TamBrahm

English

Alternative forms

• Tambrahm

Noun

TamBrahm (plural TamBrahms)

1. (sometimes attributive) Abbreviation of Tamil Brahmin.
   • 2016 December 24, Antara Datta, “A Tamil maiden’s time travel tale”, in The New Indian Express‎^[1]:

     The memoir is an epic narrative of a Tambrahm family, the contradictions and challenges of people who have been a powerful force and presence for over a century.

   • 2020 October 12, Nikitha Sathi, “Opinion: Caste pages on social media fuel discrimination and must be called out”, in The News Minute‎^[2]:

     Brahmins Culture and Tradition, We Are Tambrahm, Just Tambrahm Things, Brahmins Youth Forum. Such pages are there on social media for every caste in existence, however, pages for dominant castes are particularly problematic as it is about flaunting privilege and attaining increasing social capital.

   • 2023 February 26, Madhuvanti S. Krishnan, “Vidya Balan: scripting her way out of getting typecast in Bollywood”, in The Hindu‎^[3]:

     “I hail from a typical TamBrahm family where joining the film industry was never an option. Like most parents, mine too were not in favour of me joining the industry."