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Scheduled Castes (SCs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups. [7] [8] Scheduled Castes are given reservation status guaranteeing political representation, preference in promotion, quota in universities, free and stipended education, scholarships, banking services, various government schemes.
Charles Philip Brown's Telugu-English Dictionary (1852) mentions Telaga-Balija (తెలగ బలిజె) as a caste name. [67] [105] Castes and Tribes of Southern India (1909) notes Telaga as a synonym for Balija in Northern Circars. [106] [42] Alvin Texas Fishman wrote in a 1941 study that the main body of Balijas is called Telaga. [38]
Pages in category "Telugu-language surnames" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Akula;
Telugu names are distinctive for their use of a "family name, given name" format, in contrast to Western naming practices where the family name often appears last. [1] [2] In the Telugu naming system, the family name appears first and is followed by the given name(s), a practice also observed among Han Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Hungarian ...
Naidu (also spelled as Nayudu, Naidoo) is a Telugu title commonly used by various Telugu castes. 'Nayudu/Naidu' (నాయుడు) is a contraction of the Telugu word 'Nayakudu' (నాయకుడు) meaning leader, chief, headman.
Charles Philip Brown's Telugu-English Dictionary (1852) mentions Mahanati Kapu as equivalent to Telaga caste. [128] Brown also notes that Mahanati Kapus were leaguesmen and members of the Mahanadu community. [129] [130] Mahanadu was a multi-caste assembly which enforced norms in the society.
Atukuri Molla (ఆతుకూరి మొల్ల) was a 16th-century Telugu poet who authored Molla Ramayanam, a Telugu-language version of Sanskrit Ramayana. [1] [2] Identified by her caste, she was popularly known as Kummari Molla. [3] Mollamamba or Molla was the daughter of Kesana Setti who was a potter by profession. [1] [4]
Panchakshari Hiremath – writer and poet, short story writer, essayist, critic, translator, orator, editor, who writes in Kannada, Urdu and Hindi; P. Lankesh – writer and journalist, writing in the Kannada language; Jayadevi Taayi Ligade – writer; first lady president of akhila Bharatha Kannada saahitya sammelana