Traditional Occupation
Karaiyars have traditionally been naval warriors, but engaged in activities related to boat building, overseas trading, and fishing during peacetime. They have also provided mercenary forces and considered most valorous by local kings in India and Sri Lanka. A great many of them after foreign impositions by Europeans (18th century CE) led lives as coastal fishermen and a significant minority became petty and wealthy chiefs and merchants in both countries.
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