Gounder

English Alternative forms en Goundar Gavundar Kounder Koundar Kavundar Etymology en ta கவுண்டர் protector of the country. Pronunciation en /ɡaʊ̯ndə(ɹ)/ Noun en India A title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. en https://web.archive.org/web/20121104013919/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-21/chennai/28179309_1_poll-observers-assembly-polls-poll-eve w:The Times of India What is intriguing is the poor performance of the party in Karur, another Kongu heartland, where it got only 14,269 votes. Poll observers feel the KNMK had purposefully fielded a weak candidate, R Natarajan, in Karur to help shift their votes to AIADMK's M Thambidurai, a Gounder by caste. Gounder consolidation could pose headache to major parties 2009-05-21 Jayaraj Sivan en https://web.archive.org/web/20131231162659/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/knmk-a-subregional-party-at-the-crossroads/article5512988.ece w:The Hindu DMK’s Coimbatore district secretary and former Minister Pongalur N. Palanisamy said there was a wrong impression that the KNMK could bring the entire Gounder community under its fold. As a region dominated by Gounders, it was only natural that the members of the community would be spread across all parties and not under one. KNMK, a sub-regional party at the crossroads 2013-12-29 K. V. Prasad en https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015106/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/a-marriage-sharpens-caste-divide-in-kerala-village-4717755/ w:The Indian Express The settlement, spread over 20 acres, has 460 families, with 133 houses occupied by Chakkliyan families. Other families are of upper-caste Gounders and various Hindu communities. A marriage sharpens caste divide in Kerala village 2017-06-23 Shaju Philip See also en kshatriya en vaishya