Paradhavas A Fishing Clan in Tamil Nadu

            Paradhavas   A Fishing Clan in Tamil Nadu

Various clans emerged in Tamil Nadu during the Sangam period. One of them was the paratavar clan. The main occupation of the paratavar clan, which lived in the Neithal region, was fishing and salt production. Although there is support from Sangam literature about them, there is little epigraphic evidence.

The residences of Paradhavas
The residences of these Paratavas are mostly located on the shores. Their houses are made of kanji and vanji trees. They are called "Chiru Kudi Paratavas". The young ones and the old ones stay at the main gate. The Paratavas give the fish they have caught and get rice. They go to the high tides to catch fish. When they go fishing, they use lamps with fish oil. Most of them live in huts.
There are two types of Parathavas: Small-scale Parathavas and Large-scale Parathavas.The place where the Paradhavas lived was called Puracheri. The Sempadavas may have been a branch of this lineage.They catch fish and put them on the sand to dry.

Food Habits and Entertainment of Paradhavas
They ate and drank the meat of shrimp and field turtle. In their spare time, they would entertain themselves by fighting goats and cows. Wrestling was also a pastime for them. They plant a shark's bone (horn) in the sand in front of their house and worship it with a garland of flowers.The paradhavas hunt sharks with fire axes. The only major threat to them in the sea is sharks. They may even worship them for that reason. This is something that is based on their beliefs.

Sangam Literature Lines

1) "நாள் வலை முகந்த கோள்வல் பரதவர்"

2) "கானலம் பெருந் துறை பரதவன் நமக்கே"

3) ""அரும்படர் எவ்வமொடு பெருந்தோள் சா அய்
       அவ்வலை பரதவர் கானலஞ் சிறு குடி"

4) "திரைச் சுரம்  உழந்த திண் திமில் விளக்கில் 
      பன்மீன் கூட்டம் என்னயர்க் காட்டிய"

In the Paratvaa clan, the chieftain named Madhi was a chieftain of the land. He Ruled the region of Kalar, where the king of the tribe of Bharata was Ezhini.

Conclusion
Although the Bharatavas appeared during the Sangam period, there is very little epigraphic evidence about them in historical times. They were unparalleled in fishing and boating.







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