The sub caste like Gounder, Naicker, Kandar, Padaiyaachi, Raju, Palli e.t.c.

Several etymologies for Vanniyar have been suggested, including the Sanskrit vahni ("fire"), the Dravidian val ("strength"), or the Sanskrit or Pali vana ("forest"). In 1983 itself without any educationists, Agnikula Kshatriya community was got recognised by the then Tamil Nadu state. In Indian culture, the Agnivanshi are people who claim descent from Agni, the Vedic god of fire. Agnikula Kshatriyas Formation : After fall of Satavahana - Mourya, Sunga dynasities in 250 B.C., To safeguard the country from foreign invaders, Raja Guru have collected four youth of Brahmins and performed Agnihothra and induced Kshatra Dharma in them and called them as Agnikula Kshatriyas since they acquired Kshatra Dharma from Agnihothra. అగ్ని కుల క్షత్రియ కులము వంశపరంపరగా వచ్చిన కుల వౄత్తి ఆధారంగా ఏర్పడిన ప్రాచీన ఆదిమ కులాల్లో ఒక కులం కాదు. The Agnivanshi lineage is one of the three lineages into which the Rajput clans are divided, the others being the Suryavanshi and the Chandravanshi.

Kshatriya (from Sanskrit kṣatra, "rule, authority") is one of the four varna (social orders) of Hindu society, associated with warriorhood.

Vannia Vanniar Vannikula-Kshatriya Sarollu Atirasa (of Polavaram, Gopalapuram, Koyyalagudem, Buttayagudem, Chagallu Mandals of West Godavari district and Devipattanam, Korukonda and Gokavaram Mandals of East Godavari District)

Alf Hiltebeitel theorises that the fire-linea A delegation of fishermen of Andhra Pradesh met the hon. The Sanskrit term kṣatriyaḥ is used in the context of Vedic society wherein members were organised into four classes: brahmin , kshatriya, vaishya and shudra . There are 92 different names or sub caste/sub titles given for Vanniya Kula Kshatriyas. Etymology. Agnikulakshatriya Samaikya & Sankshema Seva Sangham Main vision is to unite the every Agnikulakshatriyan’s in Andhra Pradesh under one platform by co coordinating with the already established Societies and Sangams related to the Agnikulakshatriya’s statewide and Spreading the History of the Agnikulakshatriyan’s to each and every one to get awareness of the Agnikulakshatriya’s … This can be seen in the book written by A.K.Natarajan of Vanniyar sangam. Apart from Rajputs, several other Indian communities and dynasties have legends of fire-born ancestry. To day we are unable to get justice from our own Telugu Government in Hyderabad. The term Palli is widely used to describe them but is considered to be derogatory.. Alf Hiltebeitel notes that the vanniyars derive their caste name from Vahni. Rajus and agnikula kshatriyas are not besthas as the gothras of rajus are saptarshi gothras like baradwaj and the gothras of agnikula kshatriyas are Raghukul, Ravikul (Ram Gothra), Kashyapa and vashists which are surya vamsha gothras. It was initiated from a remote village like Korangi, near Kakinada. What a sad state of affair in this community. According to medieval legends, there are four Agnivanshi clans: Chauhans, Parihars, Parmars and Solankis. In Andhra Pradesh, Vanniars are usually known as Pillai, Agnikula, Kshatriya, Vanne Kapu or Naik.