The Mudiraju or Mudiraj and Mutrasi, earlier recorded as Mutracha, is a caste found in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[1][2] It is categorised among the Other Backward Classes by the Government of India.[3]
Titles
- Mannewad, The Mudirajus who were engaged as village guard under the title of Mannewad.[4]
- Bantu, The Mudirajus of South India served as soldiers under several princely states and rajas and received the title of Bantu by rulers.[4]
- Cherish, The Mudirajus who served in ancient kingdoms and empires in India were honoured with the title of Cherish.[5]
Classification
Mudiraj caste is categorised among the Other Backward Classes by the Government of India.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Gafoor, Khaja Abdul (1955). Social Services in Hyderabad. New Delhi, India, Asia: Citizen Press. pp. 143: MUDIRAJ (MUTRASI) Kabberu, Kabbaliga, Tenugollu: — Mutrasi, Mut Raj, Mudiraj, Koli, Naik Bantu, Telgand, Tengand — a large cultivating, hunting and labouring tribe of Dravidian descent, members of which are engaged as village watchmen under the title of Mannewad. They were, in ancient times engaged as soldiers, which has won for them the military title Bantu.
- ^ Hassan, Syed Siraj ul (1989). The Castes and Tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions. New Delhi, India, Asia: Asian Educational Services. pp. LXXV: Mutrasi, Mut–Raj, Modi–Raj, Koli, Naik, Bantu, Tengaud—a large cultivating, hunting and labouring tribe of Dravidian descent, members of which are engaged as village watch men under the title of Mannepod. ISBN 978-81-206-0488-9.
- ^ a b Central List of OBCs
- ^ a b Gafoor 1955, pp. 143.
- ^ Gafoor 1955, pp. 144.