In the post-1857 context of an earlier plural Dravidian social and political landscape, this article highlights the efforts of Vanniyars during the period 1900–35 in Tamil Nadu to articulate their claims for social and political mobility. Such efforts entailed the process of creating and forming a Vanniyar self-identification within the context of complex forces operating at the larger and emerging national and regional levels at that time. Presenting these Vanniyar enunciations, the article argues against a tendency in scholarship to see pluralisation as a recent phenomenon associated with the post-1980s Tamil politics. It also places the developments in South India within the larger picture of Indians learning to become responsible citizens.

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1900-35 年间，瓦尼亚尔声称拥有多元主义泰米尔纳德邦的流动性

在 1857 年之后的早期多元达罗毗荼社会和政治格局的背景下，本文重点介绍了 1900-35 年期间泰米尔纳德邦的瓦尼亚尔人为阐明他们对社会和政治流动性的主张所做的努力。这些努力需要在当时在更大和新兴的国家和地区层面上运作的复杂力量的背景下创建和形成瓦尼亚人的自我认同的过程。这篇文章展示了这些 Vanniyar 的表述，反对学术界将多元化视为与 1980 年代后泰米尔政治相关的近期现象的趋势。它还将南印度的发展置于印度人学习成为负责任公民的更大范围内。