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Saurashtrians trace their ancestry to the historical region of Saurashtra in Western India. Their migration to Southern India bcoz of desecration of the Somnath temple by Mahmud Ghazni.

The word Saurashtra literally means "a good state".
the other compound of Saura and Rashtra, meaning "the land of the Sun".
These people were once sun worshipers and have built sun temples. The people worshiping Surya or Saura and inhabiting the land of the Sun are called as Saurashtrians.

The Tamil name by which these people were also known in Tamil Nadu is Patnūlkarar,[21] which means silk-thread people,[22] mostly silk-thread merchants and silk weavers,[23] since the early settlers set up silk-weaving guilds and were involved in the trade of silk clothes and diamonds to the royal families of Tamil country.[24] After the Gupta dynasty, silk became the attire of royal families, the Saurashtrians were patronized by several dynasties across North India and the Chola, Pandya, Vijayanagara, Nayak and Thanjavur Maratha rulers patronized them in ancient South India.
Saurashtrians migrated from southern Gujarat in 11th century CE after the fall of Somnath Temple[41] when Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India. It is said that the Saurashtrians lived in Devagiri, the present day Daulatabad of Maharashtra during the regime of the Yadava kings up to 13th century CE.
After the fall of Yadavas in 14th century CE they moved to Vijayanagar Empire, with its capital at Hampi in present-day Karnataka by the invitation of the Kings.
The expansion of Vijayanagar empire brought the Saurashtrians into South India in 14th century CE, since they were highly skilled manufacturers of fine silk garments and were patronized by the Kings and their families.
After the fall of Vijayanagar empire they were welcomed by the Nayak Kings of Thanjavur during mid 16th century CE[26] and Madurai during 17th century CE and were allowed to settle near the Thirumalai Nayakkar Palace

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The well-to-do merchants of the community made donations to TNCC for Salt Satyagraha and welcomed any form of Swadeshi agitation which favoured Indian cloth.

The leaders who came to lead the community were not always from the upper class.

L. K. Thulasiram, who led the community in Madurai, was not born into the aristocratic family.

With his own efforts he travelled abroad which brought prosperity to himself and to the community in general. Thulasiram at first supported the non-Brahmin movement in Tamil Nadu. When he earned the displeasure of his community members who were fighting for Brahminical status, he changed his mind and supported the cause of his own people.

He got elected as Municipal Chairman in 1921 amidst a fierce contest. During his tenure he brought many reforms within the community. He introduced free mid-day meal scheme in community owned school for the first time in the country which was later emulated by the Government of Tamil Nadu during the period of K. Kamaraj in the name of noon-meal scheme in Government schools.[64] When he lost his hold in Municipal Council, he became a prominent organizer of non-cooperation movement. Later he impressed the Congress Party and became the leader of the merchants. In this capacity he strove hard to raise the prestige and position of his community.[66]

N.M.R. Subbaraman, another leader of the community, financed and led the Civil Disobedience Movement In Madurai from 1930 to 1932. He worked for the advancement of the depressed classes. He, along with A. Vaidyanatha Iyer, organised a temple entry conference and helped the people of the depressed classes to enter Meenakshi Amman Temple. He was involved in the Bhoodan movement and donated his 100 acres of land to the movement. He contributed to establishing the first Gandhi Memorial Museum in Madurai.
Later he expressed his dissatisfaction with Civil Disobedience. He felt unhappy about the expenditure incurred on the agitational activities. He mobilized his followers into Municipal politics with the help of Venkatamarama Iyer faction under the Congress banner.

S.R. Radha vs sasikala, former Minister and one of the founding members of the AIADMK, who also led the community in Kumbakonam, Thanjavur.

Notable people
Venkataramana Bhagavathar (1781–1874), a direct disciple of Saint Thyagaraja
Cinema
T. M. Soundararajan (1924–2013), Tamil Playback singer

seetha actress ex-wife of partibhan

Literature
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Sankhu Ram (1907–1976)translated the Tirukkural into Saurashtra

Academics
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T. S. Chandrasekar Padma Shri Founder MedIndia,Chennai

K. Amarnath Ramakrishna, Superintend Archaeologist in Keeladi Excavations
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Sourashtra College, Madurai
K.L.N College of Engineering, Madurai

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