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Reddy [a] (also transliterated as Raddi, Reddi, Reddiar, Reddappa) is a Hindu caste predominantly found in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in South India. They are classified as a forward caste. The origin of the Reddy has been linked to the Rashtrakutas, although opinions vary. They were feudal overlords and peasant proprietors.
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.
Jeena Hai To Marna Seekho: The Life and Times of George Reddy; The Oxford India Anthology of Telugu Dalit Writing; Here I Am and Other Stories (translation, original by P. Sathyavati) Life in Anantharam (translation, original by Devulapalli Krishnamurti) [5] Taking Charge of Our Bodies: A Health Handbook for Women (with Veena Shatrugna)
Reddiar (also spelt as Reddiyar) is a Telugu speaking land owning, merchants, agricultural social group in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.. Reddiars, Reddy, Reddappa are considered and believed to come from the same origins and they spread across the lands of Southern and Central India.
The remaining Kapus continue to use the original label. [54] B. S. L. Hanumantha Rao while explaining the term Kapu noted, "people who are into cultivation, or farming, but who do not belong to Kammas, Reddys and Velamas are known as Kapus." [55] All the cultivator caste clusters have a common ancestry in the legends. [54]
This article refers solely to the Indian surname. In India it is predominantly used by members of the Telugu speaking Reddy caste. It is also used as a surname by members of the Reddi Lingayat [1] and Reddy Vokkaliga [2] [3] [4] communities of Karnataka. The following is a list of notable people with surnames Reddy and associated variants.
Reddy is a sub-group of Kapus, few of whom became village heads carying the title "Reddy". It is not a caste or varna. In fact, the title 'Reddy' is shared by other social groups of A.P., although not in large numbers. The so-called Reddy dynasty was imaginary. Ruling a few districts for 70 or 80 years does not make one Dynastical.
Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India's First Women in Medicine is a book about six of India's first Indian female physicians in Western medicine. It was written by journalist, author and lawyer Kavitha Rao , and first published in 2021 by Westland Books in India, and in the UK by Jacaranda Books in 2023.