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| Pāri Pillai-Pari | |
|---|---|
| Noble House | |
 | |
| Parent family | Malayamān-Ay Velir |
| Current region | South india |
| Place of origin | Tamilakam |
| Founded | 1768; 250 years ago (100-200CE as Malayamān and the Ay dynasty.) |
| Founder | Aliāyipirātiyār Pari |
| Final head | Munuswami Pillai Pari |
| Historic seat | Tirukoilur |
| Titles | Raja Karanwant, Prince of Durgam |
| Members | Raja Karanwant Srinivasa Pillai, Raja Ramanuja Muni Pillai, |
| Estate | Nungambakkam |
| Deposition | 1948 |
The Pari Family or the Pillai-Pari family of Nungambakkam, is a Princely family and a former Zamindari house of Tamil origin, having been Dubashes, and Princes, originating from the Malayāman and Ay linages, the family claims descent from the ancient Sangam era ruler Vel Pari. Members of the Pari family established themselves as Philanthropists and founders of early Charities in Madras, and they are known for their involvement in the Carnatic wars during the 18th and 19th centuries, later becoming a Zamindari in the Chingleput (present day Tiruvallur districit).
History
[edit]In 1740, Princess Aliayipirātiyār Pari who was of the branch of the remaining Malayamān-Ay house who ruledTirukoilur, was driven out into the hill-forts surrounding Gingee, during the Carnatic Wars, she later reinstated her rule over Tirukoilur as regent under her son, allying with the French and fleeing to Pondicherry, after which she received a titular princely title (Prince de titre) in 1768 from Louis XV for her efforts in the war.[1]
In the early 19th century, the British Raj designated a Zamindari in the Chingleput district (present day Tiruvallur district) for the Pari family's allegiance to them.
Aliayipirātiyār's descendent Munniya Pillai Pari, ventured into working as a Dubash in Madras, and worked under the Nawab of the Carnatic and the Governor of Madras.[2]
His son, Komaleswaran Kovil Srinivasa Pillai also known as C.Srinivasa Pillai became an incredibly wealthy Dubash who became one of the most prominent philanthropists in the early days of the Raj, in the 1840s he became the Trustee and president of the Pachaiyappa's trust, and established several charities and associations in Madras and a long patron of the Monegar Choultry. He was also made Raja Karanwant, having served as a courtier to the Nawab of Carnatic.[3]
His son, Ramanuja Muni Pillai, later also became a great philanthropist and worked under the last Nawab of Carnatic, becoming the last Raja Karanwant.
Munniya Pillai's other grandson, Munuswami Pillai Pari, inherited the title of the Prince of Durgam and became the last Zamindar and Raja of Nungambakkam, in 1911 then newly married to his wife, Rani Muniamma Pillai Pari, he travelled along with her to attend the Delhi Durbar, presenting themselves before king George V and Queen Mary.[4]
The Zamindari estate of Nungambakkam in Tiruvallur district of the Madras Presidency, which was the seat of the Pari family was dissolved in 1948.
References
[edit]- ↑ Anantarankam, Pillai; Price, John Frederick (1904). Private diary of Ananda Ranga Pillai : dubash to Joseph François Dupleix, a record of matters political, historical, social, and personal, from 1736 to 1761. Robarts - University of Toronto. Madras : Gov't Press.
- ↑ Sir Richard Carnac Temple (1911). The Diaries of Streynsham Master, Vol. 1, The Diary (1675-1677). Government of India.
- ↑ Neild-Basu, Susan (February 1984). "The Dubashes of Madras". Modern Asian Studies. 18 (1): 1–31. doi:10.1017/S0026749X00011203. ISSN 1469-8099.
- ↑ Lethbridge, Roper (1893). The golden book of India, a genealogical and biographical dictionary of the ruling princes, chiefs, nobles, and other personages, titled or decorated, of the Indian empire. Robarts - University of Toronto. London Macmillan.