Meenavar

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Meenavar is the Tamil name for fishermen, and is a term applied to the various fishing communities in Tamil Nadu such as the Paravars of the southeast coast, Sembadavars of the inland regions and Pattanavars of the central and northern coast.{{cite web|title=List of Backward Classes|url=http://www.bcmbcmw.tn.gov.in/bclist.htm|access-date=30 December 2019}}{{Cite journal|last=Chandrasekhar|first=Divya|date=2012-12-01|title=Digging deeper: participation and non-participation in post-disaster community recovery|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2012.730538|journal=Community Development|volume=43|issue=5|pages=614–629|doi=10.1080/15575330.2012.730538|s2cid=154426071 |issn=1557-5330|url-access=subscription}}