Meaning of THUNDUVARAM

THUNDUVARAM

Language - Tamil

Tamil Word - துண்டுவாரம்

A portion of the produce or the landlord's share from lands cultivated by tenant farmers (pyacaries). Example: The 'thunduvaram' system ensured that the landlord received a portion of the harvest as rent, while the tenant farmers retained the rest. This term reflects the historical sharecropping system prevalent in Tamil Nadu's agricultural landscape. It highlights the economic relationship between landowners and tenant farmers, where the latter paid a portion of their produce as rent.