Konar (caste)
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu & West Bengal | |
| Languages | |
| Tamil & Bengali | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tamilian |
Konar or Idaiyar or Tamil Yadavar is a Chandravanshi Kshatriya caste from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a sub-division of the Yadava community. They are also known as Ayars,Idayar,Kone,Konar. Konars are distributed throughout the state of Tamil Nadu. They are one of the ancient Tamil castes.
The Yadavas of Tamil Nadu were originally referred as ‘ARYAS’ in Tamil literature but locally called as ‘Idayans’. Even in the government records the community name was referred as ‘Idayans. Up to the Census 1921, the community name was noted as ‘Idayan’. The Tamil speaking Yadavas were referred as Idayans and the Telugu speaking Yadavas were referred as ‘Gollas’ and as Vaduga Aayars. The name of the community was notified as ‘Yadavas’ in government records as per the Government of Madras G.O.No.5240 Law (General) dt.13 December 1930. In the G. O. it was said that the term ‘Yadava’ shall in future be adopted in place of Golla, Idayan, Gola, Gopi or Goda in all official announcement. Accordingly in the Census 1931 the name of the community was noted as Yadava instead of Idayan. This is the last caste wise census enumerated.
According to Indian mythology, the Konar are descendants of the lord Kannan.
