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Telugu, Kannada, Tamil. Country. India. Populated states. Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala. The Balija are a Telugu -speaking mercantile community primarily living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and in smaller numbers in Telangana and Kerala. [ 1 ] In Tamil Nadu, they are known as Kavarais.
The Bania is a sub-caste (or jati) of the Vaishya caste (or varna). Vaishyas are tradition-ally the merchant class and are placed third in the hierarchical ordering of the four varnas of traditional Hinduism. Census of India, 1961 Volume 19, Issue 6, Part 6. Office of the Registrar General, India. 1964. p. 9.
On 25 September 1920, Dommeti Venkata Reddy (1853–1928), a rich merchant from the Eendra community organised a caste meeting in Bodasakurru, East Godavari district (now in Konaseema district) and passed the resolution that the Ediga/Eendra caste would henceforth only be referred to as Settibalija (Setti sounding similar to Chettu meaning tree ...
Five Hundred Lords of Ayyavolu. The Five Hundred Lords of Ayyavole were a merchant guild from Aihole that provided trade links between trading communities in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. They have been mentioned in inscriptions from the 9th century CE. [1] Aihole was formerly a major city of the Chalukyas of Badami and a place with ...
The Komati (Kōmaṭi, Kūmūti or Kūmaṭi) is a Telugu -speaking [ 1 ][ 2 ] trading community which is a Vaishya community that is currently organised as a caste. They are primarily found in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and in smaller numbers in neighbouring states. [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 1 ] The members of the Komati caste are ...
Several trade guilds operated in medieval Southern India such as the Gatrigas, Nagarathar, Mummuridandas, Ayyavolu-500, Ubhayananadesigal, Settis, Settiguttas, Birudas, Biravaniges, Kavarai, etc. [6] Temples were the pivot around which socio-economic activities of the land revolved. Some trade guilds, such as the Nagarathar and Kavarai, met ...
Ainnurruvar. Ainnurruvar is a medieval merchant guild originating in the Karnataka region of India between the 8th and 13th centuries. In this period, organised merchant guilds exerted considerable power and influence. Ainnurruvar was one of the most prominent of these guilds. [1] During the Chola Empire they were regarded as the elite amongst ...
Telugu is the official language of the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It is one of the 22 languages under schedule 8 of the constitution of India. It is one of the official languages of the union territories of Puducherry. Telugu is a protected language in South Africa.