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Kamma caste associations also spawned in Tamil Nadu in the 1920s, with two Kamma zamindars leading the Kamma Mahajana Sabha and the Dakshina Desa Kamma Mahasabha. [54] Kammas constituted 6 per cent of the population in the Telugu-speaking areas of the Madras Presidency in 1921, a figure slightly higher than Brahmins, but lagging far behind the ...
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Karanam (Telugu: కరణం) or Karnam was an office and title native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.Traditionally, Karanam was an official who maintained the accounts and records of the villages and collected the taxes which is actually related to Kayastha cadte of North India and includes Kamma,Kapu and Reddy.
Kamma may refer to: Kamma (caste), a caste or social group found largely in Southern India; Kamma, India, village in Punjab, India; The Pali and Ardhamagadhi term for karma; Bava Kamma, a traditional Jewish civil law procedure (1st volume of Nezikin), dealing largely with damages and compensation; The nickname of the Norwegian football club ...
A. Satyanarayana, 2007: "The family histories of some of the Zamindars of Kamma caste also indicate that they were the descendants of warrior chiefs and Nayakas under the Vijayanagara kings. " (page 7) K. S. Singh, 1998: "It is claimed that Kammas were a warrior class for several generations who later took up agriculture as an occupation."
Chambhar is caste from Indian state of Maharashtra, and Northern Karnataka.Their traditional occupation was leather work. [1] Historically subject to untouchability, they were traditionally outside the Hindu ritual ranking system of castes known as varna.
Naidu is both a caste name and a title primarily associated with the Kapu (Telaga/Balija Naidu/Ontari) community, which comprises approximately 18% of the population of Andhra Pradesh. The title "Nayaka" (Naidu) was historically conferred upon individuals from other Telugu-speaking communities, including the Boya, Golla and Kamma castes ...
Madiga is a Telugu caste from southern India. [1] They mainly live in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka, with a small minority in Tamil Nadu. [2] [3] Madigas are historically associated with the work of tannery, leatherwork and small handicrafts. [4]