companies,Share Holder in Pyramid Saimira[5

• Chola Ponnurangam(Cine Producer,Chola Creations)

• Sundaramurthy Vadivelu - India Stock Market Analyst  

Accounts employee = Kanakku Pillai

Masonry duty = Kothap pillai

Cooking duty = Thavasu pillai

Anchal = postal duty = Anchal Pillai

People who lived in Fort = Kottai pillai

So PILLAI MUST BE A UNIVERSAL CASTE NAME, APPLICABLE TO ALL CASTES OF TAMIL - KERALA NATION TAMIL NADU OR THE DRAVIDA COUNTRY.

==RELATED==

Seer Karuneegar

Pillai

PRACTICES

The people who belong to the Seer Karuneegar community are devotees of Vallalar, a famous Sant who lived inVadalur and preached against eating meat. 
He wrote the Thiru-Arut-pa, which preaches the worship of a divine power in the form of a flame and also teaches self discipline for human beings.

==References==
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Karuneegar caste and its Divisions ( Schedule I, Part A, No:53 )- ''Tamil Nadu State And Subordinate'', http://www.tn.gov.in/acts-rules/pandar/tnsssr.web.htm

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