Madrasi Explained
Madrasi should not be confused with Madrasa.
Madrasi, also spelled as Madrassi, is a term used as a demonym and sometimes a regional slur for people from southern India, especially Tamil Nadu.[1] In earlier usage it was a demonym to refer to the people of Madras Presidency, including the people of present-day Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and parts of Karnataka and Kerala, however this use of the term is now outdated.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] In present-day, the exonym Madrasi specifically refers to the people in living in Madras (officially called as Chennai), and the term Chennaite (or Chennaivasi) is the endonym for the people living in the city.
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Notes and References
- Book: Reddy, Kovuuri G.. Handbook of Journalism and Media: India, Bharat, Hindustan. 2015. Vikas Publishing Housel. 9789325982383. 1091767503. 255. Madrasi is a reference; it could be also a 'regional' slur.
- Book: Calcutta Mosaic: Essays and Interviews on the Minority Communities of Calcutta. Himadri Banerjee. Nilanjana Gupta. Sipra Mukherjee. 10 July 2009. Anthem Press. 211. 9781843318057. 30 November 2020. 31 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230531202023/https://books.google.com/books?id=cSTEOx_Lw9MC&q=madrasi&pg=PA211. live.
- Book: [[David Theo Goldberg]], [[Ato Quayson]]. Relocating Postcolonialism. 2002. Wiley-Blackwell. 978-0-631-20805-1. 341.
- Book: Dimitris Eleftheriotis, Gary Needham. Asian Cinemas: A Reader and Guide. 2006. University of Hawaii Press. 978-0-8248-3085-4. 296.
- Book: Sri Saibaba s Charters and Sayings -As I Understand. 2013. Xlibris Corporation. 176. 9781483629674. 30 November 2020. 31 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230531202047/https://books.google.com/books?id=kvKkAwAAQBAJ&q=madrasi&pg=PA176. live.
- Book: Ethnic Dress in the United States: A Cultural Encyclopedia. 189. Rowman & Littlefield. 2014. Annette Lynch. Mitchell D. Strauss. 9780759121508. Although “Madras” is the name of a place, in this context it is used as an adjective and not as a proper noun..
