Seerpadar

Seerpadar
	Chola princess Seerpada Devi
Religions	Shaivism
Languages	Tamil

Seerpadar (also written as Cirpatar or Seerpadam) is a Tamil caste found in the coastal regions of Eastern Province in Sri Lanka.[1] They are traditionally involved in agriculture.[2] They are chiefly found in the Veeramunai, Mandur, Thuraineelavanai, Kalmunai, Kurumanveli and Periye Kallar regions in the Batticaloa and Ampara District.[1][3]

History

Early History

Statue of Chola queen Seerpada Devi holding a statue of Ganesha, captured in Veeramunai, Amparai.

The Seerpadar caste derive their name and origin from a Chola queen known as Seerpada Devi, chronicled in inscriptions, copper plates and local poems.[4] According to them, their origin stems from the union of Seerpada Devi and the prince Sittathurai (also known as Balasimhan), the son of king Ukkirasinghan (legendary founder of Jaffna Kingdom).[1] The caste has been recorded in colonial records as being involved in cultivating activities such as farming.[2][4]

Seerpadar's Inscriptions

Veeramunai ceppedu
Thirukkovil ceppedu
Kokkaticholai ceppedu
Thuraineelavanai ceppedu
Thirukonamalai ceppedu

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References

Raghavan, M. D. (1971). Tamil culture in Ceylon: a general introduction. Kalai Nilayam. pp. 109–112.
McGilvray, Dennis B. (7 May 2008). Crucible of Conflict: Tamil and Muslim Society on the East Coast of Sri Lanka. Duke University Press. pp. 41, 376. ISBN 978-0-8223-4161-1.
Whitaker, Mark P. (2007). Learning politics from Sivaram: the life and death of a revolutionary Tamil journalist in Sri Lanka. Pluto Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-7453-2353-4.
Whitaker, Mark P. (1 January 1999). Amiable Incoherence: Manipulating Histories and Modernities in a Batticaloa Tamil Hindu Temple. V.U. University Press. pp. 117, 127. ISBN 978-90-5383-644-6.

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[:0-1] Raghavan, M. D. (1971). Tamil culture in Ceylon: a general introduction. Kalai Nilayam. pp. 109–112.

[:1-2] McGilvray, Dennis B. (7 May 2008). Crucible of Conflict: Tamil and Muslim Society on the East Coast of Sri Lanka. Duke University Press. pp. 41, 376. ISBN 978-0-8223-4161-1.

[3] Whitaker, Mark P. (2007). Learning politics from Sivaram: the life and death of a revolutionary Tamil journalist in Sri Lanka. Pluto Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-7453-2353-4.

[:2-4] Whitaker, Mark P. (1 January 1999). Amiable Incoherence: Manipulating Histories and Modernities in a Batticaloa Tamil Hindu Temple. V.U. University Press. pp. 117, 127. ISBN 978-90-5383-644-6.